ISTANBUL - Turkish Daily News
Monday, January 7, 2008
A former Turkish language translator for the FBI has claimed that some United States government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to “steal nuclear weapons secrets.”
Sibel Edmonds, 37, said “Turkish agents in Washington” were also involved, adding that a “well-known senior official in the U.S. State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan.”
Edmonds has been quoted as saying by The Sunday Times, that the official, whose name is withheld by the British paper, was “aiding foreign operatives against U.S. interests by passing them highly classified information, not only from the State Department but also from the Pentagon, in exchange for money, position and political objectives.”
Claiming that the FBI was gathering evidence against senior Pentagon officials “who were aiding foreign agents” while she still worked as a translator, Edmonds said, “If you made public all the information that the FBI have on this case, you will see very high-level people going through criminal trials.”
She added that Turks often acted as “a conduit for Pakistan's intelligence agency” and venues such as the American-Turkish Council in Washington were used to exchange cash. Edmonds also alleged Pakistanis in pursuit of nuclear secrets were “in constant contact with the Turkish embassy.”
Edmonds, who also speaks Farsi, was recruited by the FBI in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Her main job was to translate conversations by Turkish diplomatic and political targets that had been covertly recorded by the agency, The Sunday Times wrote. She left the FBI in 2002, after six months, allegedly after becoming “disillusioned with the U.S. authorities' failure to act” against terrorism. Her allegations were heard in a closed session of the U.S. Congress, but no action has been taken and she continues to campaign for a public hearing.
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Monday, January 7, 2008
A former Turkish language translator for the FBI has claimed that some United States government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to “steal nuclear weapons secrets.”
Sibel Edmonds, 37, said “Turkish agents in Washington” were also involved, adding that a “well-known senior official in the U.S. State Department was being paid by Turkish agents in Washington who were selling the information on to black market buyers, including Pakistan.”
Edmonds has been quoted as saying by The Sunday Times, that the official, whose name is withheld by the British paper, was “aiding foreign operatives against U.S. interests by passing them highly classified information, not only from the State Department but also from the Pentagon, in exchange for money, position and political objectives.”
Claiming that the FBI was gathering evidence against senior Pentagon officials “who were aiding foreign agents” while she still worked as a translator, Edmonds said, “If you made public all the information that the FBI have on this case, you will see very high-level people going through criminal trials.”
She added that Turks often acted as “a conduit for Pakistan's intelligence agency” and venues such as the American-Turkish Council in Washington were used to exchange cash. Edmonds also alleged Pakistanis in pursuit of nuclear secrets were “in constant contact with the Turkish embassy.”
Edmonds, who also speaks Farsi, was recruited by the FBI in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Her main job was to translate conversations by Turkish diplomatic and political targets that had been covertly recorded by the agency, The Sunday Times wrote. She left the FBI in 2002, after six months, allegedly after becoming “disillusioned with the U.S. authorities' failure to act” against terrorism. Her allegations were heard in a closed session of the U.S. Congress, but no action has been taken and she continues to campaign for a public hearing.
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www.turkishdailynews.com.tr
2 comments:
ı wanna learn the secret connectıon between the USA presıdent and turkısh contemprory mınıster R.TAYYIP ERDOGAN.
I think they butt-fuck each other a coupla times a year...
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