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Obama warns Turkish PM over Israel
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Published: 16.08.10, 07:50
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31. Turks, why does you Islamist government support Hamas-Hizbul
Jae ,   Lynn US   (08.16.10)
Hizbullah-IHH and other TERRORIST groups who target CIVILIANS, and get upset if Kurds who actually have a real claim to part of Turkey, seek to be rid of Ottoman occupation of their land? Kurds have history of independence, sovereignty, language, economy, culture, literature- they are and were a nation. The so call palestinians who are really just regional arabs never had any of these- never sovereignty, never independence, never their own economy, language that was seperate form the arab and ottoman empires who ruled the area since the time of the Jews/Romans. Besides anyone with some common sesne knows most of these arabs came into Israel at the same time as Israel was RE-BORN. Thats why you have family clans with the same names as clans in Syria, Amman, Lebanon, Egypt. Thats why you have black arabs from Sudan/Somalia, white people from the cuacassus (circassians), etc.
32. # 9 RJBH
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (08.16.10)
I thought that Turkey can produce it's own drones,so,Turkey still needs the infidels,to provide it with drones (who are probably better than your 'elsewhere') and buy it's products and send their tourists to Turkey,you are right unfortunately,Turkey is returning to the fold,Kamal Ataturk changed Turkey's ABC from Arab to Latin,but Ataturk did not change Turkey's mind set,which is very close to the Mind set of Syria/Iran/Binladen/Hamas/Hezbolla,who are Pro Allah and Anti Human,overdosed with religious fervor and a destructive impulse,welcome to the club.
33. Mehmet #19
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (08.16.10)
1. There are too many military officials in Silivri who have not been charged with any crime. Similarly there are journalists, medical doctors (Dr. Haberal) professors etc. Some over one year jailed with no charges. Over 100 military staff were detained just before their promotions were due and releases after unfairly they lost their opportunity to be promoted. The Turkish public is slowly getting fed up with the AKP government's sinister ways of eliminating opposition in the country. 2. Israel defends her population from Hamas terrorists who indiscriminately launch rockets on civilians (check teh names Dorit Benisian and Yuval Abebeh). Hamas is si9milar to PKK but your PM considers Hamas freedom fighters. In that case please do not complain when Israelis call PKK also freedom, fighters. You start these dirty games (such as teh name calling at Davos or calling Hamas freedom fighters) and then you complain when the boomerang comes hitting you back. 3. In Diplomacy and foreign relations words are important, very important. When you have a PM with a mouth like a sack that keeps on spilling dirt, you will definitely get dirty. Don't blame Israel.
34. Sami from Istanbul
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (08.16.10)
Turkish military has Napalm and it has been found that these napalm were used in North Iraq.
35. Trabzonlu Remzi - You are absolutely correct
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (08.16.10)
Both PKK and Hamas are terrorists and tehy should be treates as terrorist. However you must remind this to your Prime Minister Recep tayyip Erdogan Efendi who declared that Hamas is not terrorist. OM s words make it official state policy. Israel's official policy is that PKK is terrorist. Remzi dostum, the problem is not with Israel it is with the AKP government and Recep bey.
36. Turkey can dih it out, but can take it.
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (08.16.10)
It's OK for Turkey to attack Israel verbally, and accuse Israel of wrong doing in the flotilla incident. But when it comes to being criticized they whine like little babies. They use chemical weapons on the Kurds, but don't want to be criticized for it. They certainly have no problem dishing out the dirt against Israel, but when Turkey gets called to the carpet on their heinous treatment of their own population. What's their response, denial and whining. In an old movie "Little Ceasar" with Edward G Robinson, their is a famous line that applies to Turkey : "Sam, you dish it out, but its got so, you can't take it no more" That's Turkey all over.
37. #David Israel from NY
mehmet ,   istanbul   (08.16.10)
1. That's the utter bullshit of the media that sided with Ergenekon. How on earth can anyone be put in prison without any charge? There are numerous people who were killed in unresolved murders. The military's policy have always been to incite Kurdish population and keep the conflict alive instead of solving it. As other commentors mentioned, PKK is nothing in comparison to Turkish army (both in size & tech) so if military really wanted to defeat PKK entirely it would have done so. The only reason they didn't is the fact that they want to remain influential in Turkey's politics. Don't let the vocal minority fool you, Turkish public is actually tired of the games played by ergenekon and they are well aware of what is going on: Ergenekon is being kicked out of the army. 2. The Hamas rockets are similar to toys in comparison to the rockets launched by Israel. Israel refused to follow UN resolutions countless times. Hamas that's selected by the people of Gaza can no longer be regarded as a terrorist organization. This is way different from PKK. PKK doesn't have the support of the major Kurdish population in Turkey. 3. Yes the words in diplomacy are important, that's why he chose the exact words that should be told to the person who is responsible for the world's largest open prison.
38. Mehmet # 37
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (08.17.10)
1. Since you claim that all the people under Ergenekon are cgharged with crimes here is my questions: 1.a) What was journalist Tuncay Ozkan's charges? He has been in Silivri prison over 1 year and he still does not know the charges against him. Finally about 10 days ago he burst in the court asking the judges to tell him the charges. Still no charges. 1.b) What is Professor of medicine Dr. Haberal being charged? He is a well respected Dr. Who also saved the life of one of the AKP ministers some time ago. He still does not know his charges, neither does his family. They are frustrated. 1.c) What are the charges against journalist Mustafa Balbay? He too has not been charged over 1 year. 1.d) What were the charges against pediatrician and humanist Dr. Turkan Saylan? She was also the leader of the Ataturk Thought association. Has respect for teh founder of the Turkish republic became a crime that I don't know? The list goes on and on. 2. How would you like Hamas top throw one of their toys on your home while you are inside? The homes of Dorit Benisian and Yuval Abebeh were hit by one and these little Israeli children could not see their way to even elementary school. And about being elected by the people; Ahmet Turk, Leyla Zana, Aysel Tugluk teh political branch of PKK also are all elected but banned from TBMM in all occasions. Sometimes also imprisoned for their thoughts. 3. Yes teh worlds largest prison iin SILIVRI with thousands of innocent journalists, university professors, medical doctors all under AKP.
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