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2010-11-29 The Grand Turk

Leaked cables: Turkey wants "to take back Andalusia, avenge defeat at the siege of Vienna"

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Posted by 2010-11-29 15:50|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I like how the article feels obliged to note that the remark was probably ironic.

Would it have been any less accurate if the cable had said that Europe wanted to give back Andalusia and reverse the results of the siege of Vienna?

Posted by ryuge 2010-11-29 17:23|| 2010-11-29 17:23|| Front Page Top

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