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Failed coups, tracking trials and the 28 Pages + this day in history w/the McDonald's massacre and our song of the day by Pageantry on your Morning Monarchy for July 18, 2016.

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-07-18%20Sibel%20Edmonds.mp3"][/audio]As we predicted last year, the deep state coup against Erdogan finally materialized last weekend...but it fizzled out almost as quickly as it arrived. So what are we to make of this would-be putsch? Did Erdogan allow it to happen in order to further cement his control on the rebound? Or was this merely a trial run for the real CIA/NATO/Gulenist coup yet to come? And what role do the Turkish people play in all of this?

Behold the dumpster fire that is the GOP. The Grand Guignol of American political theatre, as my great friend Webster Tarpley refers to it. The march of the incompetents. Herr Drumpf’s explication of ISIS and Turkey was breathtakingly incoherent. More so than ever. And that’s saying something. What is the coup about, you ask? Historicity counts.

(ZHE) When earlier today we reported that Turkey has closed the airspace above, and suspended all US-led air missions out of the giant Incirlik airbase (which houses some 50 US nuclear bombs), we said that there is speculation the “airbase may be held “hostage” by Ankara as a bargaining chip ahead of

(ZHE) When we described the aftermath of Turkey’s failed, and painfully disorganized military coup attempt, we asked rhetorically, “Who wins?” To which we answered: “Why Erdogan of course.

21st Century Wire says…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is claiming victory over a fail coup d’etat with many hundreds of military already being arrested, with some fighting continuing between military coup hold-outs and state security police.
Erdoğan returned to Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport early this morning from a holiday in Marmaris, and took to national TV to condemn the coup attempt and vowed to punish those involved.

21st Century Wire says….
Reports are now confirmed of an attempted military-led coup d’état being staged tonight in Turkey – with the military now claiming control of the country now.
Conflicting reports are circulating as to who is presently in control of the government and the country.
Turkish Prime Minster Binali Yildirim warning that military who are attempting coup “will pay the highest price.”

Berta Cáceres, Honduran indigenous and environmental activist, before she was murdered (click to enlarge; source)by Gaius PubliusI've been looking for a way to tell this story, the story of Hillary Clinton and the murder of Berta Cáceres, for a while.

A couple days ago we looked briefly at Herr Trumpf's threat to chuck the constitutional prohibition on churches and religions openly endorsing candidates. Will we see a big TV spectacular on Inauguration Day featuring a bonfire with slimy little Eric Trumpf burning copies of the Constitution while Ivanka, dressed as Tzeitel, does a scintillating dance to the Kushner family anthem? Not likely, but God only knows what U.S.

Oregon Under Attack, mystery meat and Middle East heat + This Day In History w/LBJ and your song of the day w/Tom Jones on Morning Monarchy for January 4, 2016.