Explosions at int'l airport in Istanbul

[KJIM]

Just saw the CNN report. I pulled myself out of bed to read the news after getting a message from security to check in. I'm fine.

Explosions and gunfire; injuries (not to me) but nothing else known at this time. I'm going back to bed.

Ramadan ends on Tuesday or so. Would not be surprised if this starts a lively week of action in Istanbul.

I'm leaving town, but not until Monday.

 

[Songbird]

Turkey can call its new friend Israel for backup.

(Glad you're fine, KJIM. Sweet dreams.)

 

[BDC99]

ISIS or Kurds? Where will YF fall in?

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

YF wants to know their sexual orientation and if they smoke weed.

 

[Vombatus]

Be safe, KJIM!

 

[old_tony]

How many months before we can decipher a motive?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

sj's liberals must have been so busy today wringing their hands about Republicans' lack of compassion for brown people that they were unable to posts their concerns after dozens of people were killed in a non-white country. I'm sure they'll be around tomorrow to express their frustrations at the senseless violence.

 

[KJIM]

I'd rather have radio silence than stupid jokes.

BBC has 36 dead. I'm headed in to the office now; hoping to find there are no Americans among them.

And finish updating the phone tree.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

I'd rather have radio silence than stupid jokes.

BBC has 36 dead. I'm headed in to the office now; hoping to find there are no Americans among them.

And finish updating the phone tree.

Who's joking?

 

[BDC99]

I apologize for being more profoundly affected by the massacre that took place about 100 miles from my house. And I missed the part where Sunshine actually expressed his concern/sadness. It doesn't in any way diminish what happened, but Istanbul is in the middle of a war zone. So, care to explain your point?

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Nothing in this story for liberals to exploit, so they don't care.

 

[BDC99]

Nothing in this story for liberals to exploit, so they don't care.

Jesus. And keep telling me what I do/don't care about. Watching the coverage now. Have I shed a tear like I have numerous times over the Orlando attacks? No, because I didn't know anyone affected by this one.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Nothing in this story for liberals to exploit, so they don't care.

I eagerly look forward to Obama taking away the Second Amendment rights of the Turks.

 

[KJIM]

BCM, not sure who you are asked to "explain your point," but if it's directed to me, then my point is I'd rather people not post than feel they have to make some kind of inane comment for their own ego's sake.

If the topic of the thread doesn't interest you, don't waste your time opening it. (That's a collective "you".) And please, really don't waste your time posting on it.

 

[Vombatus]

KJIM, be safe.

I have a sincere question: how do you mentally prepare yourself for living and working in that environment?

To me, it seems like you are in a war zone, but in some respects worse because you are a noncombatant and potentially a target.

Just in the span of a few days, you went from Willie in Bulgaria to yesterday. As I heard about the airport attack, I kept thinking of Willie and Bulgaria and the Redhead.

I am sure the experiences far outweigh the negative. But just curious, if you don't mind discussing it, how do you brace yourself?

Fully understand if it's too raw and you don't want to address that, particularly at the moment. Keep hanging in there.

VB

 

[Dick Whitman]

Nothing in this story for liberals to exploit, so they don't care.

You're being quite unfair here. If people don't have vacation photos in front of instantly recognizable Istanbul landmarks, then they don't have vacation photos in front of instantly recognizable Istanbul landmarks.

 

[YankeeFan]

If the victims of Islamic terror aren't white, no one cares.

The terrorists would have gotten a much bigger response in America if they had attacked a gay airport

 

[Dick Whitman]

If the victims of Islamic terror aren't white, no one cares.

The terrorists would have gotten a much bigger response in America if they had attacked a gay airport

The Orlando victims weren't white.

 

[Dick Whitman]

The Charleston victims weren't white.

 

[Donny in his element]

Countdown to "white Hispanic" George Zimmerman reference. Too obvious, this setup.