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The Turkish government continues to take action against soldiers and institutions after this month's failed coup attempt.
Amid a state of emergency, 45 newspapers, 16 television stations and three news agencies have been closed, state-run news agency Anadolu said Wednesday.
Anadolu said nearly 1,700 soldiers -- including 87 generals -- have been fired.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week said actions were being taken to remove the "threat" raised during the attempt. Officials have fired or suspended tens of thousands as the government intensifies its vast purge.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/world/turkey-failed-coup-media-soldiers/index.html
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29 2016, @11:49AM
Maybe, but I do not think USSR was capable of losing a conventional war at that time. The country is more epic than Afghanistan in its capacity to swallow invaders. Maybe extra 10 million Ruskies would have perished, but I doubt Stalin cared.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29 2016, @09:50PM
Stalin supposedly said that each dead Russian is one less German bullet.