Left-Wing? Not Particularly Good At Anything? There’s A Place That’s Just Perfect For You
April 30, 2010
Dan Majestic writes: Are you left-wing, politically correct and not very good at anything in particular? Then why not apply for a job at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that is lavishly funded by the public and gets away with making and putting out the most appalling crap imaginable, both on the box and on the wireless. It would be an additional advantage if you find it difficult to string word and sentences together properly and suck at presentational skills. Not to mention that your chances would increase if you’re an atheist, not that great looking, dress silly and have a mild or a very obvious speech impediment. Yes, the BBC is a place where you can fit in nicely, even if you’re hopeless at all the things that are needed to work in broadcasting – as long as you are staunchly...
Turkey Faces A New Threat From Left Wing Violence
May 5, 2009
Martin McCauley writes: Turkish police raided 60 different addresses in Istanbul recently searching for members of the new left wing militant group Devrimci Karagah (DK or Revolutionary Base). Forty suspects were arrested. A gunfire battle raged for over six hours at one address. One of the militants, a policeman and a civilian were killed and seven policemen were injured. Materials seized during the raids revealed that the DK is a left wing revolutionary movement with links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). This was not the first incident in which the DK was involved. In August 2008, it attacked the 1st Army headquarters in Istanbul. No damage or casualties were reported then. In December 2008, it launched an assault on the Istanbul office of the ruling Justice and Development...
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