Friday, May 06, 2011

Turkey's Muzzled Muckrakers

"Turkey's Muzzled Muckrakers
By ANDREW FINKEL
Published: May 6, 2011

ISTANBUL — Imagine if back in the days of Watergate, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had been put on trial for being part of the very conspiracy they were trying to uncover. Then suppose a large section of the Washington press corps proceeded to pat federal prosecutors on the back for a job well done. "

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