Turkish gov't dares citizens to revolt

[Malcolm]

No Twitter, no YouTube.



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[TPRJones]

Um, that's the wrongful conviction compensation chart link.

[Malcolm]

Um, that's the wrongful conviction compensation chart link.

Damnit.

[Malcolm]

I am the Turkey, coup, coup, coup-choo.

Turkish forces loyal to President Tayyip Erdogan largely crushed an attempted military coup on Saturday after crowds answered his call to take to the streets in support of the government and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.

[Malcolm]

Turkish prez: We're going to purge harder than every supermodel ever put together.

An official told Reuters that "a few important soldiers on the run and being sought" would likely be captured "shortly," in addition to the 6,000 people already detained.

Damn. I wonder how big this broom will get.

The crackdown appeared to intensify a longstanding push by Erdogan to root out the influence of followers of U.S.-based Fethullah Gulen — a cleric who was at one point an ally of Erdogan's government.

Hmm, maybe he'll be lenient.

But Erdogan promised a purge of the armed forces even before the coup attempt was over. "They will pay a heavy price for this," he said. "This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army."

Damn, but he does move in mysterious ways. You'd think the almighty could've figured out a way to cleanse the army without having people kill each other. Lazy-ass god.

[Malcolm]

And we're going to kill the bastards.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking to CNN through his translator on Monday, said Turkey will submit a formal request within days for the extradition of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen from the United States. Erdogan blames Gulen for the failed coup attempt in Turkey on Friday.

By the way, he's talking about bringing back executions for convicts. Wonder who's going to be first...

[Malcolm]

Six thousand, my ass.

Turkey has now fired or suspended about 50,000 people after a failed coup over the weekend as it intensifies its vast purge -- battering the country's security forces and many of its democratic institutions.

And fuck your internet, too.

Turkey has banned access to the WikiLeaks website, the group announced Wednesday, after the release of a trove of documents purportedly related to the country’s power structure.

[Malcolm]

Purge attendance is mandatory.

Turkey issued a ban on professional travel for all academics and opened top-to-bottom investigations into military courts Wednesday as security chiefs planned the next steps in sweeping crackdowns after last week’s failed coup attempt.

[Malcolm]

US general alleged to be behind shit.

The Yeni Safak tabloid that hit newsstands Monday had a front-page headline saying in Turkish “This man led the coup,” alongside a picture of U.S. Army Gen. J.F. Campbell. The recently retired general is accused by “high-level government officers” of working with the CIA to plan and support the coup.

[Leisher]

I'm starting to think the theory that this was a stunt and not a real coup has merit.

[Malcolm]

I'm starting to think the theory that this was a stunt and not a real coup has merit.

What was the tip off? The request to extradite his archrival from the US or the 50K arrests and complete travel ban on educators and clerics?

[Leisher]

Detainees are being tortured and raped.

[Malcolm]

"No compromise."

"There is no compromise apart from this chief terrorist coming to Turkey and being prosecuted," Yildirim was quoted as saying by state-run Anadolu Agency.

"The only way to prevent the rising (negative) sentiment against America is for the U.S. to hand over this man and make sure Turkey's justice system holds him accountable."

[Malcolm]

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Turkey plans to grant some 38,000 convicts early parole to free up space in its overcrowded prisons for tens of thousands of people accused of plotting a failed coup.