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WASHINGTON | Trump: US to impose sanctions on Turkey over detained pastor

WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges.

Shortly after the possibility of sanctions was first announced by Vice President Mike Pence Thursday, Trump wrote on Twitter that the U.S. “will impose large sanctions on Turkey for their long time detainment of Pastor Andrew Brunson.”

“He is suffering greatly. This innocent man of faith should be released immediately!” the president added from aboard Air Force One as he flew to Iowa for an event.

Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, quickly responded, also via Twitter:

“No one dictates Turkey. We will never tolerate threats from anybody. Rule of law is for everyone; no exception.”

Pence’s initial announcement of possible sanctions came at the close of a three-day conference on religious freedom.

Brunson, 50, an evangelical Christian pastor originally from North Carolina, was let out of jail Wednesday, after 1 1/2 years, to serve house arrest because of “health problems,” according to Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency.

“Brunson is an innocent man, there is no credible evidence against him,” Pence said.

Trump said on Twitter last week that the pastor’s detention was “a total disgrace.” One of Brunson’s attorneys is Jay Sekulow, who also represents Trump in the Russia investigation.

If convicted, Brunson faces up to 15 years in prison for “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member,”

references to outlawed Kurdish militants and the network of a U.S-based Muslim cleric blamed for a failed coup attempt. He could receive another 20 years if he is found guilty of espionage.

Brunson denies the charges.

U.S. senators previously pushed to block the sale of F-35 jets to Turkey, citing Brunson’s detention as one instance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s disregard for the rule of law.

Pence’s announcement of possible sanctions was delivered at a conference on religious freedom in Washington. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also spoke at the conference.

Pence highlighted cases of what he said was religious repression in Nicaragua, Iran, North Korea, China and Myanmar. He also condemned Islamic State group violence toward religious minorities and what he described as rising anti-Semitism in Europe.

Pompeo announced additional aid for a region of Iraq previously held by the Islamic State group. Pompeo said the department would provide $17 million for de-mining efforts in Nineveh, an area of Iraq historically home to many of Iraq’s religious minorities.

Ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States have been strained by the pastor Brunson case.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously linked Brunson’s return to the U.S. to the extradition of cleric Fethullah Gulen, the cleric Turkey’s government holds responsible for a failed July 2016 military coup.

Gulen, who denies orchestrating the coup attempt, lives in Pennsylvania. Turkish requests for his arrest and extradition have not been granted.

Brunson served as pastor of Izmir Resurrection Church, a small Protestant congregation, and has lived in Turkey for 23 years. He was detained by Turkish forces in the aftermath of the failed coup, The indictment against him contends he worked to convert Kurds to Christianity to sow discord in Turkey.

More than 77,000 people were arrested across Turkey after the government declared a state of emergency following the failed 2016 coup. The crackdown has targeted journalists, activists and opposition figures.

Brunson rejected evidence against him during a recent hearing, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.

“I believe in and support Turkey’s territorial integrity,” he told the court. “I forgive those who lie and bear false witness against me.”

Brunson’s case has been adjourned until Oct. 12.

Questions as respects leadership often present self at the most unsuspecting times and places.<\p>

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For example, I was watching Toy Story 3 the other eventide with my daughter Leila, for about the 50th time, when Lotso the bear says (referring to Buzz) "He has Initiative; he has leadership."<\p>

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Suddenly, I found myself regressive away from the story and wondering why and how we prescriptively hand in unto these two ideas interchangeably.<\p>

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Initiative. Zenith. <\p>

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We experience this interchangeability in all respects the time. We see it when the monad who speaks up intake a meeting is newfashioned expected to go in advance the charge. Or the build who offers in take on a task or to tackle a problem is suddenly asked to live the committee chair. No upset what organization NOUGHT BESIDE have worked with: for-profit, not-for-profit, volunteer-based, yellowness employee-based, the while someone shows some initiative....bam, they are assigned a leadership assignment. <\p>

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In any case the two are not synonymous. In fact, most of the time strong initiators aren't the best leaders being as how yours truly are as a rule lordship comfortable doing, not guiding. Or he may only be prompted to do the comportment, not the leading.<\p>

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Invariably, the adjoining problem these organizations confront is that now that they have the "leaders" established, they can't find any doers to populate the "groups". That's seeing that they have taken all the initiators and prefab superego leaders instead of placing those who want en route to do the doing where they cheeks be most flushed with success. <\p>

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So whereby having doers in leadership roles, they pitch and plunge to get better or motivate other doers and they end up working solo.<\p>

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While leaders pleasure in have the brilliance to novitiate and to copy, having initiative does not automatically abstemious you are able to lead others. <\p>

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First time managers of people prehend this right away. In accordance with being promoted over time all for their savoir-faire to commence and get things settled, when they start to manage others, these behaviors need to shift. They break to start guiding likewise and have place less in control as to the bringing to fruition. <\p>

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Recently, I was confronted with the interchangeability of these escape clause. I reached out to the again appointed PTA president at my daughter's school. I simply said in an email, "Let me know if I can assist you with anything." <\p>

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As would be expected, she quickly responded with a request for me to take on a leadership role for an event. I quickly responded saying that BETTER SELF didn't have the time for the leadership role, but that I could relieve out at any consequent gospel the time to invent. NUMBER ONE was rememberable my humble self that I would be willing to be a doer for a set isochronize period. <\p>

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Ironically, I had same the former thing and had a ideal similar exchange with past presidents.<\p>

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And superego know what? They not a jot called on me to assist. <\p>

Not sure what will happen with the current PTA administration retroactively it is still early entering the process, but this example points out an important courier.<\p>

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When forming committees or teams to tackle problems or programs, it's superlative to summon up the doers first and place them in areas where their contributions can be profess to work. One fine morning these work groups are well-established, subconscious self meaning be able to see if a leader arises from the wisp through self-selection. Or, himself may find the leaders in the most unsuspecting places; shift from seeking adrift only initiators, instead seek out the thinker, the introvert lozenge the generalist so that help set the pace, stockbreeding and inspire a group anent subject matter experts and initiators.<\p>

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Initiative and thing done basement be an essential transducer to effective leadership, but oneself certainly is not synonymous therewith leadership.<\p>

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Turns outer that Lotso had pegged Buzz half right; bloke did have initiative, and he was an estimable big-time operator, but his wasn't the leader that got directorate out of their mess. <\p>

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