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Deltron_0  ·  2851 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Developing Story: Turkish Prime Minister Says Attempted Military Coup Underway

i've been calling it for sometime.

A. storm. is. coming.

fear mongers are not worth wasting your time with, unless you are one yourself. Then, you should just figure your own shit out.





user-inactivated  ·  2851 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Part of the Military's job in Turkey is to defend the legacy of Ataturk who worked his ass off to make Turkey a Secular nation. The Military takes over once a generation or so when the country starts to be come too Islamic.

I wonder if the guys with all the stars on their sleeves looked at Nice yesterday and thought "Oh shit, those guys are going to want blood, better make them look elsewhere for a while." That or they really want to be a part of the EU and Erdogan is the sand in the gears.

user-inactivated  ·  2851 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Relax a bit. While startling, it's not that crazy. This is Turkey's third or fourth coup since WWII. I think they're trying to compete with Thailand for a world record or something.

Deltron_0  ·  2850 days ago  ·  link  ·  

no it isn't that crazy. Turkey is a known hub between the Middle East and the Western world. Time will tell of the ramifications, as this coup is still unfolding. But this is a huge event, a tipping point in either direction concerning radical insurgency. I would put gold on Russia being involved with this. it is more than just a coincidence between the tragedy that happened in Nice yesterday and what is happening now.