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2005-09-29 Europe

Straw calls emergency meeting to save Turkey talk

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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-29 20:36|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Turkey and the Straw?

Posted by Mike 2005-09-29 20:54|| 2005-09-29 20:54|| Front Page Top

#2 gobble gobble

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-29 21:36|| 2005-09-29 21:36|| Front Page Top

#3 I could care less. Turkey is a muslim nation. It doesn't belong in the EU as long as it is.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-29 22:02|| 2005-09-29 22:02|| Front Page Top

#4 I disagree - Turkey is the home of the Trojans, the Romans-Byzantines, the Turks and Ottomans, and parts of the Austrian-Hungarian empire. It has played a major role in the dev of Euro and Western democratic history and politics, however defective or controversial. Pragmatically, the West needs a democratic model, ally, and economic linchpin for the newly independent, mostly Muslim states of Central Asia. Like the Iranians, most Turks gen like Western-style materialism, libertarianism, and pop culture, NOT RADICALISM - Amwerica and Euro need to nurture that strength and make it better. When I look at TV images of the citizens of Turkey, I see many of the same ethnic faces one sees in similar images for Europe or even America. THE RADICS /JIHADISTS ARE FIGHTING FOR REGIONAL AND PAN-GLOBAL REGRESSIVE, ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE, TRADITIONALISM, NOT MODERNITY OR SOCIAL PROGRESS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-09-29 23:37|| 2005-09-29 23:37|| Front Page Top

#5 QUAGMIRE!

Posted by Angang Cragum9045 2005-09-29 23:38|| 2005-09-29 23:38|| Front Page Top

#6 good one Joe.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-29 23:42|| 2005-09-29 23:42|| Front Page Top

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