@revelette1,
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/14/turkey-claims-us-complicit-istanbul-attack
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Monday rejected the condolences the U.S. offered following this weekend's deadly attack in Istanbul and accused Washington of complicity.
Driving the news: Six people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Sunday in the deadliest attack in Turkey in five years. The Turkish government arrested a suspect, who authorities claim was sent by Kurdish militants in Syria to commit the attack.
Soylu pointed the finger specifically at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), two Kurdish groups that Turkey's government effectively views as part of the same terrorist organization.
The PKK denied involvement and said it does not target civilians. An SDF spokesperson also denied any role in the attack.
The big picture: The U.S. also considers the PKK — which advocates for Kurdish autonomy and has a long history of conducting attacks inside Turkey — to be a terrorist group. Washington outraged its Turkish allies by working closely with the SDF in the successful campaign against ISIS in Syria.
After the Biden administration expressed condolences, Soylu said that was like "the murderer arriving as one of the first at the scene of the crime."
A State Department spokesperson told Axios the U.S. "stands in solidarity with Turkey, our valued NATO Ally," but also criticized Soylu's remark.
"We reject and are deeply disappointed by any irresponsible comments to suggest that the United States had any role or responsibility in this despicable attack on Turkish citizens," the spokesperson said.
Editor's note: This story was updated with comment from the State Department.
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This story initially focused on Turkey’s rejection of US condolences and Turkey’s accusation that the US was complicit in the bombing. Then, obviously the US State Department made their changes.
For Turkey to make the accusation is notable, but far more notable is the BRICS alliance, its ultimate goals, and how severely that alliance and that goal effects the US.
I believe that Russia v Ukraine and the attacks in Turkey, and the wrecking of the Nordstream pipeline was directed by the US in order to stop or to send grave warnings to the BRICS / Russia + China + OPEC+ alliance.
The US is not the only global villain, for sure, but if you’ve ever read about our own government’s admission of international and national COINTELPRO programs, and if you have a basic understanding of what’s happening currently on the global stage—and if you further can dispassionately assess who has motivation to make a move—you could at least understand why someone might suspect a certain player of a certain action.
