The absurdity of this is obvious from the photograph purporting to prove it. The photo supposedly showing a U.S. soldier named “Brown” holding a gold bar is clearly not Brunson. Nor is this kind of accusation the behavior of an actual ally.
Rahib olduğunu iddia ettikleri Brunson Askerdir.
Amerikanın Irak'ı işgalinde Irak altınlarını yağmalama operasyonlarının komutanı idi.
Bu görüntüler de bu yağmalamanın fotoğrafları. Amerika için bu rahibin ne kadar önemli olması, ya konuşursa…
ABD Irak’tan çaldıklarını Ver. pic.twitter.com/XH0keCm2UJ— Mehmet ERDOĞAN (@mehmeterdogan27) August 20, 2018
“Brunson looted Iraq’s gold, says AKP deputy,” Ahval News, August 22, 2018 (thanks to Joshua):
Mehmet Erdoğan, a deputy for the Turkish ruling party, has claimed in a Twitter post that Andrew Brunson, the detained U.S. pastor at the heart of the recent U.S.-Turkish diplomatic feud, is in fact a former U.S. marine in charge of looting Iraqi gold during the 2003 U.S. invasion.
“These images show the looting. How important this pastor must be to the United States – if he talks…” Erdoğan said in his tweet, accompanied by images purportedly showing U.S. soldiers in Iraq with piles of gold bars.
One of the marines, pictured holding a gold bar and with a badge bearing the name “Brown,” is the one identified by Erdoğan as Brunson.
The images are accompanied by text in Arabic which speculates that, if Turkey obtains a confession from the U.S. pastor for his activities in Iraq, the United States could be forced to return the gold.
It should not be difficult for Turkey to verify the claims that the pastor acted as the commander of U.S. looting operations in the occupation of Iraq, which began in April, 2003.
Brunson has, according to most reports, been a full-time resident of Turkey for 23 years, raised his family there, and was well-known locally as an evangelical preacher in the western Turkish city of İzmir during that time….
U.S. President Donald Trump has called the charges “phony” and demanded Brunson’s release….
jewdog says
And I thought they only accused the Jews of looting gold. Sounds like these fascists have branched out.
ElderlyZionist says
After Saturday comes Sunday.
gravenimage says
+1
jappy says
who do you think takes possession of that gold?
The same people that coin the currency
Indiana Tom says
….and I have hordes of secret Nazi Gold in my basement. Yeah, right….
WPM says
That brick if it was made of gold {it is much larger wide and longer then bricks normal made of gold} would weigh over 300 pounds. You picture a man who is not the accused holding a brick painted gold ,even a lead brick painted gold would be too hard for anyone but a strongman to hold so easily .Why not just have a unknown man holding a handful of broken glass and call him Trump and say he stole all the known diamonds of Turkey?
pemba says
thief always feels all others are thieves
Sam says
And we criticize Trump for “not being nice” to Turkey. Please support Trump. He may be our last chance to save our ever diminishing FREEDOM.
gravenimage says
Turkish: Deputy from ruling party accuses imprisoned American pastor of looting Iraq’s gold
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These accusations keep getting more absurd.
Let’s see if “christianblood” chimes in here in further support of Turkey’s persecution of Christians.
gravenimage says
I tracked this story down here:
https://www.truthorfiction.com/iraqigold/
This also explains why this soldier is able to lift this “gold” bar.
CogitoErgoSum says
Yes, on closer inspection of the picture you can see brownish-red coloration below what appears to be a sloppy coat of gold colored paint that has become chipped and peeling. It’s a pitifully obvious joke suitable for fooling only the most gullible.
gravenimage says
Thanks, CogitoErgoSum.
Hal G. P. Colebatch says
I agree. I have had a bit to do ewith gold, and I know it would be impossible to lift a gold brick of that size wth two hands, let alone one.