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2010-07-11 The Grand Turk

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Posted by Fred 2010-07-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 These Turks do not live in reality.
They should do well to remember THEY were the ones that initiated action to break a publicly known blockade and it was THEY who attacked soldiers attempting to board the ship at fault. They bear the sole responsibility for what happened. They wanted an incident and they got one.
The Turkish military needs to wake up and overthrow the bums that currently runs Turkey

Posted by Mike Hunt 2010-07-11 02:55|| 2010-07-11 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Time for the Israelis to consider unilateral sanctions against Turkey.

Posted by Bulldog 2010-07-11 03:25|| 2010-07-11 03:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Rootless metropolitans are known to control the Macassar Trust, it wolf not be surprising to see shortages spot.

Posted by Black Bart Shick7973 2010-07-11 04:38|| 2010-07-11 04:38|| Front Page Top

#4 And I thought Joe is the epitome of indecipherability! Black Bart Shick7973 takes it to new heights!

Posted by twobyfour 2010-07-11 04:51|| 2010-07-11 04:51|| Front Page Top

#5 In this statement is the sentiment of the Middle East - Shura Law - If Israel does not want an international commission, then it has to acknowledge this crime, apologize, and pay compensation

Turkey should kiss any thought of joining the European Union - Goodbye.

Posted by Goodluck 2010-07-11 06:40|| 2010-07-11 06:40|| Front Page Top

#6 Turkey should kiss any thought of joining the European Union - Goodbye.

Why? Their position seems very consistent with the Europeans', screw Israel.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-07-11 07:18|| 2010-07-11 07:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Ironic to see the Turks, slaughterers of a million Armenians, talking about 'crimes.'

Posted by Glenmore 2010-07-11 09:52|| 2010-07-11 09:52|| Front Page Top

#8 Rootless metropolitans are known to control the Macassar Trust, it wolf not be surprising to see shortages spot.

Google is your friend -- see here. The Macassar Trust was a property development group in South Africa in 1988, led by one Gierdien Imam Ali and aimed at what Mr. Ali referred to as "the brown community" (life was not so PC then)... but Mr. Ali was very concerned that price speculation would drive prices beyond the ability of the bc to pay, now that builder Israel Harries Homes had gotten involved. Rootless metropolitans means Jews, and wolf is a misspelling of would, I think.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-07-11 13:35|| 2010-07-11 13:35|| Front Page Top

#9 In the Middle East, it's all about saving face. The killings, mayhem etc are secondary. If face can be saved then no retaliation. So basically sit down and discuss "blood money". It's a bummer from a Western perspective, but it keeps a lid on things.
Must always keep the strategy in mind and not be sidetracked by "accidental" misadventures.

Posted by tipper 2010-07-11 13:46|| 2010-07-11 13:46|| Front Page Top

#10 Israel should respond by Thanking Turkey for its unspecified assistance against Iran. And then immediately after issuing the message, withdraw it and substitute a more appropriate one rejecting an apology over the Gaza ship deal.

This would have tongues waving all over the region.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-11 15:25|| 2010-07-11 15:25|| Front Page Top

#11 Kudos te TW 'n Burger leser!!! Who knew?

Posted by Besoeker 2010-07-11 16:12|| 2010-07-11 16:12|| Front Page Top

#12 From your ~~lips~~ keyboard to Bibi's ~~ear~~ eyes, 'moose. L:-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-07-11 17:41|| 2010-07-11 17:41|| Front Page Top

#13 I can't take credit, Besoeker -- I only studied Dutch the single year we lived near Brussels. But Dictionary.com has a lovely translator, for Dutch at least much quicker than Google. And the article I linked above was the only reference Google had to the subject, other than this thread. Credit goes to Black Bart Shick7973, for coming up with the historical reference.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-07-11 18:15|| 2010-07-11 18:15|| Front Page Top

#14 the word 'unilateral' is totally redundant jargon. Just edit it out wherever you see it, it's totally unnecessary.

Turkey reserves the right to apply sanctions. Means the same thing.

Now on to business.

WAKE UP EUROPE

Do NOT allow Turkey into the EU.

If the EU admits Turkey then all those fanatical Muslims currently held in check by Attaturk's secular constitution (enforced by the military) will be free to spread themselves all over Christendom

the writing is on the wall for europe

Posted by anon1 2010-07-11 19:53|| 2010-07-11 19:53|| Front Page Top

#15 TW---Credit goes to Black Bart Shick7973, for coming up with the hysterical ~~historical~~ reference.

In the ME, you cannot use historical. It is a Malaprop.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-07-11 20:38|| 2010-07-11 20:38|| Front Page Top

#16 If Turkey does anything foolish, I'm sure Israel can straighten them out by taking out the Bosporus bridge. THAT would be a HUGE loss of face for the Turks. Not to mention that the wreckage would probably take three or four years to clear away, during which time the Bosporus would be closed to traffic.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-07-11 22:59|| 2010-07-11 22:59|| Front Page Top

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