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Turkeyâs military chief warns pro-Islamist government of possible coup
EFLThe head of Turkey's armed forces warned the government yesterday that the possibility of military intervention still existed and that the government should be sensitive to the country's secularist constitution. Whoops. I guess someone pushed their luck too hard. But his most incendiary remarks were on the question of a repeat of the kind of military intervention which saw an openly Islamist government eased out of power with the military's help in 1997. "That was cause and effect" he said, "and if the cause is still there then the effect will be there also." Asked if the military would intervene again, he refused to answer. My God, cause and effect! Will miracles never cease? Posted by: Brian 2003-05-27 |
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