Re: Regional geopolitics
Assange: Rasmussen Became NATO Chief After Secret Deal With Turkey, US
© AP Photo/ Virginia Mayo
POLITICS
17:27 07.06.2016(updated 17:32 07.06.2016)
Ex-Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen became NATO secretary
general in 2009 in exchange for a secret deal with Turkey and the
United States to close the Kurdish Roj TV satellite broadcaster
operating in Denmark, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In 2009, Wikileaks published a series of secret
documents stating that under the Copenhagen-Ankara secret deal
approved by US President Barack Obama, the Turkish government had
promised to support Rasmussen's bid to head NATO in exchange for
closing Roj TV by the Danish authorities.
"A secret deal was done between Turkey, Obama, prime minister of
Denmark Rasmussen, whereby he would become the head of NATO in
exchange for Denmark wiping out Roj TV," Assange said via video link
at the New Era of Journalism: Farewell to Mainstream international
media forum hosted by Rossiya Segodnya International Information
Agency.
© REUTERS/ SERTAC KAYAR
Biden to Erdogan: Kurdish PKK Remains Target in US Battle Against Terrorism
In 2012, Kurdish Roj TV broadcaster, operating in Denmark and
broadcasting to Turkey, was accused of having links to the Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK), which is designated a terrorist organization by
Ankara. The broadcaster received a fine of $900,000 and had to change
a satellite provider.
The two-day media forum, timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary
of establishment of the Soviet Information Bureau, which later evolved
into Rossiya Segodnya, kicked off in Moscow on Monday. The event deals
with the changing nature of contemporary journalism and is attended by
media experts from over 30 countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin
attended the event. Assange spoke remotely via a video conference from
the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been residing since
August 2012.
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Assange: Rasmussen Became NATO Chief After Secret Deal With Turkey, US
© AP Photo/ Virginia Mayo
POLITICS
17:27 07.06.2016(updated 17:32 07.06.2016)
Ex-Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen became NATO secretary
general in 2009 in exchange for a secret deal with Turkey and the
United States to close the Kurdish Roj TV satellite broadcaster
operating in Denmark, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – In 2009, Wikileaks published a series of secret
documents stating that under the Copenhagen-Ankara secret deal
approved by US President Barack Obama, the Turkish government had
promised to support Rasmussen's bid to head NATO in exchange for
closing Roj TV by the Danish authorities.
"A secret deal was done between Turkey, Obama, prime minister of
Denmark Rasmussen, whereby he would become the head of NATO in
exchange for Denmark wiping out Roj TV," Assange said via video link
at the New Era of Journalism: Farewell to Mainstream international
media forum hosted by Rossiya Segodnya International Information
Agency.
© REUTERS/ SERTAC KAYAR
Biden to Erdogan: Kurdish PKK Remains Target in US Battle Against Terrorism
In 2012, Kurdish Roj TV broadcaster, operating in Denmark and
broadcasting to Turkey, was accused of having links to the Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK), which is designated a terrorist organization by
Ankara. The broadcaster received a fine of $900,000 and had to change
a satellite provider.
The two-day media forum, timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary
of establishment of the Soviet Information Bureau, which later evolved
into Rossiya Segodnya, kicked off in Moscow on Monday. The event deals
with the changing nature of contemporary journalism and is attended by
media experts from over 30 countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin
attended the event. Assange spoke remotely via a video conference from
the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been residing since
August 2012.
Read more:
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