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a la izquierda

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16. It is really odd.

Fri Jul 15, 2016, 10:37 PM

Jul 2016

Now, I don´t know much about coups around the world except in Latin America (I have a PhD in Latin American history). Generally speaking, the leader being overthrown is detained (or if the shit is really about to hit the fan, commits suicide like Salvador Allende in Chile).
Hmm...this will be interesting to watch. Scary. I have three good friends who live in Turkey.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] athena Jul 2016 OP

Sure smells like Gollum instigated it. roamer65 Jul 2016 #1

Exactly. athena Jul 2016 #2

Can Trump learn it in a presidency greiner3 Jul 2016 #18

Don't give him any ideas! forest444 Jul 2016 #20

Well, it'll be very interesting to see what Erdogan does in Hortensis Jul 2016 #34

"Turkey removes more than 2,700 judges Hortensis Jul 2016 #49

Completely plausible eissa Jul 2016 #3

This is the fourth military coup in Turkey in a century. NuclearDem Jul 2016 #4

I am perfectly aware of that. athena Jul 2016 #7

So....you'd think they be better at it, if it was real. Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #9

Funny. I was thinking there was something fishy going on. ananda Jul 2016 #5

I thought only RW conspiracy folks TeddyR Jul 2016 #6

I am not one for conspiracy theories athena Jul 2016 #10

Apologies TeddyR Jul 2016 #11

I'll be curious to see what happens in the next few months. athena Jul 2016 #14

I was surprised that American media seemingly Hortensis Jul 2016 #36

U.S. media eliminated all foreign correspondents years ago. yardwork Jul 2016 #42

Well, I share your assessment of much of the Hortensis Jul 2016 #44

FFS. The "conspiracy" is that for-profit media eliminated all journalistic integrity years ago. yardwork Jul 2016 #46

Sorry, believe this results from something else, Hortensis Jul 2016 #47

HA, there are plenty of CT'ers here. Ace Rothstein Jul 2016 #17

Please athena Jul 2016 #19

Of course this is a conspiracy theory. You're claiming a conspiracy to bomb their parliament muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #25

I suggest you read up on the recent history of Turkish politics. athena Jul 2016 #26

Are you saying those weren't conspiracies? muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #30

You're the one arguing that no conspiracy could possibly happen in Turkey. athena Jul 2016 #33

No, I never said anything like "no conspiracy could possibly happen in Turkey" muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #35

First, you call me a "conspiracy theorist", athena Jul 2016 #38

The Harvard expert says it's not a hoax muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #27

I'm not dismissing the coup. I didn't mention Sandy Hook truthers or anti-vaxxers, either muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #31

Sorry. Else You Are Mad Jul 2016 #32

Turkish history is one big conspiracy theory. AngryAmish Jul 2016 #39

There are videos of dead people laying on the streets PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #8

Yes, I am. athena Jul 2016 #12

Yep could be False Flag Coup engineered by Erdogan to smoke out traitors and consolidate control. yellowcanine Jul 2016 #13

He would have been arrested. athena Jul 2016 #15

It is really odd. a la izquierda Jul 2016 #16

He would never have flown back into Turkey Abq_Sarah Jul 2016 #23

Looked fishy to me too, athena ReRe Jul 2016 #21

you should be on TV! you beat the so called experts on Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #22

You mean the experts have started talking about this possibility? athena Jul 2016 #28

If so, Obama and Kerry fell right into the trap Democat Jul 2016 #24

Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #29

"The Daily Stormer" is a neo-Nazi site. Remove your link to it at once. muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #40

Was this a DU regular? TacoD Jul 2016 #50

It was the thread starter (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2016 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author yardwork Jul 2016 #45

you have linked to a Neo nazi HATE site etherealtruth Jul 2016 #48

I have my suspicions as well... BooScout Jul 2016 #37

I would think that too except in the very beginning, the countries media & internet was taken first. Sunlei Jul 2016 #43