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2006-10-08 Europe

Sarkozy: Turkey's entry would put an 'end' to political Europe

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Posted by lotp 2006-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "If the EU accepts Turkey, "we will have made the Kurdish problem a European problem. Wonderful!" he said, apparently referring to the bloody conflict between Turkish authorities and militants demanding self-rule for the country's ethnic Kurdish population. "

...and we all saw how well they handled the Balkan problems in the 90's.

"Once the Kurdish issue is admitted as a European problem, "it remains to make Hamas and Hezbollah European problems" too, he argued, referring to the Palestinian governing party and the Lebanon-based Shiite militant movement."

Umm, Sarko, I almost hate to mention it but that horse has left the barn already, to use a homely American idiom.

Posted by Ernest Brown">Ernest Brown 2006-10-08 00:48|| saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]">[saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2006-10-08 00:48|| Front Page Top

#2 "We have a problem of integration of Muslims which raises the issue of Islam in Europe. To say it is not a problem is to hide from reality. If you let 100 million Turkish Muslims come in, what will come of it?"

Astonishingly plain talk, especially for a Frenchman.

Once the Kurdish issue is admitted as a European problem, "it remains to make Hamas and Hezbollah European problems"

Awww, how cute. Look at that! He found the Easter egg! Has anyone bothered to tell him that it's from ten years ago?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-08 00:55|| 2006-10-08 00:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Just wait 'til he tries to *peel* that ten-year-old Easter egg.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-10-08 00:58|| 2006-10-08 00:58|| Front Page Top

#4 Get Al-Chiraq out and get Sarkozy in. This guy sounds sensible. It will be a complete turnaround in ideology for the Frogs. Desperately needed. Between this fellow and Merckel in Germany, I see some hope.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-08 01:12|| 2006-10-08 01:12|| Front Page Top

#5 which is due to absorb a further two members

Doesn't that sound sinister in a 1950s horror movie-ish way. Should we be looking for pods in some basement in Brussels?

Posted by SteveS 2006-10-08 06:19|| 2006-10-08 06:19|| Front Page Top

#6 Sarkozy's laying it on the line. Let's see if enough French voters pick it up to elect him.

Posted by lotp 2006-10-08 09:40|| 2006-10-08 09:40|| Front Page Top

#7 We in the UK thank Sarkozy for admitting that the EU is a political movement and not the EEC we agreed to join.

I hope we can now leave and sue for our money back.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-10-08 10:35|| 2006-10-08 10:35|| Front Page Top

#8 No problem there pebbles!

I'm waiting to see what anon5089 and JFM make of this - they've made comments on this guy before...

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-10-08 11:58|| 2006-10-08 11:58|| Front Page Top

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