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2019-05-17 Africa Horn

Somalia-Turkey Ties Will Triumph Despite The Murder Of A Turkish Citizen

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Posted by Fred 2019-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 Words. Utterly. Fail.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-05-17 08:23|| 2019-05-17 08:23|| Front Page Top

#2 "Somalia has become a symbol of the relations we wish to establish with our brothers in Africa."

Locate the triggering word in the above sentence.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-05-17 08:26|| 2019-05-17 08:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Turkey's commitment to establish commercial ties with Somalia is truly mystifying.

It is such an obvious waste of time and money that you would think even an ego like Erdogan would see it.

Posted by lord garth 2019-05-17 08:35|| 2019-05-17 08:35|| Front Page Top

#4 The salient message comes at 1:32...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-05-17 09:26|| 2019-05-17 09:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Wannabe neo-Ottoman sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan I, “the much beloved” is only lately come to the generous Muslim autocrat role long displayed by the rulers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the former rulers of Libya and Iraq. There aren’t many Muslim nations left where he can shower largess upon a suitably grateful populace. There is also the fact that, due to less than rosy government accountancy numbers, he has considerably less in the way of funds to lavish, and so must pick his targets carefully. Only Iran, as I recall, has shown any interest in Somalia, so there he goes. He also has the advantage of having taken over the Gulen schools following the claimed coup attempt, and so can capitalize on the good name of Turks established by the teachers and graduates of those excellent educational academies... at least until it comes to general notice that the teachers he provides are not anywhere near the caliber of the Jesuit-like Gulenists.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-05-17 12:40|| 2019-05-17 12:40|| Front Page Top

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