Guy who was gonna be chief of the Turkish air force arrested instead
And another eight officers are being interrogated over a plan many years ago to cause disruptions, such as bombing mosques, that eventually would lead to a military coup. Our military is boring by comparison. And that is a good thing. The closest we’ve come is President Truman’s crack that, if being "a dumb son of ...
And another eight officers are being interrogated over a plan many years ago to cause disruptions, such as bombing mosques, that eventually would lead to a military coup.
And another eight officers are being interrogated over a plan many years ago to cause disruptions, such as bombing mosques, that eventually would lead to a military coup.
Our military is boring by comparison. And that is a good thing. The closest we’ve come is President Truman’s crack that, if being "a dumb son of a bitch …[was] against the law for generals, …half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."
(HT to NIMJ)
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