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Offline TomSea

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EXCLUSIVE: Turkey ready to release pastor but US offering nothing
« on: August 17, 2018, 11:43:08 am »
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EXCLUSIVE: Turkey ready to release pastor but US offering nothing
Ece Goksedef
Friday 17 August 2018 11:26 UTC

ANKARA - Turkish diplomats have told the US government they are close to releasing Andrew Brunson, the imprisoned American pastor at the heart of the diplomatic row between the two countries, Middle East Eye can reveal.

But the Turks want more than the Americans have so far been willing to offer. Instead, the summer battle between the two NATO allies has continued on, throwing Turkey’s economy into crisis along with it - and with no public signs of an easy solution.

Washington warned on Thursday that it would impose more sanctions unless Brunson was released. In a tweet, US President Donald Trump called him "a great patriot hostage" and said the US would "pay nothing" for his release.

Read more at: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-us-pastor-brunson-coup-erdgoan-663345979
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Turkey ready to release pastor but US offering nothing
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2018, 11:44:56 am »
MAGA!!!    888high58888
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Re: EXCLUSIVE: Turkey ready to release pastor but US offering nothing
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2018, 02:35:08 pm »
It's not happening. Bad story from MEE.

Turkey does want some US concessions, I guess they are not getting them.
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