danielpipes.org - 10/27/2009
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"There is no doubt he is our friend," Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, says of Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as he accuses Israel's foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Gaza. These
liberalvaluesblog.com - 26 days ago
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liberalvaluesblog.com —
During the Bush years our foreign policy often
felt like a no win battle between Christian and...
Islamic fundamentalism. The Boston Globe shows one of the areas where the two are increasingly in agreement–belief in creationism: But there is another creationist movement whose influence is ...
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Creationism in the Muslim World
njdc.org - 10/22/2009
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njdc.org —
The National Jewish Democratic Council’s 2009 Washington Conference
impressed its attendees with a stellar program. The conference...
was jam packed with high caliber speakers and dignitaries who helped make the conference an extraordinary event. Notable speakers and events included: ...
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NJDC Conference Roundup
nytimes.com - 30 days ago
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nytimes.com —
ISTANBUL With Turkey’s prospects for joining the
European Union growing more elusive and the country reaching...
out to predominantly Muslim countries with a vigor not seen in years, a longstanding question is vexing the United States and Europe: Is ...
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Tensions Grow Between Turkey and the West
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ERDOGAN CONTINUES TO DRAG TURKEY EAST - AND BACK 1000 YEARS: EMBRACES AHMADINEJAD ON TRIP TO TEHRAN
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... welcoming Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who arrived in Teheran Tuesday for a two-day visit. Iran's president praised Erdogan's stance over Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the Turkish leader's "clear stance toward the Zionist regime has had a positive impact on the world of Islam." WE'VE POSTED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FACT THAT TURKEY SHOULD NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AN ALLY OF THE WEST OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. TODAY, DANIEL PIPES AGREED. YEAH. WE SCOOPED HIM BY MONTHS. NOT BAD. ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/29/2009
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... Turkey: An Ally No More by Daniel Pipes “There is no doubt he is our friend,” Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says of Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as he accuses Israel’s foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman of threatening to use nuclear weapons against Gaza. These outrageous assertions point to the profound change of orientation by Turkey’s government, for six decades the West’s closest Muslim ally, since Erdogan’s AK party came to power in 2002. Three events this ...
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