Post: #226

(07-15-2016 06:01 PM)nomadbrah Wrote:  

(07-15-2016 05:59 PM)AManLikePutin Wrote:  Reports that some coup leaders been arrested. What do they have to lose? If not successful, Erdogan will have them all executed next week. This should be all or nothing for them. They can't just abandon it midway, they are finished either way if it fails.

Enough with these 'reports' post your sources now or it's getting to be trolling.

PZF Twitter feed.

https://twitter.com/pzf/status/754087933435666432

Post: #227

Prediction: This isn't about religion, democracy, secularism or anything but power.

The military is reacting to cuts to their relative power, nothing else.

Post: #228

I want to remind everyone that Turkey has US Military bases on its soil, some of which have tactical nuclear weapons.


I pray to God these bases are sufficiently guarded at the moment.

Post: #229

@pzf: Turkish jets shot down a helicopter belonging to Coup Atempters -NTV

https://twitter.com/pzf/status/754088859496017921

Post: #230

That chopper was probably the one who did this:

https://twitter.com/agirecudi/status/754086102907047937

Post: #231

(07-15-2016 06:03 PM)Hannibal Wrote:  If the insurgents are on the internet right now, they already lost.

No, it's the regime sympathizers who are shooting few seconds of out of context videos to frame it as "failing", and then flooding the media channels in order to spread false pictures/rumors.

Mind you it goes both ways.

Post: #232

Obama urges support for "democratically elected" Erdogan gov't now -AFP News Agency

https://twitter.com/afp/status/754089484225024000

Post: #233

Lou Dobbs just said the fighter jet shooting down the chopper is legit.

Post: #234

(07-15-2016 06:05 PM)Mercenary Wrote:  I want to remind everyone that Turkey has US Military bases on its soil, some of which have tactical nuclear weapons.


I pray to God these bases are sufficiently guarded at the moment.

All bases are in FPCON Delta, which basically means all routine operations have ceased and it is "all hands on deck" with security as the sole priority.

Post: #235

I'm afraid it failed or it was staged. No sources I just feel it. And the cunt will return stronger than ever and push his full authoritarian regime tomorrow. I just read a comment on FB
"We are fucked if it's a coup, but we are fucked more if it's not a coup"

Post: #236

Obama just backed Erdogan

Post: #237

Why would we put nuclear weapons inside a country that undergoes this sort of thing routinely every few years?

Post: #238

(07-15-2016 06:08 PM)AManLikePutin Wrote:  Obama urges support for "democratically elected" Erdogan

No surprise there. Islamists back each other.

Post: #239

(07-15-2016 06:10 PM)inostranec Wrote:  I'm afraid it failed or it was staged. No sources I just feel it. And the cunt will return stronger than ever and push his full authoritarian regime tomorrow. I just read a comment on FB
"We are fucked if it's a coup, but we are fucked more if it's not a coup"

Had a Turkish friend saying the same thing about it being "staged".

The whole face-time invitation to get people out which turned the tide, just smells fishy. So many conflicting stories by "verified" news sources. Will be a long night.

Post: #240

(07-15-2016 06:13 PM)eskimobobseal Wrote:  Why would we put nuclear weapons inside a country that undergoes this sort of thing routinely every few years?

I would direct you to readings concerning the Cold War from about 1955 to 1965.

Post: #241

He claims its failing - https://twitter.com/harikunzru/status/75...268217856, if anyone believes this guys "sources." A more likely scenario is this is a false flag op to give Ergoden more power.

Post: #242

17 cops in Ankara have been killed by special ops people. Seems that means the spec ops are for the coup like Quintus talked about.

Post: #243

(07-15-2016 06:13 PM)eskimobobseal Wrote:  Why would we put nuclear weapons inside a country that undergoes this sort of thing routinely every few years?

Against Russia.

If even just one of these goes towards Moscow "by accident" it's the apocalypse for all of us.

Post: #244

There is no fucking false flag, damn, what happened to the 200 post or get banned rule in Politics and War forum? Stop spreading your Twitter disinfo you're dragging down the quality of debate.

Post: #245

I don't know if this is legit.

Post: #246

(07-15-2016 06:05 PM)Mercenary Wrote:  I want to remind everyone that Turkey has US Military bases on its soil, some of which have tactical nuclear weapons.


I pray to God these bases are sufficiently guarded at the moment.

Maybe Zuck can launch "Facebook Safety Check" for those.

Post: #247

(07-15-2016 06:18 PM)RaccoonFace Wrote:  I don't know if this is legit.

A few soldiers were captured by Erdogan supporters and handed to police. There are no indications of how many though.

Post: #248

(07-15-2016 06:18 PM)RaccoonFace Wrote:  I don't know if this is legit.

Yeah but those are not coup leaders, but ordinary rank and file (or some such).

Stop giving wind to false rumors.

Post: #249

With so much chaos and confusion, I could see ISIS using this to their advantage and bombing Turkish soft targets.

Post: #250

People are attacking soldiers who attempted coup: https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/statu...4114755591