Coup attempt in Turkey

It's funny to read all the retweets that Erdogan is trying to get to Germany and wasn't able to land. #newjournalism #neinGastarbeiter

 

Erdogan was drifting into full-on Islamic nutbag territory. Perhaps as in Egypt, the moderates reside in the military. A coup here is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

BBC World News has video of helicopters firing into a city and bridges being roadblocked

 

Erdogan has accused the Gulenists, followers of an Islamic cleric named Gulen who is currently in exile in the Poconos of all places, as being responsible. But then again, he's not in a position to know right now.

 

Here's hoping Turkey gets back on truck to being a secular govt; the West really needs that stability.

 

Should it matter at all to us that he's the lawful democratically-elected leader?

 

Nope.

 

Turkey holds multi-party elections, but it is far from a free country, no matter if the military or civilians are in power.

 

OK, that's the post that made my day. LOL moment.

 

A friend of mine from high school works for the State Department over there. Trying to find out if he's OK. Never thought a Turkish coup would hit close to home for me.

 

Asks the nation who's the WWL in coups.