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2015-04-06 The Grand Turk

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Posted by Fred 2015-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Politicians are 2 faced no matter what race, nationality, creed or color so what else is new ?

Posted by Skunky Omiting9526 2015-04-06 00:08|| 2015-04-06 00:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Remember, the conventional news model is something rare and unusual. Being king in display or behavior isn't unusual. It goes with the 'job'. The dog bites man story.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-04-06 09:03|| 2015-04-06 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 He believes he deserves it, after all he is establishing the Ottoman Empire anew, and it needs a Sultan, so he's volunteering to live like a Sultan.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-04-06 12:58|| 2015-04-06 12:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Turkey is the wildcard in the Middle East.

Erdogan wants a presidential system with him as president of course. Quite a number of authoritarian moves recently, which may be about stifling domestic dissent, but may presage something bigger. Removal of Assad maybe, or military action to support Turkmen in Iraq and hence confront Iran.

Proxy wars within proxy wars.

Posted by phil_b 2015-04-06 14:30|| 2015-04-06 14:30|| Front Page Top

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