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2016-07-16 The Grand Turk

Round up of articles about the attempted coup in Turkey

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Posted by trailing wife 2016-07-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 Reichstag?

Posted by Rex Mundi 2016-07-16 01:45|| 2016-07-16 01:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Men trying to fight for Constitutional order is out of popular support when you bring despots and foreign fighters in to end it.

If you do not like your voting populace, change the populace.

I have lots of bad paper on Erdogan.
He took their good Commanders away and they don't like this.

His first obligation if he stays in control is Mercy for those opposed.

What you have now is a Nation's choice to be chaff instead of Wheat and at least the defining line will be there now.

If I cannot tell who is on which team, this makes it so much less murky.

Egypt chose wisely. They have an up-hill battle. But are good upstairs so to speak.

Turkey wants to turn dark, good downstairs so to speak.

The Jury is still out.

Posted by newc 2016-07-16 02:16|| 2016-07-16 02:16|| Front Page Top

#3 A rather half-assed coup in the end.

I read the coup leader had been purged a couple days earlier and I assume it was done with very little planning. Should have nabbed Erdogan early.

Posted by phil_b 2016-07-16 03:53|| 2016-07-16 03:53|| Front Page Top

#4 I also feel Erdogan knew it was coming and may have deliberately precipitated it.

The 'gift from God' twaddle is a big clue.

Posted by phil_b 2016-07-16 04:09|| 2016-07-16 04:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Hear, hear #1, #4.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-07-16 04:29|| 2016-07-16 04:29|| Front Page Top

#6 BBC reports than 2700+ judges have already been fired. That was awful quick, like groundwork done ahead of time quick.

Posted by Mike N. 2016-07-16 11:12|| 2016-07-16 11:12|| Front Page Top

#7 So how does Putin look at all this?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2016-07-16 12:16|| 2016-07-16 12:16|| Front Page Top

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