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Certain point, but that said, many u.s. officials i have spoken to do think the war against the pkk, which turkey has launched, is dangerous distraction. there had been a peace process under way. a peace process that was having some success between turkey and the pkk, and the u.s. has found the pkk, while it considers it a terrorist organization, to be a very effective tool in the fight against isis, and washington would much prefer to see the peace process between turkey and the pkk continue an...

Department will happen friday at midnight without a deal. well, just like last week, deja vu all over again. we should note of the 230,000 dhs employees some 200,000 would still report to work, as they are deemed essential. this includes customs and border patrol, the secret service and tsa. well, turning now to the savages of the islamic state. new reports from syria that the terrorists have freed 19 christian prisoners. thats according to humanitarian groups on the ground there. 16 men 3 wom...

>> turkey is geographically locateded right at the core of the middle east and europe. its the worlds 17th largest economy. and turkey is meant to be the model or example of how an islamist country can also be modern and market orienteded and democratic. if turkey doesnt work, it raises fundamental questions for the entire middle east, for the muslim world, for the arab world. theres a lot at stake both for the country itself and as a symbol. >> lets go to nbc correspondent richard engel. he joi...

Budget, the long-term debt. this changes everything. >> and obviously, were covering the ongoing situation in turkey. youre here for that. >> and the miami heat got crushed last night. >> crushed. >> can you guys get the file footage where they have all the fireworks going off behind them and they say theyre going to win seven or eighth championships? that would be great. >> theres nothing that we want to see. >> look, look, listen, even "the new york post" is talking about the plug. its very im...

You very much. thomas? >> one thing weve seen as weve watched the middle east -- and, richard, you know this, through social media, twitter exploded. the turkish prime minister went on a week ago saying these protesters are looters and bums and basically called social media a menace in the translation. what does it do to our relationship, president obamas relationship with turkey, and as you point out, how it is supposed to be a model for how an islamist country can run and do so with a secular ...

Vehicle traffic, and if you pan off, you can see something we didnt see yesterday, a police presence here, but the police are just sitting down. they have their riot shields at their feet, some of them. theyre looking very relaxed. no one is attacking them. were not sure if this is going to hold the turkish president just a short while ago appealed for calm. he said that this is not an arab spring movement. he said that turkey is a multi-party democracy, and he stressed that these security force...

Also his interaction with him and other people in the party. right now all the politics in turkey are taking place within the ruling party, and you obviously have tensions there. this country is in play in ways -- look, i was just there six weeks ago. it looked like a normal, stable, successful country, and suddenly it is in play. its obviously got tremendous consequences for the unfolding of the entire middle east. >> but as we look at how the media is covering this inside turkey in and of itse...

Islamization taking place and yet on his borders in syria and iraq were seeing the fault lines between shiite clashes. inside turkey what youre seeing is the fault line between secular and a morris lammic society. >> ambassador ginsburg, youve been terrific. thank you so much for joining us to help us talk through whats happening right now in turkey. well be right back. [ male announcer ] what?! investors could lose

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