Thursday, June 07, 2012

Cracks show in Turkey's once dominant military | Fox News

Cracks show in Turkey's once dominant military

Published June 07, 2012

Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey – These are unsettled times for the Turkish military, once the nation's arbiter. The civilian government gutted its political power, hundreds of retired and active-duty officers are in jail on coup plot charges — and now military dissenters are lobbying on Facebook and Twitter for better pay and benefits.

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