Posted on 08/20/2016 2:10:04 PM PDT by TigerClaws
A U.S. delegation consisting of Justice and State Department officials will fly to Turkey to investigate accusations that the exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen is responsible for orchestrating an attempted military coup in the country, according to a report by Reuters.
"U.S officials, including representatives of the Departments of Justice and State, have offered to consult with the Turkish government," an anonymous Justice Department official told the news source.
"We can confirm that a delegation (with) representatives of the Department of Justice and State will visit Turkey," the official added, declining to specify a date for the scheduled meeting.
Immediately following the coup, the Turkish government blamed the cleric, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1999, of planning and organizing the failed revolt that was quickly suppressed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
However, American officials have maintained that extradition or any other action against the cleric would require a high threshold of evidence that would prove Gulen's involvement in the coup.
"We need to see genuine evidence that withstands the standard of scrutiny that exists in many countries' system of law with respect to the issue of extradition," John Kerry said following Turkey's extradition request in July.
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Then run down to Brazil and turn over that swimmer.
He embarrassed us.
CAVE!!!
Why would we care about their coup?
Given the importance of the situation, perhaps he will ask Hillary's help, she is very good in conflict resolution.
Gulen is screwed
I see nowhere that he ever obtained US citizenship. He’s Turkish. He preaches islam. Send him back to Turkey.
Advice for the cleric ... the Mexican border is that away.
Incilirk. Others too.
Bigtime infiltrator of our schools-research Harmony Charter schools. Will be great if he is sent back to Turkey
Obama weakness yet again.
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Nope.
Don’t confuse “Weakness”with “Plan”. Assume that Obama and Erdogan are working together (with ISIS) to establish a Sunni Caliphate and it will all make sense. I think that is what is really going on.
It is guaranteed that the team heading for Turkey will return with the requisite “proof” of Gulen’s involvement in the revolt and Obama will use that input to justify sending the old man to his death.
Isn’t that a Clinton skill?
You don't actually believe that he does these things out of some moral imperative, do you? Chicago, people. Imagine how many of the bundles of cash fell off the pallet, between DC and Iran, and into a Cayman Islands account. Occam's Razor.
An alternate supposition that explains a lot.
It will be testimony from tortured witnesses and I don’t mean water boarding.
There are still nukes at incilirk. I fear for our forces in turkey. I’ve heard this opener before.
He would be safer in Canada. They would never extradite him. By the way. Gulen preaches reforming Islam.
This guy is toast. Another victim of Obama.
So does isis.
You do realize that the Turkish military is secular and the Erdogan government supports ISIS? You should also know by now that you can count on Obama's State Dept. to take the wrong side of any issue.
That they are even considering shipping this guy to Turkey should be enough to tell you it's a bad idea.
You do realize that the secular elements in the Turkish military have been purged by Erdogan, right?
It’s time to heat up the sweet potatoes and marshmallows; Turkey is done.
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