zapfranklin

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New Twitter rules could hinder war crimes research and rescue efforts(washingtonpost.com)
4 points by zapfranklin 3y ago|0 comments
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by zapfranklin 4y ago
As someone who spent a very long night in the middle of Beyoğlu during the coup (e.g., small arms fire, sonic booms that shattered windows, run on ATMs) and extremely tense weeks that followed (e.g., gangs of men patrolling the streets, sho
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by zapfranklin 4y ago
This is extremely disappointing, but sadly unsurprising. Step 1: Strangle opposition traditional media Step 2: Stifle dissenting social media Step 3: Quash all public demonstrations with extreme prejudice Step 4: Jail dissenting v
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by zapfranklin 8y ago
The FETO thing is a very, very, large ball of wax. It is a mistake to dismiss it out of hand. That said, the US and Turkey don't see eye to eye on a host of things, but my understanding is that the military and intelligence cooperation
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by zapfranklin 8y ago
I suspect you don't have a strong understanding of how journalism works. A journalist fact-checking a story is more often a giveaway they are a conscientious journalist working for a legitimate organization. Getting the story right is
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by zapfranklin 8y ago
I assume he is talking about Planet Labs ( https://www.planet.com/ ) - a very cool service.
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
I am not sure where I said anything about "beacons of integrity and truth," but I will take institutions that routinely call themselves out for their mistakes over Hersh who appears to stand by all of his reporting despite serious
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
I don't disagree, but they certainly won't support the kurds' efforts against a NATO member. Don't misunderstand that I think this is a) a good idea, or b) ultimately going to work out the way Turkey wants it to work out
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
MintPress is a rather unreliable source. [0][1] [0] https://www.minnpost.com/media/2015/11/mystery-mintpress-new... [1] https://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/the-inside-story-of-one-w...
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
Hersh's recent work has been pointedly criticized as that of a conspiracy theorist versus an investigative journalist. [1] Generalizing reporting in "most US mainstream outlets" as "childlike misrepresentation" is t
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
I actually think they care a lot about international opinion, but not always in the most healthy way. Turkey seems to be primarily interested in playing spoiler, keeping an eye on economic interests, and exercising their refugee destination
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
Turkey has the second largest standing military force in NATO. They are also, well, in NATO. The current situation is uncomfortable for a whole lot of people, but when push comes to shove, I don't see how a proxy force with questionabl
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by zapfranklin 9y ago
Finally signed up for a yc account for this. As an American who has lived in Turkey for over half a decade, I offer you an opinion that a) it isn't currently particularly unsafe compared to any European cultural capitol (a credit, in p