coup attempt

Originally published on Strategic Culture

This article originally appeared on Truth Dig.
Nicaragua just defeated a U.S.-backed violent coup attempt, and no one cares.
Well, let me revise that: Very few care. English teachers may care because they may find it fascinating the phrase “violent coup” is one of the only English phrases often introduced with the prefix “U.S.-backed.”

(ANTIMEDIA) — Despite the fact there are a number of competing theories surrounding the underlying causes of the recent coup attempt in Turkey, the fact still remains that President Obama initially pledged his support for Turkey, requesting that all parties support the “democratically-elected” government of President Re