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Germany says Turkish

artappraiser — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:09:51 +0000

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Germany says Turkish bodyguards involved in D.C. skirmish ‘won’t set foot on German soil

By Isaac Stanley-Becker @ Washington Post, June 26

BERLIN — Turkish bodyguards served with criminal charges for allegedly attacking protesters outside the ambassador's residence in D.C. “won't set foot on German soil in the foreseeable future, so also during the G-20 summit,” a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry said Monday.

A German official briefed on security matters, who asked not to be identified because he is not authorized to speak about arrangements with foreign governments, said a few of these guards had been on a list prepared by the Turkish Embassy in Germany of individuals scheduled to attend the summit. After the list was received by the German Foreign Ministry, the official said, German federal police and other security personnel communicated to Turkish security that these individuals were not to attend [....]

P.S. Well their vote takes

artappraiser — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 06:14:01 +0000

In reply to House votes to condemn

P.S. Well their vote takes care of removing any possible diplomatic immunity questions, those guys in theory could be prosecuted. But DOH there's no federal prosecutors to open new cases! Main message: there's a window of opportunity to be bad hombres and rough up Americans?

House votes to condemn

artappraiser — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 05:43:48 +0000

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House votes to condemn Turkish security violence against protesters

By Cristina Marcos @ The Hill, 06/06/17 07:21 PM EDT

The House on Tuesday formally expressed bipartisan anger against Turkish security forces for violently suppressing demonstrators outside the Turkish ambassador's residence in Washington last month.

In the form of a resolution passed in a 397-0 vote, lawmakers called for any Turkish security officials who directed or participated in attacking demonstrators outside the ambassador’s residence to be charged and prosecuted under U.S. law.

At least 11 people were injured during a clash between protesters and Turkish security guards on the same day Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President Trump at the White House.

“We must speak loudly and clearly that we will protect our citizens and their fundamental rights to free speech and to assembly,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.).

“Turkey is an important and longstanding NATO ally. But the Turkish government can and should do better than this.” [.....]

Turkey condemns U.S. over

artappraiser — Mon, 22 May 2017 16:17:17 +0000

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Turkey condemns U.S. over treatment of its bodyguards during Erdogan’s visit to D.C.

@ WaPo, May 22

The summoning of the U.S. ambassador marked a sharp escalation in a diplomatic rift over a violent confrontation that injured 11 people outside the Turkish ambassador's D.C. residence.

Competing alternate realities ....

Local police officials said the Turkish guards savagely attacked a peaceful protest outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence as Erdogan was visiting.

vs.

Turkish diplomats have criticized the local police for failing to quell an “unpermitted” and “provocative” demonstration.

Was Erdogan personally

barefooted — Fri, 19 May 2017 14:48:32 +0000

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Was Erdogan personally involved? Nice piece of video investigation here ...

hah. But this event was in D

artappraiser — Fri, 19 May 2017 03:34:40 +0000

In reply to I think that a trip home is

hah. But this event was in D.C., so think again. Anyhoo I've got friends & acquaintances who raved about Istanbul, go figure,. but that was before all this latest crap.

I think that a trip home is

jollyroger — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:33:11 +0000

In reply to Wow. Really problematic

I think that a trip home is the only peril they face (tho, actually, I've been to Istanbul and prolly the embassy guards here would rather do a 30 day jolt at Rikers if they could just stay in NYC...)

Wow. Really problematic

artappraiser — Thu, 18 May 2017 12:58:05 +0000

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Wow. Really problematic because of the jurisdiction thing. Diplomats can be arrogant about minor law breaking, but this is a new height, suggests a kind of Milgram experiment thing going on where the total control thing becomes quickly contagious. It's like: hey, a reminder that once you step outside that property, you're not in Turkey anymore. Royce and McCain deserve praise for speaking up about this. It really is dissing all of us. Those guards are supposed to work with local law enforcement and if they don't like the situation regarding that, then just protest to the national authorities and if they don't like the answer they can go home.

Well...Trump encourages

NCD — Thu, 18 May 2017 04:12:44 +0000

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Well...Trump encourages violence against protesters too....so why not?