COMMENTS POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN THE INDEPENDENT
This could well be a big dark operation engineered by
Erdogan's security services. It smells of Reichstag Fire.
There were many suspicious circumstances, including people
being sent out into the streets to confront revolting soldiers.
When I say "engineered" I don't mean that there
weren't genuine opposition officers - indeed, there have long been rumors of
serious dissent to Erdogan's dictatorial ambitions - but they may well have
been "guided" into taking an apparent opportunity that was not really
there, thus showing their hands and giving Erdogan complete freedom of action.
This gives Erdogan the freedom to "cleanse" the
armed forces and to take new repressive measures in Turkey.
Erdogan is, quite simply, one of the most dangerous leaders
of a significant country in the world.
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Reader comment:
A government that
sails too close to extreme Islam.
It really is not the Islamic aspects of Erdogan's policies
which are troubling.
This man uses religion, much the way America's right-wing
Republicans used for years Christian fundamentalism and "family values,"
to buy the loyalty of Turkey's many devout Muslims.
A genuine Muslim leader does not build a 1000-room palace,
of exceeding cost and ugliness, as a monument to himself. Yes, that's right, a
1000-room palace opened not long ago.
It is the state terror aspects of Erdogan’s Turkey which are
deeply troubling.
He helped create the horrors in Syria, and honest Turkish
journalists who reported seeing some of the weapons crossing the border are doing
hard time in prison.
A few years back there was even a delivery of Sarin nerve
gas that was caught being smuggled. It was hushed up, but enough got out to
tell us what was likely happening. This horrible stuff, of course, was used on
people a few times in an effort to blame Assad. It likely came from flattened
Libya's old stockpile, courtesy of Hillary Clinton.
Many people concerned about civil rights in Turkey have been
arrested and even assassinated.
He has slaughtered the Kurds mercilessly.
There are documented reports of Turkish border guards
shooting refugees dead who were approaching the border.
The huge number of refugees in camps in Turkey also have communicated
reports of abuse, and the threat of their being sent into Europe is being used
as a powerful lever to squeeze privileged concessions for Turkey from the EU.
Erdogan has stolen Syria's crude oil shamelessly to help pay
for all his dirty work in Syria. His family reaps much of the profits.
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Response to reader
comment:
Erdogan was elected with stolen ballots, a lot of
repression, and plenty of dark operations.
Everyone knows, except apparently people such as yourself,
democracy under Erdogan is a fraud.
