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Subject: Re: Obama attempting to force a Trojan Horse on to the EU. Why?
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Before any one gets too excited about the Turks, it is necessary to a
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.

On Apr 6, 6:47=A0am, elle <mbp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Why is Obama trying to foist a Muslim Trojan Horse on to the EU?
>
> "Barack Obama is visiting Turkey - his first trip to a predominantly
> Muslim country since becoming US president.
>
> He is expected to try to revitalise ties with the Turkish government,
> 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.
>
> He said Turkey's accession would send an important signal to the
> Muslim world and firmly anchor it within Europe.
>
> Before his visit, the US leader attended a Nato summit in France,
> 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.
>
> Turkey had initially blocked his appointment because he had defended
> 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.
>
> But Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Mr
> Obama's support had helped to assuage his country's concerns.
>
> "He put forth a lot of positive energy," he said. "We responded