Paraphrasing Turkish PM's message to journalists: 'Be careful what you say and do, or you can easily be next'

Thank god we live in the world's finest democracy. What, without the sophistication of first amendment and all that, the US might resemble one of those lesser societies — Turkey, perhaps?

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I mean, how dare that brute Recep Tayyip Erdogan put up his hand for permission to enter the refined confines of the European Union. Do the generals at NATO hold their noses when the Turkish PM enters a meeting?

What we have seen by way of press freedom in Turkey is what separates the unenlightened from the civilised. Sad to report, what we've seen by way of press freedom in the US this week is not so far removed - save perhaps for the manner of execution. In the States, shooting the messenger is more Wall Street-esque than it is Mafia-like.

First, Turkey. Proof that the Turkish media is cowed is obvious in a collective decision to virtually ignore anti-government protests raging for the past month — and the savagery of their dispersal by security forces. As Taksim Square erupted in the most fierce challenge to Erdogan in his 10 years in office, CNNTurk pressed on, fearlessly staying with its scheduled program — a penguin documentary.

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Paraphrasing Turkish PM's message to journalists: 'Be careful what you say and do, or you can easily be next'

Paraphrasing Turkish PM's message to journalists: 'Be careful what you say and do, or you can easily be next'

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