Erdogan says he cannot understand U.S. 'silence' over Jamal Khashoggi murder

[Judi Lynn]

Source: AFP-JIJI

AFP-JIJI
FEB 4, 2019

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday accused the United States of maintaining a “silence” on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who killed by a Saudi hit team in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.

“I cannot understand America’s silence. … We want everything to be clarified because there is an atrocity, there is a murder,” Erdogan told an interview with state-run TRT television.

“The Khashoggi murder is not an ordinary one.”

Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and Saudi regime critic, was murdered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.

Read more: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/04/world/crime-legal-world/erdogan-says-cannot-understand-u-s-silence-jamal-khashoggi-murder/#.XFdxOVxKjIU

[Vinca]

1. It's not rocket science. The Saudis have money and the Trump/Kushner crime family wants it.

[area51]

16. +1 n/t

[guillaumeb]

2. Follow the money. eom

[CatMor]

3. I don't understand the 'silence either ....

I feel there's something sinister about it on the part of this administration.

[Roy Rolling]

4. Silence, Sure

But the murder occurred on Turkish soil. Is that not a crime in Turkey? Why has Turkey not charged anyone with a crime yet?

Why is Erdagon looking to America to solve a murder that occurred there, in his country?

[rpannier]

8. It occurred on Saudi soil

Embassy grounds are considered to be within the country of the embassy.
The Saudi Embassy is Saudi territory and Turkey cannot just force their way through the gate.
This is why so many North Korean defectors try to make it over the walls of the South Korean embassy in Beijing. The Chinese can't get them and return them

[Roy Rolling]

22. I understand that diplomatic distinction

My point rejects that distinction when Erdagon complains of a murder in his backyard. Regardless of the diplomatic situation, he is free to make it a big issue of the murder and not fault the U.S.

But your point is valid in a civilized world, an embassy is not subject to a host country's jurisdiction.

[MaryMagdaline]

5. We don't understand either

[Botany]

6. Because Jared helped to set up the murder?

n/t

[Blarneyman]

7. Silence is the Theme of Trump's presidency

Be it Khashoggi's murder or Putin's meddling, the administration's modus operandi appears to be "Shhhhh!"

[keithbvadu2]

9. I make $40 million, $50 million from Saudi Arabia. I like them a lot.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211290698

Trump, August 2015: I make $40 million, $50 million from Saudi Arabia. I like them a lot.

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[Midnight Writer]

10. Erdogan understands perfectly. It is called "Follow The Money". They are all thick as thieves.

[Wellstone ruled]

11. Our lame ass Media owners are scared

of this Saudi money people. It is all about the Ad revenue.

[debsy]

13. Right - everyone was talking about how the media would not let this atrocity go unpunished...

...but we haven't heard a peep about this atrocity for months now. MSM are in the horse race frenzy for a campaign season that should be many months away. And we fall for it every time.

[Wellstone ruled]

17. We should never forget how

the Andrus Family f----ed up PBS after the ADM scandal. Put a end to any real Investigative Reporting.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

12. Ask yourself this --

Name ONE other US president who would have remained silent on this.

If you're having a hard time, it's because the answer is NO ONE.

[dalton99a]

14. Saudi murderers are above the law in this country:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/five-saudi-students-accused-of-rape-murder-hit-and-runs-have-fled-oregon-before-trial

[hay rick]

24. To say nothing of 9-11...

[dalton99a]

25. Yep.

[raging moderate]

15. We should do something.

Is any group working on a plan for a demonstration or a boycott or something? Or could we write lots of letters to somewhere or somebody?

[procon]

18. He's not the only one who doesn't know

why Trump isn't working for America's best interest.

[paleotn]

19. Really? I can.

In Trumpmerica, business before country. Always.

[Lithos]

20. Look to his own silence over the Kurds and Armenians

Same, same...

[sinkingfeeling]

21. Neither can I.

[BigmanPigman]

23. Can the House Oversight Committee investigate this?

Which Dem House committee should look into this?

[comradebillyboy]

26. When Erdogan occupies the moral high ground...

What a sad state of affairs. But even Trump, Jared and Pompeo can't save the Saudis from their own self destructive tendancies in the long run.

[struggle4progress]

27. Jared was using classified info to finger Saudi dissidents to curry favor with the Prince

and the story will come out if the Khashoggi story gets too much attention

[duforsure]

28. I agree

And jared and trump were probably getting payoffs from that and their arms deals they were given to personally profit from. If Khashoggi was getting close to exposing them for it, and was a threat to trump and jared , this could have been done for trump as a favor for him, and he may have known all about what the Prince was doing before it happened. Now they want it covered up. Did intel tell him before the killing? They need to investigate this further.

[marble falls]

29. Thats what happens when the "President" doesn't have a clue about what foriegn policy is.

[FiveGoodMen]

31. Which is what happens when 1/3 of the country doesn't know what a President is supposed to be

Which will continue unless and until we change course on letting propaganda run rampant.

[LiberalLovinLug]

30. Can the House order some kind of further investigation?