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Reader comment on item: Conspiracy Theories Triumphant in Turkey

Submitted by MFranklin (United States), Feb 5, 2013 at 10:30

With inane conspiracy theories flying back and forth, the population gets confused, public life is degraded, and the portents for Turkey look dim.

I was taken by Turkish suggestions that Syria should somehow retaliate against Israel. It was self-defeating, contrary to what one would expect from a NATO nation and entirely without an ounce of diplomatic discretion.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Plot habit in Turkey [155 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Jakub KJul 9, 2013 10:33208023
Putin as idea [81 words]Jakub KJul 11, 2013 14:59208023
3maybe; maybe not [244 words]john w mcginleyFeb 5, 2013 16:54203215
3Conspiracies exist but? [90 words]AlexandrosFeb 6, 2013 08:57203215
5Or maybe just "reasonable conjectures"? [392 words]IanusFeb 5, 2013 14:08203210
7Turkish/Ottoamn responsiblity for the Armenian Genocide [36 words]EdwardFeb 5, 2013 10:52203197
5Lack of credibility [69 words]IanusFeb 6, 2013 02:07203197
2education [160 words]havasDec 21, 2013 13:57203197
2Indeed [57 words]MFranklinFeb 5, 2013 10:30203196
2Who's Makin' Love To My Old Lady? [91 words]DaveFeb 5, 2013 10:28203195
6US responsibility [45 words]AlexandrosFeb 5, 2013 09:57203194
3It's a requirement [35 words]VladTepes2Feb 5, 2013 06:36203188
4They would not survive being honest for a minute. [299 words]IanusFeb 7, 2013 08:19203188
Nothing Changed [104 words]Gurkan GurkasFeb 5, 2013 04:48203187

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