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turkey's top general lashes out at circles showing terrorist attacks as false-flag operations |
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Thursday, 17 December 2009Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug lashed out at circles presenting recent terrorist attacks as false-flag operations carried out by the army.
"I am calling on those who are waging a psychological warfare on the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), your stance, and your path are wrong," Basbug told a press conference Thursday on board the TGC Orucreis Frigate in Trabzon.
Saying that it was understandable for supporters of the terrorist organizations to make such allegations, Basbug emphasized that politicians, academicians and journalists should not make such accusations through allusive remarks.
"This is what hurts us the most. There are allegations that go as far as suggesting there are people within Turkish Army who make bloody plots over lives of soldiers entrusted to us," said Basbug.
He said a portion of the media constantly tried to keep Turkish Army high on agenda through false, prejudiced and guided news, adding that they sold themselves as defenders of democracy.
"Apparently, the only way for defending democracy for them is being against the Turkish Army," said Basbug who noted that majority of the Turkish nation was aware of what was happening.
Gen. Basbug referred to the recent unrest, protests and clashes in streets, staged under the pretext of imprisonment conditions of jailed head terrorist and dissolution of Democratic Society Party (DTP) by Constitutional Court decision.
"We see that people resort to violence. All segments of the society need to act with common sense and beware of provocations. Everybody should act with restraint. Communal conflict will not bring good to anybody. It will cause great harm," said Basbug.
Following the dissolution DTP, DTP and PKK supporters clashed with police harming shops, stores and banks on their way in many locations throughout the country.
He said diversity should be respected however doing so did not necessarily mean emphasizing differences.
"What is rather important is underlining the common values that have been uniting us for 1000 years," said Basbug. |
Thursday, 17 December 2009
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