Trump administration to sanction Turkish officials over imprisonment of American pastor

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico


By REBECCA MORIN 08/01/2018 01:45 PM EDT

The Trump administration plans to place sanctions on Turkish officials over the continued imprisonment of an American pastor, Andrew Brunson, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday.

"At the president's direction, the Department of Treasury is sanctioning Turkey's minister of justice and minister of interior, both of whom played leading roles in the arrest and detention of Pastor Brunson," Sanders said. "Any property or interest in property of both ministers within U.S. jurisdiction is blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them."

Brunson was arrested in October 2016 in Izmir, Turkey.

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[question everything]

1. You know, this is interesting

I think that Erdogan is the only "strong man" who is not admired by Trump. N. Korea Kim? Check. Putin? check. Phillipne's Duterte? Check.

[jayschool2013]

2. Are the other Americans still imprisoned as well?

From Brunson's Wikipedia page:
"As of October 2017, Brunson has joined Americans under arrest for similar charges in Turkey including Ismail Kul, a chemistry professor at Widener University in Pennsylvania, and his brother Mustafa Kul, arrested in August 2016 in Bursa;[8] and Serkan Golge, a 37-year-old NASA physicist; and such non-Americans as U.S. embassy worker Hamza Ulucay, a Turkish national who worked in the U.S. mission in Adana for over three decades; and Metin Topuz, a Turkish national who worked in the American embassy in Istanbul."

Does Spanky care about the others? Or only the Christian pastor?

[jayschool2013]

3. Found the answer: Yes, they are, and Trump apparently doesn't care

Wife of NASA scientist jailed in Turkey 'frustrated' by Trump's focus on pastor's case

[bitterross]

4. Scientists don't generally vote for Trump/GOP

Most scientists don't vote for the climate change, evolution denying party.

[jmowreader]

5. He only attempted to overthrow Erdogan

[elser1939]

6. How DARE Turkey Do That!

As we imprison, drug, and abuse refugee children that we separated from their parents.

Note to Trump and Pence: No one in the world will listen to the USA anymore because of your immoral actions!