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REVEALED: Turkey’s Plan To ‘Camouflage’ Its Lobbying Activities In The US
Daily Caller ^ | Chuck Ross

Posted on 03/18/2017 9:09:24 AM PDT by Texas Fossil

The government of Turkey planned to use front groups and operatives “camouflaged” as journalists to gain access to Capitol Hill and the U.S. security apparatus, hacked emails released by WikiLeaks reveal.

The documents, which are from the Gmail account of Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister and the son-in-law of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, show the nascent plan for what has turned into a sprawling lobbying and PR campaign undertaken by the Turkish government.

Turkey’s lobbying efforts catapulted into the news last week after Donald Trump’s short-lived national security adviser Michael Flynn registered as a foreign lobbyist for Turkey.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: journalists; paid; turkey; us
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To: Texas Fossil

Erdogen believes he is the new caliph, sultan of Ottoman.


21 posted on 03/18/2017 10:03:50 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: aimhigh

“I expect Turkey to become the next Iran.”

If that’s the case, they need to be removed from NATO and cut off from spare parts for their American-build combat aircraft. And any future military hardware orders cancelled.


22 posted on 03/18/2017 10:08:17 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Texas Fossil

“Flynn early supported Trump. (Flynn is a Democrat)”

So now his motives should be suspect. I too am glad he’s gone.


23 posted on 03/18/2017 10:09:45 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: Texas Fossil
We have Gulen and company in the Poconos running huge 9-figure scams on U.S. taxpayers, and they're protected by the CIA. The FBI started an investigation and then abruptly dropped it. http://takimag.com/article/the_shadowy_imam_of_the_poconos_steve_sailer/print#axzz4bhMN1K1B
24 posted on 03/18/2017 10:10:43 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: samtheman

Yes, he did.

That was his wag the dog to distract from the Lowenski thing.


25 posted on 03/18/2017 10:12:50 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Eagle

My Kurd friends knew it. They warned me long before the election about Flynn. The association was too strong. They were not lukewarm but hot against him.

It was know in Europe too.

Was an open secret.


26 posted on 03/18/2017 10:16:10 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Rusty0604

Yes, he believes his own pipe dreams. Delusions of Grandeur.

People who do that are very very dangerous.


27 posted on 03/18/2017 10:18:31 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: aimhigh

Doubt it. Two entirely different branches of Islam. The vast majority of the world’s Muslims are Sunni. Shia are limited geographically. Unlike Shia Islam, Sunni Islam is expansionist and is behind almost 100% of terrorism in he West. Iran and Shia almost none. I know neo-cons and their handlers work hard to push he counterfactual narrative, but it’s total BS.


28 posted on 03/18/2017 10:20:03 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: AC Beach Patrol

I know nothing about Gulen. I do know that Erdogan is hot to have him deported so he can kill him.


29 posted on 03/18/2017 10:20:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Gulen is the chosen head our future provisional government in Turkey.


30 posted on 03/18/2017 10:30:39 AM PDT by AC Beach Patrol
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To: tomkat; Candor7; ColdOne

Turkey Ping


31 posted on 03/18/2017 11:10:20 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

Jeeze... some days I feel like I’m being woken up abruptly from a dream. That I never lived in a world where things were actually what they appeared to be - that people really were our allies/friends etc. Both home and abroad that’s absolutely not the case. They’re coming at us from all sides... hang on it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Thank God for President Trump.


32 posted on 03/18/2017 11:10:35 AM PDT by connyankee (#MAGABEGINS)
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To: tomkat; Candor7; ColdOne

Turkey Ping


33 posted on 03/18/2017 11:11:09 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: connyankee

Agree

God Bless Donald J. Trump and his family.

God Bless the “United States” of America again.


34 posted on 03/18/2017 11:14:53 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Fossil

31 great pics of President Trump, Flotus and Barron (adorable) this weekend arriving at Maralargo. And B is,wearing New Balance sneaks! Love it!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/melania-trump/index.html


35 posted on 03/18/2017 11:44:42 AM PDT by connyankee (#MAGABEGINS)
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To: Texas Fossil

Flynn should do jail time. Turkey is an enemy of America and the West. what an imbecile.


36 posted on 03/18/2017 11:57:34 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Texas Fossil

“The government of Turkey planned to use front groups and operatives “camouflaged” as journalists to gain access to Capitol Hill and the U.S. security apparatus”

Uh, haven’t the Democrats already beaten the Turks to the punch on that one?


37 posted on 03/18/2017 2:28:46 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

Yes, for more than 60 years.


38 posted on 03/18/2017 7:07:19 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Texas Eagle

From the info that I have youcare correct.


39 posted on 03/19/2017 2:58:37 PM PDT by Eagles6 (My weapons are lubricated by liberal tears.)
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