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TYT: Calling For War ... Why The YouTube Ban In Turkey Will Fail
*Turkey blocked YouTube after a leaked recording of officials discussing a military incursion into Syria appeared on the site. The Foreign Ministry called the leak a "despicable attack" on national security, in a statement e-mailed from Ankara yesterday. It said the meeting, attended by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the head of national intelligence and other military and diplomatic officials, was held to discuss how to respond to threats by Islamist militants against an enclave of Turkish territory inside Syria. Some sections of the tape were "doctored," the ministry said. Turkey's telecommunications authority said it has blocked access to YouTube, where the recording was posted. The government imposed a temporary ban on news about the recording, according to Turkey's broadcasting watchdog...* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.