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Turkey downs Syria military jet 'in airspace violation'

1 pointsby joyofdataabout 11 years ago
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joyofdataabout 11 years ago
&quot;Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal.&quot;<p>(IMDB: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.imdb.com&#x2F;title&#x2F;tt0120885&#x2F;</a>)<p>This main difference though is that this is going to be for real.<p>&quot;Everyone, it seems, is waiting for compromising sex tapes to emerge, a tawdry phenomenon with a history in Turkish politics, especially at election time. Already, sex tapes supposedly involving high-level officials have been delivered to some news organizations, which, for now, have shown restraint. It is probably only a matter of time before they begin showing up on social media.&quot;<p>(NY Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/26/world/europe/turks-are-glued-to-a-sensational-drama-this-one-political.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;02&#x2F;26&#x2F;world&#x2F;europe&#x2F;turks-are-glu...</a>)