reading a lot about operation c (confrontation), in addition to watching videos about bull connor. other facts: tarring and feathering doesn't use the kind of tar that we're used to (black, asphalt kind). tarring and feathering used pine tar, the kind that was apparently used on ship ropes and needed to be liquid at way lower temperatures, more like room temperature. so it was basically a humiliation tactic, not a torture tactic. for turture, you'd move to the horrible scalping things that involved super hot liquids being poured on a cone on the head. ick.
and otherwise on the gah turkey front, passenger refused entry onto ferry because she had closed bottle of wine in her bag.
and OH MY GOD OBAMA WAS HOLDING A BASEBALL BAT WHILE ON THE PHONE THAT MUST SIGNIFY SOMETHING RIGHT?
Carney however gave no direct response to such claims, and simply told reporters that all he could say was that the president was a baseball fan and an avid Chicago White Sox supporter. Carney also added that he would further study the photo for any other details.
Well, nothing to fear here: no, school history books books did not use 'betrayed their country' to describe Armenians and Syriacs. Just 'problematic descriptions':
The offensive terms to be removed include descriptions of these groups as “back-stabbing rebels,” “puppets of European states,” and “stooges.”Turkey's newspapers kinda suck. For instance, here is a completely incomprehensible stream of consciousness article that is about on par with my blog, but has been published in one of the largest English newspapers in the country. Scary.
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