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2004-04-28 Europe

Turkey cannot prevent citizens from fighting in Chechnya

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-28 8:46:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Don't be surprised if the Russians start funding a few Kurdish groups inside Turkey, on the sly.

The Turks are going to have to wake up and do something.

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-28 8:55:53 AM|| 2004-04-28 8:55:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Moslem governments always seem to take the path of least resistance with their crazys. First they redirect the anger elsewhere (routinely to Israel and the US) In the end it's safer to let them go abroad than keep them at home.

Posted by Dave 2004-04-28 9:02:32 AM|| 2004-04-28 9:02:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 C'mon, we know there aren't any violent Islamists in Turkey. They're secular.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-28 9:40:18 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-28 9:40:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 the turkish state is secular, and the majority of the Turkish citizens support the secular state. There is a minority of Islamist extremists - not sure why this is a contradiction.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-28 9:51:07 AM|| 2004-04-28 9:51:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 It is more a nationality question than Islamism what is getting some Turkish nationals to Chechnya, Turkey has some 4mln citizens of Caucasian descent from which possibly up to 1 mln are from Chechnya. There are always some idealists who join the struggle in Chechnya against the Russians because they still regard themselves Chechen.

Posted by Murat 2004-04-28 10:20:19 AM|| 2004-04-28 10:20:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 It is more a nationality question than Islamism

Yeah. Sure. You keep telling yourself that.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-04-28 12:00:32 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-04-28 12:00:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 There are always some idealists who join the struggle in Chechnya against the Russians because they still regard themselves Chechen.

Then let them go, and hope that they never come back. Those types are the ones that you can do without.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-28 2:43:55 PM|| 2004-04-28 2:43:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Worlds' shortest M'at thread?

Posted by Shipman 2004-04-28 5:22:10 PM|| 2004-04-28 5:22:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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