jeez, anyone watching cnn? turkish protestors and cops are gettin' it on

[arely staircase]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/11/world/europe/turkey-protests/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[maddezmom]

1. Just turned it on

Fireworks being fired off now.

[arely staircase]

3. i know, it's the ooooh aaaaaah of protests/crackdowns

nt

[dipsydoodle]

2. In the UK

Sky and BBC have both got reporters on the spot and have both show live footage although I guess it will be dark there now.

[maddezmom]

4. Yeah, CNN has 2 on the ground as well

[malaise]

5. Excessive force against chanting citizens

Fugg 'em

[arely staircase]

6. yeah, the government said they wouldn't crack down

nt

[Life Long Dem]

7. Yep

Watching the fear network right now.

[Warpy]

8. This was going on at 2 AM, early morning their time,

when the cops rousted people sleeping in the square.

This whole business is so dismally familiar: peaceful demonstrators, riot cops bashing heads and destroying property, streets thick with poison gas.

It's war, folks, and it's worldwide. It's not just one government, it's all of them turning on their citizens.

I'm afraid we're living in interesting times. I was hoping for a little boredom before I shuffle off this mortal coil, but I doubt this will be the case.

[datasuspect]

9. pick up your axe

and fight like a farmer!

[pinto]

10. Watching the coverage. The confrontations seem to ebb and flow. As does the intensity.

This is something CNN, BBC, et al cover well, on-site.

[Skidmore]

11. It's on MSNBC too.