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2005-09-30 Europe

Austria raises the heat on Turkey EU entry

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Posted by Steve White 2005-09-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The last condition: reconverting to Eastern Orthodox and restoring the church seat in Constantinople, is gonna be a toughie.

Posted by ed 2005-09-30 06:21|| 2005-09-30 06:21|| Front Page Top

#2 The Austrians seem to have lingering memories of their last little dust-up with the Turks in 1683.

Posted by jolly roger 2005-09-30 06:38|| 2005-09-30 06:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The olde Seperate but Equal deal. That'll work.

Posted by Shipman 2005-09-30 07:26|| 2005-09-30 07:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I wonder how ridiculous things are going to have to get before the Turks realize that instead of being second class citizens in the EU, they could, with Iraq, dominate a Middle East Common Market?

Set up with rules that both Turkey and Iraq would like: 1) You must be a democracy; 2) You must be a secular democracy; and 3) You must remain a secular democracy.

Such a situation could cause an overnight democratic-secular domino theory in the Middle East. Think how powerful each additional nation could make a MECM.

Ironic, I supposed, that after all was said and done, it would result in something approaching the Caliphate, in scope. But an economic Caliphate, *not* a religious one.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-30 12:36|| 2005-09-30 12:36|| Front Page Top

#5 But how can islam finally overwhelm Christian Europe if Turkey throws in with the ME. Deep down this is why Turkey is so adamant about full membership. What a win for allah to have millions of turkish immigrants free and unrestricted access to Europe.

The Ottoman Empire is still a recent memory. I dont think it so far fetched that Turkey's islamist Govt still holds that dream in the wings.

Posted by peggy 2005-09-30 14:44|| 2005-09-30 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Ima calling Vlad.

Posted by Red Dog 2005-09-30 16:03|| 2005-09-30 16:03|| Front Page Top

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