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Turkey Presents an Unusual Case of State-Sponsorship of Terrorism

Reader comment on item: Adding Turkey to the "State Sponsors of Terrorism" List

Submitted by Alex (United States), Nov 29, 2014 at 19:58

It strikes me that the support Turkey under Erdogan's time as PM and now President may be unprecedented in the history of state sponsored terrorism: whereas other countries (like Iran) past and present have sought to keep such behavior secret and to use it to further their own interests, Turkey does apparently nothing to hide the presence of HAMAS operational commanders and ISIS networks within it's borders (it may well be known that Hezbollah is based in Lebanon, but it was not as if Imad Mughniyah made speeches in Beirut standing next to Hassan Nasrallah). I am not aware of a similar example from anywhere else.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Turkey is terror sponsor [174 words]BobsaysJul 13, 2015 21:23224186
2An Egyptian court will consider the designation of Turkey as a state that supports terrorism [86 words]dhimmi no moreFeb 7, 2015 12:53220925
Being on the "Terrorist Sponsor" list seems to come with benefits [381 words]Michael SJan 4, 2015 04:14220089
1Cyprus has to be dealt with [57 words]Michael Hanni MorcosDec 30, 2014 16:52220027
3Ataturk must be turning in his grave [191 words]Carlos MalleumDec 19, 2014 05:22219852
4The Muslim brotherhood and Erdogan [72 words]dhimmi no moreDec 7, 2014 12:01219662
2Turkey Presents an Unusual Case of State-Sponsorship of Terrorism [106 words]AlexNov 29, 2014 19:58219558
Coincidence When Hagel Was Fired? [68 words]DaveNov 28, 2014 12:17219533

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