(GEN) TOP TURKISH GENERAL DEFIES ALLEGED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PLOT DOCUMENT.ANKARA, Jun 27, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey's chief military general severely criticized Friday reports over an alleged anti-government plot document as part of "a campaign to besmirch be·smirch tr.v. be·smirched, be·smirch·ing, be·smirch·es 1. To stain; sully: a reputation that was besmirched by slander. 2. To make dirty; soil. " the armed forces. "We believe that this piece of paper has been forged by certain circles to wear out and besmirch the Turkish Armed Forces," Gen. Ilker Basbug, chief of the Turkish General Staff The armed forces of the Republic of Turkey, having great geopolitical and geostrategic importance, comprise the Army, Navy and Air force that are subordinate to the General Staff. , told a press meeting. "As the commander of the armed forces, I am telling you very clearly: Take your hands off the armed forces and stop defining your political position over the armed forces. Stop carrying out an asymmetrical a·sym·met·ri·cal or a·sym·met·ric adj. Abbr. a Lacking symmetry between two or more like parts; not symmetrical. psychological campaign against the armed forces over the news media." Turkish newspaper Taraf two weeks ago printed a document allegedly drafted by a military colonel at the General Staff Headquarters in Ankara, outlining what is publicly known as "an action plan" to smear the government. Basbug said civilian authorities should find out who was behind the plot document, also adding that the armed forces would not allow any of its personnel who would violate "democracy and the rule of law" to remain within its ranks. (MB-A) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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