DominO123 Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Guys this one is too funny, I did not know where to post it here or the humour section, I'll leave the mods to move it if they find out that it fit better there. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=4546851 "ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's army has asked local authorities for information on individuals who could undermine the state, including ethnic minorities, magicians and people who practice meditation, local media said on Wednesday. In a rare statement to the press, the military General Staff confirmed it had asked authorities to "gather intelligence because it was necessary to makes plans to take effective measures against incidents that could arise." Turkey's largest newspaper Hurriyet on Wednesday published a document from the army command asking for information on people who supported the European Union and the United States, as well as "the socially elite, members of artistic groups and children of wealthy families." Foreigners living in Turkey and ethnic minorities, including Circassians, Gypsies, Albanians and Bosnians, were on the list. Satanists, freemasons, sympathizers with U.S. white supremacists in the Ku Klux Klan and groups that meditate or congregate on the Internet were also targeted, Hurriyet said. Even necromancers, or magicians who summon spirits from the dead, were included, the paper said. "Writers and thinkers who are working against Turkey" were also to be investigated. The request could raise eyebrows in the EU, which Turkey aspires to join. Among the reforms Turkey must make before opening entry talks is curbing the role of the military. Despite recent reforms, the military still wields influence over elected officials. The army has staged three coups since 1960 and sees itself as the ultimate guarantor of Turkey's secular democracy. © Reuters 2004. All Rights Reserved. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted March 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Oh man, it is more than a guy could take... could that news be pined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted March 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 I am surprised that no one has any comment about this news... Am I the only one that can't stop laughing when I read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armat Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Oh man, it is more than a guy could take... could that news be pined? Man I got basted! I better clear my woodo dolls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigil Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 (edited) I found it funny, but what can you expect from Turkey? Edited May 31, 2004 by Vigil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
America-Hye Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 MASS PSYCHOSIS!!!!! What do you expect from a country that jails cartographers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurgen Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Even necromancers, or magicians who summon spirits from the dead, were included, the paper said. :lol2: Yeah let's get them before they cast an evil spell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 MASS PSYCHOSIS!!!!! It's no different from what another country whose people exhibit mass psychosis has been doing. That other country being the USA of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 Turkey has been taking the meaning of assinine to perfection. What with their quarrel with the National Geographic and the NYT. This norning the guys on CNN were having a hilarious time about "magicians" and "meditation". The bird is losing its feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
America-Hye Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hey Bellthecat, As a small child in America I learned about all the Native American settlements within the boundaries of America. The remnants of Mexican culture (buildings) in the areas conquered by the US are preserved as tourist meccas. Ditto the remnants (buildings) of French culture. Thus, the US does not display the MASS PSYCHOSIS that Turkey does in the realm that we are discussing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vigil Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 (edited) Chicken is a better name for Turkey! Edited May 31, 2004 by Vigil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellthecat Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hey Bellthecat, As a small child in America I learned about all the Native American settlements within the boundaries of America. The remnants of Mexican culture (buildings) in the areas conquered by the US are preserved as tourist meccas. Ditto the remnants (buildings) of French culture. Thus, the US does not display the MASS PSYCHOSIS that Turkey does in the realm that we are discussing. Stick to the subject. In the aftermath of Wako, the Oklahoma bombing, and especially of course "9/11", the CIA and other US federal agencies have been compiling lists of "suspicious characteristics" and those with those characteristics. If you are somone who is identified as holding 2 or more such suspicious characteristics then that alone is enough for you to be put under surveilence by those agencies. Those deemed to hold susbicious characteristics include all those on that Turkish list; satanists, freemasons, sympathizers with Arab countries, white supremacists, groups that congregate on the Internet, etc., as well as many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
America-Hye Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hey Bellthecat, Mr. Turk, you delude yourself. The US group under surveillance do not include ALL these groups. My initial statement still holds true. The Turkish culture is TOTALLY Armenophobic. Turkish cartographers are jailed for sedition for publishing maps of historic Armenia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 "ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's army has asked local authorities for information on individuals who could undermine the state, including ethnic minorities, magicians and people who practice meditation, local media said on Wednesday............. Foreigners living in Turkey and ethnic minorities, including Circassians, Gypsies, Albanians and Bosnians, were on the list. Satanists, freemasons, sympathizers with U.S. white supremacists in the Ku Klux Klan and groups that meditate or congregate on the Internet were also targeted, Hurriyet said..... HAHAHA! I guess anyone on HF would probably be elligible! oh, and don't worry Domino jan, some of us take a little longer to get through the posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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