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Before any one gets too excited about the Turks, it is necessary to a
On Apr 6, 6:47 am, elle <mbp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Barack Obama is visiting Turkey - his first trip to a predominantly
> He is expected to try to revitalise ties with the Turkish government,
> He said Turkey's accession would send an important signal to the
> Before his visit, the US leader attended a Nato summit in France,
> Turkey had initially blocked his appointment because he had defended
> But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Mr
> "He put forth a lot of positive energy," he said. "We responded
number of impertinent questions, the first being about the Kurds, and
Kurdistan, which would claim some Turkish land. Then there is also the
issue of the Armenian genocide of 1917, which to date Turkey has not
acknowledged, much less offered some sort of competition to the
survivors.
> Why is Obama trying to foist a Muslim Trojan Horse on to the EU?
> Muslim country since becoming US president.
> which have deteriorated in recent years because of the war in Iraq.
> Turkish President Abdullah Gul greeted Mr Obama, who has voiced
> support for Turkey's efforts to join the EU.
> Muslim world and firmly anchor it within Europe.
> where he helped to overcome Turkey's objection to Danish Prime
> Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's appointment as the military
> alliance's next secretary general.
> the right of one of his country's newspapers to publish controversial
> cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which caused outrage in much of the
> Muslim world.
> Obama's support had helped to assuage his country's concerns.
> positively to this. We hope that the promises made are kept."