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Comrade Grumpy

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6. At least the Turks aren't gunning down demonstrators by the hundreds.

Reply to David__77 (Reply #5)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 01:50 AM

Aug 2013

In fact, the heavy-handed Turkish response to recent mass protests looks positively enlightened by comparison with the murderousness of the Egyptian authorities.

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That's what Erdogan gets for criticizing the Cairo massacre. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #1

Adli Mansour is in a snit. Igel Aug 2013 #2

Doing the right thing for the wrong reason dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #3

Turkey should just come out and admit it happened... Xolodno Aug 2013 #4

This is a positive move that should be cheered. David__77 Aug 2013 #5

At least the Turks aren't gunning down demonstrators by the hundreds. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2013 #6