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Re:Naming Names, Turks Turn Up Heat on Saudis in Consulate Case by steve19 on Thursday October 11, 2018 @02:42AM (#18191381)
> "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...

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Re:Naming Names, Turks Turn Up Heat on Saudis in Consulate Case by markoman on Thursday October 11, 2018 @03:29PM (#18196336)
Keep 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...

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Re:Naming Names, Turks Turn Up Heat on Saudis in Consulate Case by zapfranklin on Thursday October 11, 2018 @02:49AM (#18191408)
The 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.
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