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Re: Obama attempting to force a Trojan Horse on to the EU. Why?

elle <mbp...@gmail.com>

I assume you mean "compensation" or "acknowledgement"? I believe
Turkey want to wipe the slate clean regarding the genocide of Armenia
in order to portray a more civilised side of Islamic Turkey. But of
course that is impossible because either you submit to the Will of
Allah are are Muslim or you are not a Muslim. There is no half-way
house in Islam.

On 12 Apr, 17:33, margareth <mzeba...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 am, 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
> > positively to this. We hope that the promises made are kept."