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> "Western intelligence agencies have generally regarded their Turkish counterparts as reliable on domestic matters." I struggle to believe the author wrote th
by steve19 8y ago
> "Western intelligence agencies have generally regarded their Turkish counterparts as reliable on domestic matters."
I struggle to believe the author wrote this with a straight face. Are these the same reliable intelligence services that just help purged half the Army officer corps, Judiciary and Turkey's teachers because they are conspiring with a religious leader in the USA? [0] I am quite sure they would point fingers at whoever Erdogan wanted a finger pointed at.
I don't know the politics going on behind the scenes here, but I do not believe anything either side are saying.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%93present_purges_in_Turkey#Police_and_judiciary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016%E2%80%93present_purges_in...
- zapfranklin 8y agoThe FETO thing is a very, very, large ball of wax. It is a mistake to dismiss it out of hand. That said, the US and Turkey don't see eye to eye on a host of things, but my understanding is that the military and intelligence cooperation/trust between our two countries is significantly stronger than Tweets from our respective leaders would indicate. Whether or not you believe it, I believe they believe it when they say it.
- markoman 8y agoKeep in mind that the U.S. has communication intercepts [0] that show the Saudis were discussing luring him from Virginia and that the Crown Prince directly ordered it. [0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/crown-prince-sought-to-lure-khashoggi-back-to-saudi-arabia-and-detain-him-us-intercepts-show/2018/10/10/57bd7948-cc9a-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/crown...