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2008-03-31 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Turkish court puts ruling party on trial

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Posted by tipper 2008-03-31 10:39|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 interesting. It appears the civil war has begun.

Posted by Woodrow Slusorong7967 2008-03-31 12:32|| 2008-03-31 12:32|| Front Page Top

#2 #1: interesting. It appears the civil war has begun.

Won't be much of a civil war. The Army is STRICTLY secular, and most of generals and other ranks believe that's best for Turkey. If Erdogan or Gul try anything, they'll be up against the fourth best military in NATO.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-03-31 13:17|| 2008-03-31 13:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope that is still true. I know it was at one time but I keep thinking of how much change can occur in a military over the course of 10-20 years. Lots of generals move on and new ones replace them. They certainly did not step up to the plate as everyone expected when the 4th ID moved.

I think Bin Laden made the mistake of thinking America would always respond as it did with Carter or Clinton. Big mistake. Erdogan and other Islamists have had a long time for their influence to be felt.

I know little about the Turkish military, but I would suspect that despite the fact that it is grounded in a secular point of view, there are plenty of sympathizers within the military ranks who sympathize with the Islamist point of view. Since the ruling government is less than strictly secular I just hope you are right and that the Turkish military still has the metal it once had.

Posted by Woodrow Slusorong7967 2008-03-31 15:17|| 2008-03-31 15:17|| Front Page Top

#4 "Turkish court puts ruling party on trial"

Lemme save you some time - they're GUILTY.

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