Ladies and gentlemen, we have reached a new level of stupid. Turkish Prime-Minister / Islamist Dictator has defended yesterdays mine catastrophe - which is said to have claimed more than 300 lives - by comparing modern Turkey to 19th century Britain! This is almost like something out of a Borat movie, but sadly its not. Here is the full news piece: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has cited centuries-old examples to defend his government over its mining record, pointing to a mine accident in Britain in 1838 during a press conference after the Soma disaster on May 14. “I went back in British history. Some 204 people died there after a mine collapsed in 1838. In 1866, 361 miners died in Britain. In an explosion in 1894, 290 people died there,” Erdoğan said on a visit to the grieving town of Soma. “Take America with all of its technology and everything ... In 1907, 361 [miners died there],” he added. “These are usual things.” The prime minister also cited examples of early 20th century mine accidents in France and Japan. “In 1942, 1,549 miners died in China due to a mixture of gas and coal,” Erdoğan said. “Can you believe it?” he asked.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 23:08:45 +0000
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