Turkey Downs Syrian Fighter Jet in Ultimate ‘Wag the Dog’ Move

Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. (AP)

Facing an unprecedented domestic crisis, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been dialing up the nationalist rhetoric lately as crucial elections loom next week. After Turkish forces shot down a Syrian fighter jet…
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Turkey Downs Syrian Fighter Jet in Ultimate ‘Wag the Dog’ Move

VIDEO: Why Ex-NBA Star Mutombo Didn’t Like Basketball

Dikembe Mutombo had one dream when he arrived at Georgetown University in 1987: to become a doctor and save lives back home in the Republic of Congo. The WSJ’s Deborah Kan speaks with one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history on life in retirement and why at first he disliked…
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VIDEO: Why Ex-NBA Star Mutombo Didn’t Like Basketball

VIDEO: Why Ex-NBA Star Mutombo Didn’t Like Basketball

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Dikembe Mutombo had one dream when he arrived at Georgetown University in 1987: to become a doctor and save lives back home in the Republic of Congo. The WSJ’s Deborah Kan speaks with one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history on life in retirement and why at first he…
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VIDEO: Why Ex-NBA Star Mutombo Didn’t Like Basketball