tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post6278227199271877387..comments2024-01-01T01:47:59.449+02:00Comments on Yaacov Lozowick's Ruminations: Turkish DelightYaacovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835192312242961481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-69601206834506843692010-06-20T18:12:32.751+03:002010-06-20T18:12:32.751+03:00"The fight for Turkey’s soul is about to be j..."The fight for Turkey’s soul is about to be joined in a much more vigorous way." (Tom Friedman) <br /><br />how excited these scribblers start to sound when they smell blood.<br /><br />Not a word of Erdogan having been proud of Jihad exported from his country. Facts are of no interest whatsoever as always the world turns a blind eye if it believes a perpetrator can benefit it.<br /><br />Look at what AKUS has linked under the title "We have been unmasked" - it seems there are much more interesting Turks around than Mr. Erdogan but somebody like Mr. Tom can't be bothered with anything else than the highest echelon, n'est-ce pas? <br /><br />Silke<br /><br />http://cifwatch.com/2010/06/19/shocking-revelations-at-the-guardian/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4008006782907969381.post-90658551775190241522010-06-20T17:22:20.979+03:002010-06-20T17:22:20.979+03:00Except that he's not being rational. Not reall...Except that he's not being rational. Not really<br /><br />He's contradicting himself left, right and center and trying to look profound.<br /><br />Except that he's produced a column that is all over the map, replete with Tom Friedman's wishful thinking (Inc.) and hence profoundly idiotic.<br /><br /><i>Erdogan is smart, charismatic and can be very pragmatic.</i><br /><br />is not a rational statement.<br /><br /><i>He’s no dictator.</i><br /><br />is not a rational statement.<br /><br /><i>I’d love to see him be the most popular leader on the Arab street, but not by being more radical than the Arab radicals and by catering to Hamas, but by being more of a democracy advocate than the undemocratic Arab leaders and mediating in a balanced way between all Palestinians and Israel.</i><br /><br />There you have it: The dream vs. the reality. Yes, Tom is another one who loves playing "Spot the contradiction" and he seems to enjoy creating them just as much.<br /><br />Grasp at those straws, Tom!! Grasp hard!! Harder!!!<br /><br /><i>That is not where Erdogan is at, though, and it’s troubling.</i><br /><br />Oh, finally some hint of rationality kicks in. Troubling, though, isn't it? Just how troubling? <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/mas-kom-ya-erdogan-and-turkeys-islamic-jew-hatred/" rel="nofollow">Take a good look, Tom.</a><br /><br />But we still have our wishful thinking to fall back on!<br /><br /><i>Maybe President Obama should invite him for a weekend at Camp David to clear the air before U.S.-Turkey relations get where they’re going — over a cliff.</i><br /><br />One can but despair.Barry Meislinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795125774426217113noreply@blogger.com