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2005-02-05 Europe

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Posted by Fred 2005-02-05 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Erdogan slammed the United States this week, charging that "forces who say they came to the region to bring democracy have preferred to remain indifferent to anti-democratic ambitions."

That sounds like a nice Ottomaniac blather to me.

Posted by Sobiesky 2005-02-05 1:39:54 AM|| 2005-02-05 1:39:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Erdogan ought to be in Paris crying on Chiraq's shoulder instead. Ol' Jacko's always been...shall we say, historically sympathetic to "anti-democratic ambitions" in that neighborhood.

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2005-02-05 3:24:57 AM|| 2005-02-05 3:24:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Condi to Recep:

"You know, Recep, I was pricing Turkish rugs for the new office, and, you know, with the duties and taxes and all, they're just...so damned expensive. Crying shame, really...we'd signed that free-trade agreement with the Aussies, and some of us were thinking that 'TAFTA' had a nice ring to it..you know, 'Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement'?

Oh, well, I'm sure Jacques and Gerhard were so grateful for your support...maybe they'll only make you wait five years before telling you Turkey'll get EU membership about the same time the Winter Olympics are held in New Guinea..."

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2005-02-05 3:41:02 AM|| 2005-02-05 3:41:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 When I saw that headline, I was thinking someone was preparing dinner.

Never read Rantburg on an empty stomach.

Posted by jackal 2005-02-05 11:15:57 AM|| [http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-02-05 11:15:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Turkey lost any chips they might cash in in a stoopid bid for EU/French love. Typically they now adopt the "you need to make nice to us to earn our love back". F*&k em. Kurd power!

Posted by Frank G 2005-02-05 11:40:06 AM|| 2005-02-05 11:40:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 What a bunch of Turkeys ...

Posted by DMFD 2005-02-05 5:45:41 PM|| 2005-02-05 5:45:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Typically they now adopt the "you need to make nice to us to earn our love back".

Turks and Paleos: birds of a feather....

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-02-05 11:32:22 PM|| 2005-02-05 11:32:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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