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Turkish President Erdogan declares coup attempt over; 754 people arrested
CNN ^ | June 15, 2016 | Steve Almasy, CNN

Posted on 07/15/2016 9:43:18 PM PDT by Innovative

As dawn broke in Istanbul on Saturday, Turkey's largest city, it was still unclear whether an attempt by the military to wrest control from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had been successful.

A defiant Erdogan addressed crowds in the city, telling them that the coup had been quashed. "The government is in control," he told supporters.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2016; 201607; aoc; ataturk; coup; doc; erdogan; gulenist; istanbul; military; militarycoup; obama; obiethemooselimb; rop; secularism; turkey; turkeycoup; turkish; turkishcoup
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To: dfwgator; Innovative
Appears that Erdogan is in control and purging the hell out of both the military and the judiciary. Rumors that Erdogan may have guided or provoked a hopeless "coup" to provide a pretext for the massive pro-Islamist purge he was ready to do. THOUSANDS in the judiciary and the military have been rounded up... how many will be executed? How many will rot in horrible Turkish prisons for years or decades?

Modern day Reichstag Fire turns into Night of Long Knives?

REICHSTAG FIRE (1933):

NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES (1934):


121 posted on 07/17/2016 12:07:58 AM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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Reportedly at least 6,000 rounded up now by Erdogan, 2700+ in judiciary and thousands more in military.


122 posted on 07/17/2016 12:09:54 AM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: FredZarguna
The planners should have known the de Ville is de tails (lights.)

The tips on these gadgets do not light up until the last microsecond.

340 kt each.

Reportedly, about 50 of them are stored at Incirlik AFB, within reach of Zero's buddy Erdogan.

123 posted on 07/17/2016 12:27:56 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: DarthVader; FredZarguna

> [I am] an American who is a professional in this area

Darth, don’t be offended, but you posted this:

“The Rand Corp just put out a study which showed that Russia can destroy NATO on the Eurasian continent in 60 hours.”

If you really do defense as your job then you are really really bad at it as anyone even casually following defense issues as a hobby can see how that statement is bullshit.

Shape up and try to suck less in the future!


124 posted on 07/17/2016 11:19:59 AM PDT by Krosan
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To: Krosan

It’s called funding a$$hole! If you don’t have it you cannot build an effective force. Go blow it out your ass.


125 posted on 07/17/2016 12:04:35 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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Darth!

You said “The Rand Corp just put out a study which showed that Russia can destroy NATO on the Eurasian continent in 60 hours.”

This is defeatist bullshit! You’re a freeper. There are plenty military freepers whom you can ask if what you said is true and they’ll say it is bullshit.


126 posted on 07/17/2016 2:07:13 PM PDT by Krosan
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To: Krosan; DarthVader
I believe there was also a claim about "crushing NATO like an egg."

You got the reaction you got, young Anakin, because of a group of alleged "FReepers" who claim to admire Vladimir because he embodies "true Western values." Meaning -- I guess, because there isn't much historically to go on that would support that -- that he hates homos. Now that is strange because this group: tcrlaf, Trumpinator, goldstategop, DTA, varmintman, LTEP are all queer for Putin. One of them even claims to be (or have once been, it's unclear) Spetsnaz.

Vladimir Putin is a worthless POS, KGB murderer, and all-around thug. That's all he is. Luckily -- unlike you -- he understands his limitations.

"Gondor wanes, you say. But Gondor stands, and even the end of its strength is very strong."

Yes, we're diminished. Yes, we need to do something about that. But encouraging a tinpot dictator who's already revealed his larger ambitions to violence by pretending that he's big enough to take us on is a mistake. He isn't.

127 posted on 07/17/2016 5:21:13 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: FredZarguna

Sorry to bust your bubble Fred but Putin has threatened war against us a few years ago when we backed down in Syria over the chemical attack incident and over the Ukraine. Obama is not worth squat as POTUS as he weakened the military in several ways and on purpose. We can be number one again but it is going to take leadership and lots of $$$ which is all tied up in give away welfare programs.


128 posted on 07/17/2016 5:42:06 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: DarthVader
We can be number one again

If you think Russia -- or even China -- has overtaken us, you are delusional.

129 posted on 07/17/2016 6:26:53 PM PDT by FredZarguna (And what Rough Beast, its hour come round at last, slouches toward Fifth Avenue to be born?)
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To: FredZarguna

Fred they are precipitously close to overtaking us and have certain critical advantages now. There are facts you just don’t know and that’s what makes your opinion delusional based upon your information availability and that is not your fault. Go and look up some of Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA 4th District) articles who has done excellent work on our current defense posture and condition. If you read it carefully you should be able to extrapolate.


130 posted on 07/17/2016 7:15:42 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: FredZarguna

“If you think Russia — or even China — has overtaken us, you are delusional.”

Our defense experts in Congress, the DoD civilian work force and the military will beg to differ with you.


131 posted on 07/17/2016 7:21:39 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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