September 5th, 2020

During NPR’s interview, Osterweil made such comments as “Looting strikes at the heart of property, of whiteness and of the police,” and “It provides people with an imaginative sense of freedom and pleasure and helps them imagine a world that could be.”

“I think that’s a part of it that doesn’t really get talked about — that riots and looting are experienced as sort of joyous and liberatory,” Osterweil declared, before falsely claiming, “Most stores are insured; it’s just hurting insurance companies on some level. It’s just money. It’s just property. It’s not actually hurting any people.”

“They are going to understand that Turkey has the political, economic and military power to tear up the immoral maps and documents imposed,” Erdogan added

Here’s some extended footage. pic.twitter.com/lCN7tH9ItM

— Tony (@Mrtdogg) September 5, 2020

...the two Ukrainians denied any role in trafficking migrants to Greece, although they did admit to entering the country illegally themselves. They claimed that they were actually passengers rather than smugglers, and that they had each paid Turkish people-smugglers 3,000 euros each to reach Greece...