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from the unlikely site of Daily Kos. "DHinMI"'s great article, "What's behind the Turkish threat to send troops in to Iraq is a must read.

All I can do in response is link to two posts I've published. Turkey, a gap country with some European land emphasizes the Gappish nature of the Turkish regime -- a point that comes across very eloquently in the dKos article. Likewise, "Russia, Iran, and Distraction" could easily be titled "Turkey, Iran, and Distraction," considering Turkey's attempts to placate Tehran.

Note: This is a selection from Network Politics, a tdaxp series.

"Kerry takes on ... the gays," by kos, Daily Kos, 9 May 2005, http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/5/9/15543/65846.

"John Kerry Needs To Go Away," by John in DC, America Blog, 9 May 2005, http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/05/john-kerry-needs-to-go-away.html.

Another post illustrating Fourth Generation Political theory and the dysfunctional nature of the liberal "netroots"

But first, some definitions

• The Fourth Generation of Modern Politics (4GP): a modern method of politics designed to seize the government and enact laws. When successful it is based on flat-horizontal-strong ideological networks. Resistant to decapitation attacks, these peer-to-peer nets can sustain themselves for fights that last decades. A 4GP struggle evolves in three unique stages, though the network can go back and forth or even be at different stages in different places at the same time.
  
  
• 4GP's First Stage (4GPS1): This first stage of a 4GP net, characterized by a weak 4GP movement and a strong enemy. 4GPS1 attacks are known as "node takedown," "the politics of personal destruction," "agitation-propaganda," or just "horror stories." These are high-profile symbolic attacks designed to recruit followers through "militancy."
  
  
• 4GP's Second Stage (4GPS2): The second stage of a 4GP, characterized by a strong 4GP movement and a peer-strength enemy. The most popular kind of 4GPS2 attack is "network contestment," where the insurgent network tries to steal members away from an existing network in mass, or otherwise inflict mass harm on the victim net.
  
  
• 4GP's Third Stage (4GPS3): The final stage of 4GP, characterized by direct assaults and take-over of the government, the military, and police powers. 4GPS3 attacks are known as "elections," "judicial nominations," "Presidential appointments," or similar names. These are attacks by very strong 4GP networks that attempt to co-opt the government for its own purposes. Successful 4GPS3 is the goal of almost every 4GP network.

Now, the story.

"Reid versus Kerry," by kos, Daily Kos, 9 March 2005, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/3/9/142359/4530.

Unlike certain statements on Democratic Underground, this is not a comment. This is part of an above-the-fold post on the front page of daily Kos.

Since some of you missed the problem with Kerry -- he wants to present a social security "plan" so Democrats can "[seize] the middle ground in the Social Security fight." In reality, we don't have to present shit, since the GOP can't even prove there's any sort of threat requiring imminent attention.

Not that this is kos's first run-in with life outside the basement. After the desecration of bodies in Fallujah...

Let the people see what war is like. This isn’t an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush’s folly.

That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.