US 'has evidence' to justify arrest of Turkish troops

[ze_dscherman]

The US was expected to present Turkey on Wednesday with "reliable evidence" that 11 members of its special forces detained by US troops in northern Iraq last week were involved in suspect activities.


The arrest on July 4 of the Turkish troops, who were freed on Sunday, provoked a storm of protest from the Turkish armed forces, the media, and the opposition Republican People's party (CHP).

The release came hours after Recep Tayyip Erdogan, prime minister, warned Dick Cheney, US vice-president, that he would be unable to contain a tide of popular anger unless the men were freed. Far from dying down, the national furore has been further inflamed by reports that the men suffered humiliating treatment at the hands of their Nato ally, including the covering of their heads with hoods.


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[Randi_Listener]

1. Evidence?

Is it the same type of evidence we had for the presence of the nuclear program in Iraq? If so, expect the collapse of NATO to soon follow.

[izzie]

2. They felt like it?

n/t

[AnnabelLee]

3. "Reliable evidence"

ROFLMAO! This, from the people who brought you the Niger documents.

[oldcoot]

4. More of Bush's brilliant foreign policy

So how many allies will the United States have after Bush leaves office?

[Sagan]

5. there's always some "evidence" isn't there?

Always something that no-one else can know. Some sooper sekrit document locked up in a draw in the Oval Office that justifies any action, no matter how outrageous.

[mac56]

6. but - - uh - - waitaminnit -

I thought they were on our side! One of the Coalition of the Willing!