G3SG1
02-18-2010, 08:29 AM
Bloodiest coup plan: ‘Sledgehammer’
In the midst of increased accusations of civilian fascism leveled against the political authority, the Taraf daily’s disclosure of another plot yesterday -- said to be the bloodiest coup plan in Turkish history -- has revealed how old coup scenarios are being put into service.
The latest coup plan, codenamed Sledgehammer, includes details of operations such as bombing large mosques, including the Fatih and Beyazıt mosques in İstanbul, while deliberately causing a Turkish jet to crash during a dogfight with Greece by provoking Greek pilots or if necessary Turkish pilots themselves. These are just some of the horrifying plans included in the alleged coup plan.
Sledgehammer, as Taraf explains, was designed under the leadership of retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, who was 1st Army commander in 2003. Gen. Doğan was one of the important players in the 1998 postmodern coup, which culminated in the fall of a coalition government.
Under the first stage of the plan, mosques will be bombed during praying times to create instability and to discredit the Islam-sensitive ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The second stage of the plan is to deliberately instigate a war-like situation with the Greek Air Force, with which Turkish jets have frequently engaged in dogfights in the Aegean Sea, and if necessary to cause a crash of a Turkish jet by Greek jets.
Creating chaos through the horrifying plans described above, the coup planners will then force the government to declare a state of emergency, which will be followed by a military coup, Taraf reported. This is a plan similar to the events that lead to the 1980 coup.
The events of the past several months, taking the shape of street fights or demonstrations, have already signaled that the first stage of Operation Sledgehammer has been put into force, aiming to compel the government to declare a state of emergency.
Taraf earlier disclosed the Cage action plan, said to have been prepared last year by a military junta and aimed at creating a chaotic atmosphere in Turkey to unseat the government through targeting non-Muslims in Turkey and through bombing a museum during a visit by school children.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/columnists-199217-bloodiest-coup-plan-sledgehammer.html
In the midst of increased accusations of civilian fascism leveled against the political authority, the Taraf daily’s disclosure of another plot yesterday -- said to be the bloodiest coup plan in Turkish history -- has revealed how old coup scenarios are being put into service.
The latest coup plan, codenamed Sledgehammer, includes details of operations such as bombing large mosques, including the Fatih and Beyazıt mosques in İstanbul, while deliberately causing a Turkish jet to crash during a dogfight with Greece by provoking Greek pilots or if necessary Turkish pilots themselves. These are just some of the horrifying plans included in the alleged coup plan.
Sledgehammer, as Taraf explains, was designed under the leadership of retired Gen. Çetin Doğan, who was 1st Army commander in 2003. Gen. Doğan was one of the important players in the 1998 postmodern coup, which culminated in the fall of a coalition government.
Under the first stage of the plan, mosques will be bombed during praying times to create instability and to discredit the Islam-sensitive ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party). The second stage of the plan is to deliberately instigate a war-like situation with the Greek Air Force, with which Turkish jets have frequently engaged in dogfights in the Aegean Sea, and if necessary to cause a crash of a Turkish jet by Greek jets.
Creating chaos through the horrifying plans described above, the coup planners will then force the government to declare a state of emergency, which will be followed by a military coup, Taraf reported. This is a plan similar to the events that lead to the 1980 coup.
The events of the past several months, taking the shape of street fights or demonstrations, have already signaled that the first stage of Operation Sledgehammer has been put into force, aiming to compel the government to declare a state of emergency.
Taraf earlier disclosed the Cage action plan, said to have been prepared last year by a military junta and aimed at creating a chaotic atmosphere in Turkey to unseat the government through targeting non-Muslims in Turkey and through bombing a museum during a visit by school children.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/columnists-199217-bloodiest-coup-plan-sledgehammer.html