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This Day In History April 25, 1915 CE
25 Monday Apr 2011
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1915, Allies, ANZAC, Anzac Day, April 25th, Australia, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, Central Powers, Dardanelles, First Lord of the Admiralty, First World War, Gallipoli, military disasters, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, New Zealand, Pyrrhic victories, that trick never works, the Great War, this day in history, Triple Alliance, Triple Entente, Turkey, Winston Churchill, World War One, WWI
On which Allied forces begin the assault on the Gallipoli Peninsula which First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, believes will knock Turkey from the war and lay bare the soft underbelly of the Central Powers.
"Nope."
The campaign was such an unmitigated military disaster and tragic waste of human life that the Australian and New Zealand Governments thought it would be the perfect defeat to commemorate the memory of their fallen soldiers. Happy Anzac Day, Mates! ∞T.
Old Lady Takes Out Armenia’s Internet
07 Thursday Apr 2011
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Armenia, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Holocaust, Azerbaijan, freaky things people eat, genocide, Georgia, Holocaust, internet, Turkey, yogurt soda
By Smaktakula
Even With The Internet Down, This Armenian Super-Computer Still Has A Utilitarian Function.
An elderly Georgian woman is facing legal action after accidentally terminating internet service to Armenia. This is an especially hard blow for the tiny temporary country, which is said to be struggling to find its feet and constantly on guard against neighbor and historical enemy Turkey, which tends to erase Armenia from the map every couple of generations.
Technology Problems Can Be Devastating For A Culture Which Has Yet To Discover Edible Food.
The elderly prankster says she was digging for copper when she inadvertently stripped the data-carrying line, causing the data outage in Armenia, as well as in some parts of Georgia and Azerbaijan. Although authorities fixed the problem within a few hours, the incident was said to be a tremendous inconvenience for the dozen or so Armenians familiar with the internet.
"Without The Internet, How Can I Send Out My Daily Reminder About The Armenian Holocaust? It's Not Fair--Everybody Talks About The Jewish Holocaust, But We Had Ours First, And It Was Way Better."
Connubial Turkey Shoot
18 Wednesday Aug 2010
Posted in Asia, Crime, Culture, General Foolishness, Social Networking
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AK-47, aunticide?, celebration, connubial bliss, firearm-related homicides, groom kills family members, guns, jackassery, marriage, patricide, Tevfik Altin, Turkey, unconsummated marriages, wedding disaster, World's Funniest Wedding Mix-Ups
By Smaktakula
On a day which, barring one regrettable action, would have ranked among the best in his life, Tevfik Altin’s world quite suddenly turned to shit. By the time the sun had set, this Turkish newlywed found that he was not only a patricide, but also whatever a person who kills his aunt is called.
Things turned sour when Altin chose–in retrospect, perhaps unwisely–to participate in the celebratory local custom of firing an AK-47 into the air. Altin, clearly a Turk above all others, somehow managed to slay his father and two aunts. He also injured six other people, three of whom were children.
Police promptly arrived on the scene and took that turkey into custody.
"This Is The Happiest Day Of My Life!"
Times Online: Turkey Recalls Ambassador After US Genocide Vote
05 Friday Mar 2010
Posted in Asia, Christianity, Europe, History, Islam, Justice, Middle East, Military, Political Correctness, Politics, Religion, World Affairs
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1915, Armenia, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Holocaust, genocide, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Islam, Islamic Republic, massacre, Muslim, Ottoman Empire, pogrom, Turkey, Turkish, Turks, United States of America, US Ambassador
Despite pleas from the Obama Administration, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has voted to label Turkey’s 1915 pogrom against Armenians as a genocide.
From a strategic standpoint, this is madness. The Turks have already made clear their feelings on the issue, and to persist in this course risks alienating our closest Muslim ally (Turkey, it should be noted, is a model among predominately Muslim nations for its staunchly secular government). Moreover, the raising of this issue now risks undermining recent overtures between Turkey and Armenia.
Conversely, Turkey’s argument is that the 1915 massacres did not constitute a genocide, claiming that the death statistics have been exaggerated. While that is indeed very likely, it is a specious argument. A genocide is both a deliberate and a systematic elimination of a people. It is a crime of intent, and the relative size of the body count doesn’t matter.
Turkey Shoot Here: Turkey recalls ambassador after US vote on Armenia ‘genocide’ – Times Online.
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