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"The Neocon dream of Turko-Israeli regional military-economic cooperation sphere is now in tatters"
My friend Chuck Spinney writes in from Turkey this morning riffing off a recent op-ed in the Times. I can't quibble with what either of them have to say. Chuck says: As someone who has lived in Turkey for most of the last two years, I have watched the development of her foreign policy with ...
What westerners don't get about Islam...
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — 'Islamism, or Islam?' 'Islamist or Islamic?' By Andrew G. Bostom During the autumn of 1843, in the... heart of Istanbul, Turkey, Sir Henry Layard , the British archeologist, writer, and diplomat, witnessed the punishment mandated by the Shari'a, i.e., Islamic Law for apostasizing from Islam. He ... (more) What westerners don't get about Islam...
Is the Turkish-Israeli Alliance Over? Yes It Is [Article]
gloria-center.org — If you find these articles useful and interesting, please read and subscribe to Barry Rubin's blog, Rubin... Reports, at : I wrote the following article for The Turkish Analyst, Vol. 2, No. 19 published by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute s Silk Road ... (more) Is the Turkish-Israeli Alliance Over? Yes It Is [Article]
Vote YES for Oregon
voteyesfororegon.org — Small pumkin You already have plans this Thanksgiving to gather with your friends and family to share... the holiday, why not host a Vote Yes for Oregon Turkey Talk ? Getting the conversation started is simple. When you talk to your loved ones about ... (more) Vote YES for Oregon
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The Rise of Turkey
Newshoggers.com — ... in Erbil. In recent years, Turkey’s diplomacy has scored many successes, winning great popularity in the Arab world and strengthening Turkey’s hand in its bid to join the European Union. Some people would go so far as to argue that there is no future for Turkey without the E.U., and no future for the E.U. without Turkey. The last about the E.U. seems a bit overblown to me, but the rest appears to be on target. Riffing off of the article, Chuck Spinney notes that the Turkish revival goes far beyond what is in the ...

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