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Obama’s Turkish Partners

A democratic Turkey that has respect in Muslim capitals is exactly what the West needs.

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  • Posted By: erenkoy @ 12/30/2008 12:33:35 PM

    The author Akyol uses every opportunity to denigrate Ataturk and its legacy. Belonging to an Islamic Fraternity which has fought secularization and democratization of Turkey since the very first year of the Repuclic, Akyol does not suprises me when he airbrushes reality to romanticize the reactionary movement and to denigrate the 'secular progressive' movement -he is very similar to Bill O'Reilly.

    When JFK sent the federal troops to Alabama and Missisipi to enforce the democratic rights of African Americans, the pro-segregation governors of the Southern States called JFK undemocratic. Believing Akyol and his Fraternity were for democracy is no different than believing pro-segregation racists were for liberation. Interestingly enough, pro-segregation racists used the word 'liberty' many times to advance their agenda, which was to limit others' luiberties, just like AKP uses the word 'democracy' to justify the undemocratic actions of their religion-based propaganda.

  • Posted By: computtr @ 12/14/2008 12:31:45 PM

    A man has being made MIND READING without judgement by Turkish Army in Turkey and was not accused of any crime The reason of this event wasn't explained by anybody such as the Turkish Republic and Turkish Army. We know that A man is leftist and supporter of secular system. On the other hand Turkish Army and the government is on religuos side. Any article can not be found on newspaper or the other communication ways. Turkish army especially the sea forces committed a big crime like a mafia and want to save their ass. that's why the government and judges are doing nothing unfornutanetly.

  • Posted By: teolok @ 12/12/2008 4:07:04 PM

    Turkish Army has been supporting ??slamist terrorist groups such as Turkish Hezbollah against PKK , kurdish labour party in Turkey. and simultaneously an Islamist party AKP was wanted by The Turkish Army to find support from ruling Party as well. The prove is that the Army prevented the changing ruling party by giving negative vote in Turkish main court. In this way the army protected The ruling party AKP. Turkey has not solved its problem and you want it to be negotiator in middle east. this is not reasonable for me.

  • Posted By: anatolia @ 12/11/2008 9:01:54 AM

    there is ONE Muslim Capital on the world-Ankara. The rest are capital cities of phoney Muslims calling tehmselves Muslims. These Muslims' see MONEY as their God.Only we the Turks respect and love Allah. Turkey is and will remain democratic even if these so called Muslims do not respect our democracy. What can an Arab or an Iranian understand from Democracy ? Look at Iraq - that is Arabic democracy. Turkey does not need respect from Arab/Iranian democrats.
    They should keep away from our lovely country and mind their own business.

  • Posted By: karaswart @ 12/08/2008 7:07:52 AM

    The Pakistani Army, the biggest butcher of Muslims in recorded history ( 3 million Bengali Muslims butchered in 1971) must be defanged. Remember these glorious 14days (3rd December to 17th December 1971) when the Pakistani Army was routed and the genocide stopped.

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