Sunday, February 04, 2007

Reuters AlertNet - Turkey killer video sparks fears of state collusion

"Turkey killer video sparks fears of state collusion
04 Feb:35:30 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Gareth Jones

ANKARA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Video footage of a self-confessed murderer striking a heroic pose alongside security force members after his arrest for the killing of a Turkish Armenian editor has revived fears in Turkey of a shadowy state within a state.

Above Ogun Samast's head are the words of modern Turkey's revered founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk -- "The land of the fatherland is sacred. It cannot be abandoned to its fate"."

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