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TeamPooka

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11. Europe has not followed Turkey's lead in anyway since 1918 nt

Reply to DonCoquixote (Original post)

Sun Feb 3, 2013, 04:27 AM

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The embassy bombing in Turkey; this is a possible sea change. [View all] DonCoquixote Feb 2013 OP

"Greece is already a powderkeg, and the nearby Turks could light a fuse" dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #1

More like Chathamization Feb 2013 #10

So, Arab Spring is giving way to Marxist Spring? Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #2

The group has been active in turkey for decades nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #3

This strikes a bit home personally for me when I experienced terror in Ankara in the 70's... cascadiance Feb 2013 #8

Take the "change" with the OP nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #9

Unless you know the specific political lineage of each and every actor, how do we know that wearen't patrice Feb 2013 #4

DHKP isn't a new phenomenon. David__77 Feb 2013 #5

The latest violence in Egypt is also more secular/political starroute Feb 2013 #6

this is a Kurdish splinter group thars been around. Steepler0t Feb 2013 #7

Europe has not followed Turkey's lead in anyway since 1918 nt TeamPooka Feb 2013 #11

The regimes prior to Ataturk's era, etc. certainly have a lot of things nobody wanted to be lead on cascadiance Feb 2013 #15

Why Marxism is on the rise again malaise Feb 2013 #12

It can be argued that the more "Islamic" party that is in charge of Turkey are better "capitalists" cascadiance Feb 2013 #13

Since China has abandoned Mao to spin in his grave, I don't see traction for Maoism. aquart Feb 2013 #14

one bombing by some dudes calling themselves marxist does not a fourth international make arely staircase Feb 2013 #16

Greece? Marxist? I thought that the facists were on the rise? FarCenter Feb 2013 #17

Indeed, the fascists were out in force again today in Athens. pampango Feb 2013 #18

It's rather ironic that the earlier tensions around Cyprus and Greece/Turkey was EU membership... cascadiance Feb 2013 #20

I tend to agree with other posters LeftInTX Feb 2013 #19

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