Odd Co-Incidence

From the desk of Elaib Harvey on Mon, 2007-10-22 21:16

The Turkish quarter of Brussels in which I live has today become a blaze of red crescent flags, easily outnumbering the smattering of Belgian flags that have popped up in recent weeks defending the Belgian state. Now I would not like to be Kurdish in my area, only a few months ago the local Kurdish social centre was torched in an attack that provoked a few nights of rioting.

This latest outpouring of Turkish nationalism is sparked by the goings on in Eastern Turkey with the Turkish army responding to an ambush by the Kurdish PKK guerrillas.

But hang on, that attack which killed a number of Kurdish troops, and lead to the kidnap of a number more took place in the early morning of Sunday. What else was happening on Sunday in Turkey. A constitutional Referendum, calling for the President to be elected by universal suffrage, and for elections to take place every 4 rather than 5 years.

Both these measures are seen by the Islamist government as essential in their fight to overturn the secular constitution of that country.

Now it would be wrong to suggest that this Turkey/Kurdish kick off has been created to ensure a favourable result for the Government, but it wouldn't be the first time that such things have happened.

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Turkish jews.

Submitted by J. Jansen on Tue, 2007-10-23 14:59.

@ Paganini
You forget the jews in Turkey. About 500.000 were deported or chased out, 50 years ago. The remaining 25.000 are confronted with discrimination and murders.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Turkey

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fourth genocide/deportation?

Submitted by Paganini on Tue, 2007-10-23 11:59.

Turks have already killed and deported three peoples that were more civilised as them: Armenians, Arameans, and Greeks from the Pontus. The territory of the turkish state is based on murder and genocide. What are those barbarians up to: a fourth genocide, of the Kurds this time ? We must confront Turks with this because the Kurds won't go away, and they will not accept this occupation forever. Eventually, Turkey will loose territory for the simple reason that it isn't theirs. Turks can accept this as a civilised people or as the murderous barbarians they always have been.

Kurds are a persian people, and have nothing in common with Turks, except their occupation.

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Proofreader!

Submitted by Vinegar Joe on Tue, 2007-10-23 05:23.

"But hang on, that attack which killed a number of Kurdish troops, and lead to the kidnap of a number more took place in the early morning of Sunday."

I think that should be Turkish.  

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