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Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump
« on: August 16, 2018, 03:42:14 pm »
Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump

By/ Tucker Reals/ CBS News/ August 16, 2018, 9:26 AM

Turks are taking sledgehammers, handguns and fire to iPhones in a symbolic backing of their government as it clashes with the Trump administration over a jailed American pastor. Videos showing Turkish citizens stomping on or otherwise destroying iPhones have proliferated online in recent days, following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for Turks to boycott U.S. products -- specifically the smartphones made by California tech giant Apple.

Erdogan issued the call and announced a massive hike in tariffs on U.S. goods this week after the U.S. raised tariffs on Turkish imports and aimed new sanctions at Turkish officials in the row over American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who remains under house arrest pending his trial in Turkey on charges of espionage and terrorism.

The U.S. government insists the charges against Brunson are contrived and that he is an innocent family man being held for political reasons. Brunson had lived in Turkey for more than 20 years prior to his arrest. He was jailed for about two years before being moved to house arrest last month.

President Trump demanded Turkey free Brunson and then followed through with his threat to hit Ankara with sanctions and tariffs when he wasn't released.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turkey-anger-donald-trump-us-tariffs-turks-smash-iphones-burn-fake-dollars/
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« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2018, 03:43:55 pm »
   Brought back memories.

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Re: Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2018, 03:51:18 pm »
Makes as much sense as burning down your house to protest Obama!
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Re: Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump
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Re: Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2018, 04:10:15 pm »

Looks staged. Has anyone inspected those phones?

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Re: Turks are smashing their iPhones to protest Trump
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2018, 04:23:58 pm »
As if I needed another reason to like Trump.  If he's pissing Turks off, he's doing the right thing.
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Question for @EasyAce  I read that because the Disco Demolition caused the Sox to forfeit the second game of the twilight Double header Jimmy Piersall, who was Harry Carey's partner in the television broadcast booth for the White Sox, got mad at Mike Veeck (son of then owner Bill Veeck) and started strangling him.  Piersall was suspended for this, but Bill Vecck,  didn't fire him.    I never heard that at the time.  Is that urban legend.
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