Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram Restricted in Southern Turkey

Post by TeMPOraL » Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 10:43 PM UTC

thelittleone wrote: post #197

TeMPOraL wrote: post #191

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An unfortunate side effect of the way HAM licenses are handled worldwide is that each government has a handy list of almost every citizen with enough knowledge and experience to build, service and use radio stations - complete with addresses and a partial inventory of equipment in circulation. It makes confiscating radio equipment and detaining operators much, much easier.

If by saying "each government" you mean globally, that's just wrong. It's certainly not the case in many developing countries (e.g., Indonesia).

Post by neetdeth » Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 11:42 PM UTC

TheAlchemist wrote: post #141

ipsin wrote: post #51

I'm still shocked at how thoroughly the United States betrayed the groups like YPG that we were working with months ago. Destroying fortifications on the Syrian border [1], providing intel to Turkey. There's an official denial of a "green light", but it's pretty clear that that's exactly what it was -- a surprise withdrawal and support ahead of Turkey's offensive. U.S. hardware, support, and consent. It might as well…

It's exactly the sentiment now in Poland. We have some precedents in our own history, especially in the beginning of the WW II, and a lot of people are shaking their heads - we consider ourselves as important US allies but it's clearly interpreted as the sign that you can only count on yourself in this world.

Post by jacobush » Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 11:57 PM UTC

m00dy wrote: post #194

_ink_ wrote: post #77

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Turkey is stealing a 30km wide coridor from a different country. If they want a safe zone, they could implement it on their side of the border.

Turkey has been fighting with PKK for than 30 years now. I can say that having a safe zone within our borders didn't work so far.

Post by kamyarg » Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 12:06 AM UTC

y-c-o-m-b wrote: post #90

OzzyB wrote: post #61

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I'm more shocked at comments like yours that get echoed and promoted without any context whatsoever, but then again "Anti-Turkishism" is a thing. What I'm shocked about is how a so called ally can side and arm a vowed terrorist group for years and expect there to be no fallout, but then "Pro-Kurdishism" is a thing. I do love however the narrative that the Kurds are this angelic force that helped us when no other woul…

First of all, not all Kurds = PKK (the terrorist organization you are referencing) and not all arms of the PKK commit acts of terrorism. Second, the atrocities committed by Turkey are on the same scale as terrorism, the difference is only in the semantics. Look at the human rights violations and civilian casualties committed by both the PKK and Turkey here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish%E2%80%93Turkish_confli…

Post by jacobush » Sat, Oct 12, 2019, 12:18 AM UTC

mda wrote: post #157

y-c-o-m-b wrote: post #90

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First of all, not all Kurds = PKK (the terrorist organization you are referencing) and not all arms of the PKK commit acts of terrorism. Second, the atrocities committed by Turkey are on the same scale as terrorism, the difference is only in the semantics. Look at the human rights violations and civilian casualties committed by both the PKK and Turkey here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurdish%E2%80%93Turkish_confli…

Is it a blanket bombing campaign though? Do you really believe Turkey is indiscriminately bombing civilians?