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One in Five Turkish Generals Now in Prison
Commentary ^
| 5/14/2012
| Michael Rubin
Posted on 05/14/2012 11:28:19 AM PDT by mojito
The Turkish press is reporting that, with the latest round of arrests of former military officers for allegedly forcing the resignation of Necmettin Erbakan’s Islamist government in 1997, one-in-five Turkish generals is now in prison.
Even those who see the end of military influence in Turkey as the litmus test for democracy should worry. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now targets political opponents, real or imagined, without restraint.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bhomiddleeast; erdogan; islamism; muslimworld; nato; turkey
Ataturk's state has now been erased, and Islamism has triumphed in Turkey.
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posted on
05/14/2012 11:28:27 AM PDT
by
mojito
To: mojito
It was my impression that the military kept Turkey a democratic state. Not anymore. Islam triumphant, Satan laughs.
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posted on
05/14/2012 11:35:01 AM PDT
by
henkster
(Wanted: Politicians willing to say "No" to people. No experience required.)
To: mojito
Ataturk knew what he talked about and told everyone what would happen..............
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posted on
05/14/2012 11:40:31 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: mojito
“One in Five Turkish Generals Now in Prison”
Egypt’s generals have probably noticed this.
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posted on
05/14/2012 11:41:46 AM PDT
by
free-in-nyc
(Freeping from the heart of the occupation)
To: mojito
Maybe.
It maybe a run up to a civil war.
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posted on
05/14/2012 11:42:31 AM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: free-in-nyc
The Egyptian military wanted to be rid of Mubarak & his family. They cynically used the influence of the MB on the Egyptian ‘street’ to force Mubarak out. Now what? We’ve got a bunch of Islamic thugs beating their chests every time things don’t go their way. You have to wonder if there’s a Napoleon lurking amoung the military ranks... one who knows the value of “a whiff of grape.”
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posted on
05/14/2012 12:19:06 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
(It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
To: mojito
Two five American Generals are locked up in the Pentagon.
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posted on
05/14/2012 12:31:01 PM PDT
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: BerryDingle
Meant to say “Two out of five”.
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posted on
05/14/2012 12:33:37 PM PDT
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: mojito
Capt. Oveur: Joey, have you ever been…in a Turkish Prison?
No, what has been happening in Turky lately is not funny, but somebody had to say it.
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posted on
05/14/2012 12:52:54 PM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: mojito
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posted on
05/14/2012 5:41:06 PM PDT
by
a_Turk
(Temperance, Fortitude, Prudence, Justice)
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Note: this topic is from 5/14/2012.
Thanks mojito.
more Turkish Islamofascist stupidity:
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posted on
06/03/2012 4:45:09 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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