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Reader comment on item: Will Turkey's Military Emulate Egypt's?

Submitted by Susan K (Canada), Jul 31, 2013 at 16:11

I agree. Turks are not lacking for much in their way of life. Food is plentiful and gas also. People rebel en masse only when basic necessities are greatly lacking. Furthermore, any dissenting journalist is jailed. It would take a successful assassination attempt to get the Turks out in the street.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Egypt [43 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
LeoAug 16, 2013 13:04209021
1Stance of Zaman and Today's Zaman [27 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Nazim CairoAug 10, 2013 15:55208920
5Who are really the Turks? [108 words]dhimmi no moreAug 10, 2013 08:53208912
what dhimmi is saying is true [49 words]servet cevikOct 28, 2013 03:42208912
Many of today's Turks are the descendants of those that were murdered by the Turkish state [67 words]dhimmi no moreOct 29, 2013 08:35208912
Erdoğan ranting against coup [56 words]Nazim CairoAug 3, 2013 18:12208728
The victims of islam [184 words]dhimmi no moreAug 12, 2013 20:31208728
3Turkish Army is now as it should be... [69 words]Servet CevikAug 2, 2013 14:51208709
2If you renege on principle once, you will do it time and time again [113 words]Nazim CairoAug 3, 2013 08:50208709
military [89 words]havasAug 1, 2013 01:09208693
1Military not in the picture [111 words]Nazim CairoAug 4, 2013 18:10208693
Afraid not ! [151 words]SoloviewJul 31, 2013 17:00208684
1Turkish Coup Speculation [47 words]John D. Lynch IIJul 31, 2013 16:56208683
No, of course not. [74 words]Nazim CairoJul 31, 2013 16:28208682
1What does the future hold? Only Allahu (if he exists) A3lam [57 words]dhimmi no moreAug 2, 2013 14:33208682
Lets hope so [18 words]Robin RosenblattJul 31, 2013 16:16208680
Wishful thinking [51 words]Susan KJul 31, 2013 16:11208679

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