Ganesh Sahathevan

by Ganesh Sahathevan NSW AG Speakman must explain affinity with the  Fetullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation ,despite action  against FETO by Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia This story attracted immediate attention from a small group of readers in Pakistan: Sydney Urdu paper Sada E Watan and the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme This blog and its related RealpolitikAsia blog has never had readers from Pakistan, and it does appear that the publication of this article drew an automated response.It does appear to be the work of a well resourced entity. The Pakistani interest in this particular story adds to the self-inflicted complications the AG NSW Mark Speakman, ,his premier Gladys Berjelikian and members of the NSW judiciary have brought onto themselves with their determination to draw close to Muslim entities in NSW with a clear, obvious Islamist agenda.'s  That foolhardiness has now given rise to legal as well as political and security implications for the state and ...

See first  NSW AG Speakman must explain affinity with the Fetullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation ,despite action against FETO by Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia Turkish opposition subsidizes scores of state lawmakers' trips Liz Essley Whyte, The Center for Public Integrity Published 10:01 a.m. ET Feb. 9, 2017 |  Updated 12:28 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2017 (Photo: Tolga Bozoglu, European Pressphoto Agency) CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENT EMAIL MORE More than 150 state legislators from places like Idaho and Texas accepted  subsidized junkets from a Turkish opposition group  that the country’s government now blames for an attempted coup. State legislators who rarely get involved in foreign policy matters were courted with international trips. The invitations came from a powerful religious movement that until recently ran media outlets and a bank before falling out with the government in Turkey, a pivotal U.S. ally that serves as the gateway to the Middle East. Though follower...