An opinion piece on the case of former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds, which Edmonds herself has posted on her website www.justacitizen.com, has a new tidbit of information on just who is the shadowy organized crime figure that allegedly funnelled money through Turkish cultural organizations and lobbying groups into the campaign of House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
http://counterpunch.org/...
Midway through this piece we find out the identity of this mysterious figure: ... Europe's "Pablo Escobar", Huseyin Baybasin, has "alleged that he had received the assistance of Turkish embassies and consulates while moving huge consignments of drugs around Europe, and that Turkish army officers serving with NATO in Belgium were also involved."
So there we have it- a name. For over 4 years, Sibel Edmonds case has been veiled in mystery. She has talked about "semi-legitimate" [Turkish] organizations involved in narcotics, money laundering and illegal arms sales and with connections to al Qaeda. The story has always been hard to get a grasp of, but this new piece of evidence shows exactly what Sibel is talking about: the Baybasin clan is the link between Turkish groups in the U.S. and money laundering for the Bin Laden family abroad.
The question is: if the charges about Hastert taking bribes from Turkish cultural groups is true, did Hastert know it was Baybasin that was ultimately paying him off? And did he know that Baybasin had terrorist connections?
If the charges are true, Hastert must be removed from office.