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General John F. Campbell, 59, was "one of the top figures who organized and managed the soldiers behind the failed coup attempt in Turkey," the conservative paper's English-language edition said on Monday.
The paper is known for its loyal support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was the target of the coup attempt.
According to Yeni Safak, Campbell "also managed more than $2 billion in transactions via UBA Bank in Nigeria by using CIA links to distribute among the pro-coup military personnel in Turkey."
The retired U.S. Army general and former NATO commander accused of masterminding the recent failed coup in Turkey has an alibi -- he was having a beer with Fox News Channel's Geraldo Rivera.
Yeni Safak, a Turkish tabloid known as friendly to the increasingly authoritarian regime in Ankara, hit newsstands Monday with a front-page blaring in Turkish “This man led the coup,” alongside a picture of U.S. Army Gen. J.F. Campbell.
It was news to Campbell, who retired in May after a distinguished, 37-year career that saw him most recently serve in both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Campbell served as commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force from August 2014 to earlier this year.
"I haven't traveled outside the U.S. since I came back from Afghanistan in March," Campbell told FoxNews.com. "I have no idea why they picked me for this headline.
"In fact, on the day of the coup I think I was in New York City with Geraldo having a beer," he added.
ANKARA, Turkey — NATO will send a force of Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) reconnaissance planes, including personnel based in Germany, to Turkey to help augment the NATO ally's airspace from potential threats from Syria.
A London-based Turkey specialist said the move aims to deter primarily Russian aggression against Turkish aircraft patrolling the country's Syria border.
"This is a message to Russia in the aftermath of the crisis," the analyst said. "It is NATO's best interests if a potential Turkish-Russian conflict is prevented."
Russia pledged to take revenge — and "not just by means of commercial sanctions" — after two Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian SU-24 on Nov. 24, citing a brief violation of the Turkish airspace along the Syrian border.
Turkish diplomats said the German military would send more troops to operate NATO’s early warning aircraft there. . . .
In a letter to the Bundestag, the lower house of the German Parliament, the German government said NATO's AWACS aircraft would be temporarily moved to a Turkish air base in the central Anatolian province of Konya.
The plan drew ire from German politicians who said Sunday that they were not consulted.
"The government must immediately inform parliament of the details of this deployment, in particular what missions will be assigned to these planes and the destination of any data they collect," Tobias Lindner, the green party's head of defense matters, demanded in German daily Bild.
The Defense Ministry noted that the deployment was aimed at carrying out airspace surveillance, not armed operations.
Maj. Gen. Scott West is the Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; Commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan; Director, AFCENT’s Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan & support of NATO’s Operation Resolute Support; and Deputy Commander-Air for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. (ipsedixit note: April 2015 - present)
He is responsible for the integration of air and space power in support of NATO’s Operation Resolute Support and the U.S. Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. General West oversees two Air Expeditionary Wings, two Air Expeditionary Groups and two aerial ports of debarkation. Additionally, General West is responsible for supporting and coordinating development of the Afghan Air Force. . . .
20. April 2016 - present, Commander, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force-Afghanistan; Commander, NATO Air Command-Afghanistan; Director, AFCENT’s Air Component Coordination Element for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and NATO’s Operation Resolute Support; and Deputy Commander- Air for U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
The paper is known for its loyal support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was the target of the coup attempt.
in the Turkish press, quoting a Turkish politician,
originally posted by: thesungod
a reply to: ipsedixit
A US backed Coup would still infer some material support.
Did you know Erdogan used Facetime to help stop the Coup?
I personally think it was an organic coup attempt by some anti ISIS hardliners and that Russia saved Erdogan's butt with intel.
We have forces all over Turkey in NATO. If we, the US, wanted him dead, he'd be dead.
originally posted by: thesungod
As for the Gulan Network and CIA assets. I will simply say this. Maybe, but without evidence IDK. An asset does not the CIA or US government make. An asset is simply a tool, not even necessarily an ally.
Kenan Evren, the former Turkish president now facing charges in an Ankara court, is only the most recent in a long line of military officers to seize power in a coup.
The military has long seen itself as the "guardian of Turkish democracy", which it defines as the staunchly secular state created by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic. It has directly intervened three times in Turkish politics, and in 1997 it carried out what some scholars describe as a "postmodern coup".
originally posted by: thesungod
I'd more apt to claim Evren was simply doing what he did in 1980 again. No NATO back then either nor Gulan.
originally posted by: ipsedixit
a reply to: 23432
Everything that happened can be read this way, I grant you that, but I lean to the idea that it was a real coup attempt, by Gulen.
If it were a fake coup attempt, all of the attempts to call for the extradition of Gulen would be without a foundation and not even entertained by the US. But it is a fine point and I think a good case can be made for a false flag operation. Obviously it would have been decided in advance that Turkey would split from the US and NATO, which is a huge given and hard to believe. There is no doubt however, that this provided a great opportunity for Turkey to remove the Gulen network from positions of influence in Turkey.
At this point I still think the coup was real.