Erdogan declares war, holding US nukes hostage at Incirlik airbase

[midnight rambler]

No news articles more recent than 14 hours ago indicating the situation has changed. Very scant info, very odd.

ETA: did find this article supposedly posted 3 hours ago reporting the same as previously, no change -

http://www.stripes.com/news/middle-e...-base-1.419447

[Cebu_4_2]

Search: Access Blocked, Power Cut to Turkish Base Holding 80 US Nukes

[jack1878]

This might be Obama's JFK moment. Erdogan sure has massive balls even though he seems totally crazy.

I doubt this whole drama is a staged false flag because even the Zionist media doesn't know what to say. They always have their cover story planned in advance and ready for immediate launch.

[jack1878]

There's still nothing about this in the MSM and the embassy statement is a few hours old now. The msm doesn't trust the masses with raw news anymore. The news has to be 'processed' before its suitable for public consumption.

[midnight rambler]

USA Today posts business back to usual -

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...ions/87221308/

[jack1878]

Maybe we just imagined the whole thing.

If the media says nothing about it then it never happened, right?

[Plastic]

False coup to seize absolute dictatorial control of Turkey?

[Cebu_4_2]

False coup to seize absolute dictatorial control of Turkey?

I think it was a real coup attempt but it was infiltrated so it would fail and also give the good guys up to the current system.

[monty]

US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt

By BRADLEY KLAPPER



Jul. 16, 2016 9:05 PM EDT


LUXEMBOURG (AP) — U.S.-Turkish tensions escalated Saturday after a quashed coup in Turkey, as the country's leader bluntly demanded the extradition of a U.S.-based cleric he accused of orchestrating the violence. Another senior official directly blamed the United States.


After strongly supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan when it seemed his government might topple and then opening the door to sending home the cleric, a stung Obama administration fired back at its NATO ally.


"Public insinuations or claims about any role by the United States in the failed coup attempt are utterly false and harmful to our bilateral relations," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told his Turkish counterpart, according to the State Department's readout of their telephone call.


The back-and-forth occurred against the backdrop of Turkey closing its airspace, effectively grounding U.S. warplanes that had been targeting Islamic State forces in neighboring Syria and Iraq.
At the center of the controversy stood Fethullah Gulen, who lives in exile in Pennsylvania and promotes a philosophy that blends a mystical form of Islam with staunch advocacy of democracy, education, science and interfaith dialogue.


Gulen quickly condemned Friday night's coup attempt by military officers that resulted in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left dozens dead. Erdogan's government said Gulen directed the coup all the same.


In a televised speech Saturday, Erdogan said Turkey had never rejected a U.S. extradition request for "terrorists." Addressing Washington, he requested the handover of Gulen and said, "If we are strategic partners, then you should bring about our request."


Although he didn't outline any threat, Erdogan's emphasis on U.S.-Turkish counterterrorism cooperation raised the prospect of a prolonged closure of the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey if he didn't get his way. The Pentagon said it was trying to get permission to resume air operations from the base, while adjusting mission operations in the meantime.


Suleyman Soylu, Turkey's labor minister, went further than Erdogan, suggesting the U.S. was behind the coup.


In their second call in as many days, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavosoglu told Kerry the government was in control of state institutions.


Kerry reiterated U.S. support for Turkey's democratically elected government, according to the State Department readout, and urged authorities to respect the rule of law and safeguard civilian life as they respond to the coup attempt. Kerry also said Turkey needed to respect due process as it investigates those it believes were involved in the plot.


Earlier, on a visit to Luxembourg, Kerry told reporters the U.S. would entertain an extradition request for Gulen if the Turks provided evidence of wrongdoing. Erdogan has long accused Gulen, a former ally, of trying to overthrow the government, but Washington has never found the claims compelling.
"We fully anticipate that there will be questions raised about Mr. Gulen," Kerry told reporters. "And obviously we would invite the government of Turkey, as we always do, to present us with any legitimate evidence that withstands scrutiny. And the United States will accept that and look at it and make judgments about it appropriately."


Gulen is understood to maintain significant support among some members of the military and mid-level bureaucrats. His movement called Hizmet includes think tanks, schools and various media enterprises. Gulen and Erdogan only became estranged in recent years.


A Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations, said Turkey was preparing a formal extradition request with detailed information about Gulen's involvement in illegal activities. He said the coup attempt was seen as "one more thing to add to an already extensive list."


In a statement, Gulen said he condemned, "in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey" and sharply rejected any responsibility or knowledge of who might be involved.
At a news briefing Saturday in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, the cleric noted that he has been away from Turkey for more than 15 years and would not have returned if the coup had succeeded. He cited greater freedoms in the United States as a reason.


"In brief, I don't even know who my followers are," the frail-looking cleric said through an interpreter. "You can think about many motivations of people who staged this coup."


The coup failed after appearing not to have been backed by the most senior ranks of the military. Turkey's main opposition parties, too, condemned the attempted overthrow of the government. Prime Minister Benali Yildirim said 161 people were killed and 1,440 wounded in the overnight violence. He said 2,839 plotters were detained.


Kerry said the U.S. had no indication beforehand of the coup attempt, which began as he and Russia's foreign minister were in a Russian government villa in Moscow, locked in negotiations over Syria.


"If you're planning a coup, you don't exactly advertise to your partners in NATO," Kerry said. "So it surprised everyone. It does not appear to be a very brilliantly planned or executed event."
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Associated Press writer Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, Dominique Soguel in Istanbul, and Michael Rubinkam in Saylorsburg, Pa., contributed to this report.

http://bigstory.ap.org/fd1bd31fed39440cbf95ffd76a7550bf

[hoarder]

Why does the US have nuklear veapons in other countries?

Because the rulers of the US want it that way.


Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion

Protocol No. VII

1. The intensification of armaments, the increase of police forces - are all essential for the completion of the aforementioned plans. What we have to get at is that there should be in all the States of the world, besides ourselves, only the masses of the proletariat, a few millionaires devoted to our interests, police and soldiers.