OTOH, the story shows that the Turks are still trying to maintain their US alliance; they just aren’t willing to fuck their air defence in the process.
Which is probably sensible, as the Turkish Air Force is rather short of pilots at the moment.
https://www.balkaneu.com/mass-arrests-in-the-turkish-air-force/
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Like, seriously, all they need are the boots, braces, and flight jacket, and they’d fit right in with the hammer skins…
The Bolsonaro article puts profits before people.
If Mr Bolsonaro succeeds in reforming the economy and cleaning up Brazil, he could unleash his country’s long-squandered potential. Nothing would give The Economist more pleasure. But to do so he must end his career as a provocateur and become a statesman. He must give up having only a selective respect for the law. And he must stop being lukewarm on pension reform, his government’s most important policy, and give it his full-throated support. Mr Bolsonaro has yet to show that he can tell voters bad news—such as that their pensions are unaffordable—or that he can work with congress. Unless he learns quickly, Brazilians will be disappointed again.
Sounds like an apologist for Pinochet.
“All lives matter”.
Esha’s on point. An enthusiastic “yes” would have sufficed.
Sorry, I don’t share Xeni Jardin’s zeal for Pelosi. In the end, I feel she’s still probably going to sell out.
I tend to view the establishment Dems not as allies, but rather as the sneakiest part of the enemy.
A bit of obscure Cold War trivia…
“We’re going to allow the GOP Senate to choose which agencies are funded and which are left to starve, presenting them with an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the Federal government to their whims”.
Genius. /s
