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6. I remember back in 1968 while on a Navy carrier that visited

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 03:04 PM

Jun 2019

Istanbul it was not so friendly. The first Liberty boat was attacked by protesters and injured some sailors, but we stayed. I remember walking Shore Patrol without being allowed to carry a night stick.
Several unsuspecting sailor's backs were sprayed with black ink from squirt guns.

After that liberty incident was cancelled there.

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Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP loses again [View all] Eugene Jun 2019 OP

What now? Gonna declare this election doesn't count either? Buckle up, something like that is coming RockRaven Jun 2019 #1

I think it's too late for that. Richard D Jun 2019 #10

Thank you for posting this. murielm99 Jun 2019 #2

"Whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey," says Erdogan dalton99a Jun 2019 #3

My thoughts exactly nycbos Jun 2019 #5

that's good - Erdogan's attempt to cancel the first result was dodgy muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #4

I remember back in 1968 while on a Navy carrier that visited INdemo Jun 2019 #6

Imamoglu won! Richard D Jun 2019 #7

Here? Where? murielm99 Jun 2019 #8

I'll do my best. Richard D Jun 2019 #9

A few minutes of video Richard D Jun 2019 #11

I hope fuck face is in mourning over his buddy Erdogan's setback 47of74 Jun 2019 #12

Hopefully the secularist are able to push back the fundamentalists. GulfCoast66 Jun 2019 #13

Excellent! They forced a do-over and re-confirmed that the people don't want them. Nitram Jun 2019 #14