“We have a hard time conceiving of what explanation would justify the unprecedented act of raiding a news desk and seeking to ban an unpublished book,” Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Marietje Schaake [MEP, ALDE, The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the third largest political group in the European Parliament] told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review in a joint written statement Friday.
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The David Goliath story unabridged!
by antifon » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:14 am
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2011
Pandora's box opening in Turkey imminent?
"Those demands include Kurdish language education in schools, release of political prisoners and an end to military operations against Kurds; and removal of the threshold of 10% of the national vote for political parties to enter parliament. "We will not respond [with violence] even if tanks come to crush us," Mr. Demirtas said.A spokesman for the government said it would respond to the call until Thursday, but with elections set for June 12, it appears unlikely to compromise on an issue that is neuralgic to many Turkish voters, analysts said. Turkish TV channels were filled with discussions of the proposed protests Thursday evening, with some commentators asking whether Turkey would now be drawn into the circle of Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya." —Marc Champion and Erkan Oz, Wall Street Journal
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Pandora's box opening in Turkey imminent?
"Those demands include Kurdish language education in schools, release of political prisoners and an end to military operations against Kurds; and removal of the threshold of 10% of the national vote for political parties to enter parliament. "We will not respond [with violence] even if tanks come to crush us," Mr. Demirtas said.A spokesman for the government said it would respond to the call until Thursday, but with elections set for June 12, it appears unlikely to compromise on an issue that is neuralgic to many Turkish voters, analysts said. Turkish TV channels were filled with discussions of the proposed protests Thursday evening, with some commentators asking whether Turkey would now be drawn into the circle of Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain and Libya." —Marc Champion and Erkan Oz, Wall Street Journal
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by antifon » Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:27 pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
Revelation time!
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"Cyprus is clearly a state. Cyprus does not need UNFICYP to exist... Cyprus is a member of the EU and there is no chance of that being altered... US investments in Cyprus amount to more than $379 million...This figure will soon increase substantially as an American energy firm begins exploring for oil and gas off Cyprus’ southwest coast" - US Ambassador Frank Urbanic 2008
Israel's minister of national infrastructures, Uzi Landau, even said Israel would "not hesitate to use force" to protect the fields and uphold international maritime law. - LA Times 2010
"[EU] membership makes them [Cyprus Republic] invulnerable” Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu in a meeting with the State Department's Undersecretary William Burns on Feb 18, 2010
CARTOON >> http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/04/rev ... -time.html
Revelation time!
http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/04/rev ... -time.html
"Cyprus is clearly a state. Cyprus does not need UNFICYP to exist... Cyprus is a member of the EU and there is no chance of that being altered... US investments in Cyprus amount to more than $379 million...This figure will soon increase substantially as an American energy firm begins exploring for oil and gas off Cyprus’ southwest coast" - US Ambassador Frank Urbanic 2008
Israel's minister of national infrastructures, Uzi Landau, even said Israel would "not hesitate to use force" to protect the fields and uphold international maritime law. - LA Times 2010
"[EU] membership makes them [Cyprus Republic] invulnerable” Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu in a meeting with the State Department's Undersecretary William Burns on Feb 18, 2010
CARTOON >> http://antifon.blogspot.com/2011/04/rev ... -time.html
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