Turkish PM manhandled by US Secret Service
Published: 24 September, 2009, 18:45
Edited: 11 October, 2009, 20:00
TAGS: Conflict, Scandal, UN, Thrills&Spills, Politics, USA
Disagreements over security measures have reportedly led to a scuffle between Turkish Prime Minister and US President Barack Obama’s bodyguards.
Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan arrived in the US on Wednesday to attend the United Nations General Assembly and the G20 summit.
According to “Cumhuriyet”, a Turkish daily newspaper, despite long talks, security services of the two heads of states failed to come to any agreement over organizing ErdoÄŸan’s security.
Apparently, having ran out of words, Obama’s bodyguards and their Turkish colleagues turned to close combat. Recep ErdoÄŸan tried to intervene, but was manhandled by one of Obama’s bodyguards and kicked out of the room. A blemish on his reputation as a peace negotiator, no doubt.
No compromise was reached, and the US side didn’t allow the Turkish premier’s bodyguards to use means of communication. As a result, Recep ErdoÄŸan had to cancel his speech at the UN headquarters and return to the Plaza Hotel.
Reportedly, the security staff of the Turkish Prime Minister was replaced after the incident.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministries of the two states have not commented on the scandalous story.
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No doubt this was organized by Israel as payback for Prime Minister Erdogen's truthful speech at Davos, Switzerland earlier this year in which he told the truth about Israeli actions in Gaza and Peres spoke for twenty five minutes without speaking one word of thruth. The Israeli's were afraid the same thing would happen again, especially in light of the UN Goldstone report and that the US has promised Israel that they will Veto it in the Security Council so that it is not sent to the Hague. Shame on the US. It is time the Vetoe was taken from everyone. It is completely misused by the US to protect Israel even when Genocide takes place. All Netanyahu could do was raid Yad Vashem & scream Anti-semitism in reply. Shame on Israel. Today is Yom Kippur - Israel should repent - not for a day - for a century.
The "Veto" kind of like what Russia uses to "thwart" any "humane" vote in the UN? That "veto"?