Problem with the "archduke" comparison is that the likely effect of this is in the opposite direction of that one. And pretty obviously so.
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A list I had drawn up earlier of journalists/observers of Turkey. Lists are not endorsements but at least info: https://twitter.com/zeynep/lists/turkey-journalists …
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The point about not plastering the assassin's obviously posed and prepared statement on mass/social media kinda makes its own point, no?
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Yes. World's going thru a ferociously dangerous interregnum. But today's assassination is not a destabilizing event. https://twitter.com/nateschenkkan/status/810912100285554688 …
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Syrian & Yemen wars; elite failure in West; rise of authoritarianism=destabilizing forces. This assassination=a murder, not destabilizing.
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I don't mean things are going well; no. Major unresolved & deepening crises. But a "July Ultimatum" isn't coming from this event.
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If I were betting person: at tomorrow's summit, mutual TR-RU display of support, condemnation of assassination. https://twitter.com/Akraghuraman23/status/810921245239693312 …
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What, to this? To what end? No.https://twitter.com/markemer/status/810923152448557056 …
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BTW; Yemen's descent into disaster threatens millions. I'm despairing—also fundraising here: http://events.doctorswithoutborders.org/campaign/zeynep https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/809887077848465410 …
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It's true that the region's crises & wars are a threat; first to the people there; and to world. Focus on raging fires; not random sparks.
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