by Mike ‘Mish’ Shedlock
Mish Talk
Inquiring minds may be interested in the number of military officers, generals, judges, teachers, and ordinary citizens detained or fired by Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Facts Not Needed for Extradition
Yesterday, ABC news reported Turkey Fires Tens of Thousands in Coup Plotters Hunt.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue in a phone call with U.S. President Barack Obama, and his spokesman said the government was preparing a formal extradition request for the cleric, Fethullah Gulen. But he also suggested that the U.S. government shouldn’t require the facts before extraditing him.