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http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/world/europe/turkey-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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jeez, anyone watching cnn? turkish protestors and cops are gettin' it on (Original Post)
arely staircase
Jun 2013
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maddezmom
(135,060 posts)1. Just turned it on
Fireworks being fired off now.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)3. i know, it's the ooooh aaaaaah of protests/crackdowns
nt
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)2. In the UK
Sky and BBC have both got reporters on the spot and have both show live footage although I guess it will be dark there now.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)4. Yeah, CNN has 2 on the ground as well
malaise
(269,257 posts)5. Excessive force against chanting citizens
Fugg 'em
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)6. yeah, the government said they wouldn't crack down
nt
Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)7. Yep
Watching the fear network right now.
Warpy
(111,417 posts)8. This was going on at 2 AM, early morning their time,
when the cops rousted people sleeping in the square.
This whole business is so dismally familiar: peaceful demonstrators, riot cops bashing heads and destroying property, streets thick with poison gas.
It's war, folks, and it's worldwide. It's not just one government, it's all of them turning on their citizens.
I'm afraid we're living in interesting times. I was hoping for a little boredom before I shuffle off this mortal coil, but I doubt this will be the case.
datasuspect
(26,591 posts)9. pick up your axe
and fight like a farmer!
pinto
(106,886 posts)10. Watching the coverage. The confrontations seem to ebb and flow. As does the intensity.
This is something CNN, BBC, et al cover well, on-site.
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)11. It's on MSNBC too.