Turkey condemns U.S. over 'aggressive' acts against its bodyguards in D.C. during Erdogan's Visit

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post


Turkey condemns U.S. over aggressive acts against its bodyguards in D.C. during President Erdogans visit in Washington

By Kareem Fahim May 22 at 10:14 AM

ISTANBUL Turkeys foreign ministry on Monday lodged a formal protest with the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over what it said were lapses of security during President Recep Tayyip Erdogans visit to Washington earlier this month.

The summoning of the ambassador, John Bass, marked a sharp escalation in a diplomatic rift between Turkey and the United States over a violent confrontation between protesters and Turkish security guards in Washington that has prompted outrage in the United States and calls for the guards to be prosecuted.

American and Turkish officials have provided directly contrasting versions of how the violence unfolded. Local police officials said the Turkish guards savagely attacked a peaceful protest outside the Turkish ambassadors residence as Erdogan was visiting, in a bout of violence that was captured in detail on video. Turkish diplomats, though, criticized the local police for failing to quell an unpermitted and provocative demonstration.

The Turkish foreign ministrys statement on Monday went even further, criticizing the inability of U.S. authorities to take sufficient precautions at every stage of the official program. And it demanded that the United States conduct a full investigation of this diplomatic incident and provide the necessary explanation.

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[emulatorloo]

1. ...

And classic psychological projection too. Bodyguards were extremely aggressive, so they accuse those protecting the protesters of being the aggressive ones.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Local police have reality and video on their side; Erdogan has the Secretary of Commerce

who yearns for the protest-free vistas of Saudi Arabia, just as Erdogan and his thugs do: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029100135

[bucolic_frolic]

3. yes and this may be a virtual false flag incident

to show the "need" and "wisdom" of such a direction

We are being played daily

[DK504]

8. I seriously doubt they showed the video.

To the Turkish gubmint: Fuck You.

If those douche bags hadn't been assigned to the oppressor Erdogan they still be in jail.

[pangaia]

4. Republicans'wet dream.

[DetlefK]

5. Erdogan is employing Goebbels' "lie big"-strategy:

Pretend to be crazy so people are afraid. Be loud, be obnoxious, be provocative, be unpredictable. When people get confused, they will give you the benefit of the doubt, because they can't imagine that somebody would lie about THAT.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. The fucking balls on these guys!!! nt

[dalton99a]

7. What say ye, Trump?

[BumRushDaShow]

9. "failing to quell an unpermitted and provocative demonstration."

Uh... we're allowed to do that here bub. First Amendment and all.

[JI7]

10. fuck erdogan

[AgadorSparticus]

20. Ditto that!!! What a douchebag!!

[vkkv]

11. So, Erdogan HAS a sense of humor.. most mass murderers aren't so funny.

Fuck him and his buddy Trump.

[louis-t]

12. Hey assholes, it's all on video.

"Demonstration" is not permitted in YOUR country. For the moment, it is still permitted in our country.

[SunSeeker]

13. Here's our "explanation for the incident," Erdogan: we have freedom of speech; you can't handle it.

So you had your goons illegally beat up peaceful protesters, while you watched from your limo.

Go fuck yourself Erdogan, you ignorant fascist.

[brooklynite]

14. I agree; do you know how hard it is to land a punch when someone's holding you back?

[whistler162]

15. How dare those protesters get in the way

of the fists and feet of the Turkish bodyguards. The unmitigated nerve!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. There's video of this

They must live in Trump's alternative universe.

[riversedge]

19. I video I saw--the Turkey thugs actually crossed the street where the protesters were and

started to beat on them--and kick them. The Capitol police came and pulled back the thugs. They started it-the violence.

[malthaussen]

17. Presumably, they've learned from our police.

Assault somebody, blame them for "resisting."

-- Mal

[riversedge]

18. Turkey summons US ambassador to protest aggressive action against Turkish bodyguards in Washington

Link to tweet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/turkey-summons-us-ambassador-to-protest-aggressive-action-against-turkish-bodyguards-in-washington/2017/05/22/685dd8bc-3ef0-11e7-b29f-f40ffced2ddb_story.html?utm_term=.9a2f01455e63

[briv1016]

21. The sad part is with Tillerson running the State Department they might get their wish.