Joels Trumpet (Free subscription) | yesterday
J’Post: To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and Keith Ellison (a US congressman) represent Islamism 2.0. The former kill more people but the latter pose a greater threat to Western [...]
VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Islamism 2.0 - an even greater threat" by Daniel Pipes Jerusalem Post http://www.danielpipes.org/7770/islamism November 25, 2009 To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and Keith Ellison (a U.S. congressman) represent Islamism...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Daniel Pipes To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and Keith Ellison (a U.S. congressman) represent Islamism 2.0. The former kill more people but the latter pose a greater threat to Western civilization. The 1.0 version attacks those...
danielpipes.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
[JP title: "Islamism 2.0 - an even greater threat"] To borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini, Osama bin Laden, and Nidal Hasan represent Islamism 1.0, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (the prime minister of Turkey), Tariq Ramadan (a Swiss intellectual), and
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The crisis in the relations between Turkey and Israel has ended, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday evening after meeting Israeli Industry, Trade, and Labor Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer in Ankara. "There has always been an open channel of communication between the countries, and therefore there is no need for a new beginning," said Davutoglu, "We are willing to resume...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim was in Ankara on Thursday to hold talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as part of a several-day visit to the country.2009/11/21
The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
A murky twist in the fight between the ruling party and the military old guard DURING an interview with a Turkish minister recently, your correspondent was asked to remove the battery from her mobile telephone. “Otherwise our conversation will be tapped,” the minister explained. His paranoia may be understandable; over the past week Turkey’s elite has been rocked by tales of politicians,...
Joels Trumpet (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
UTV News: Meir Javedanfar: As Ayatollah Khamenei sidles up to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could learn from Turkey’s leader about balancing his alliances The famous Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, wrote in his book, The Art of War: “If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy’s position strong; if he has no [...]
Istanbul Calling (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Lots of chatter these days revolving around the issue of reviving negotiations between Syria and Israel. In recent weeks, Syrian President Bashar Assad has repeated his desire to return to the negotiating table with Israel and even asking for European and American help to make this happen (although insisting that the negotiations be indirect and use Turkish mediation.) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
As Ayatollah Khamenei sidles up to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could learn from Turkey's leader about balancing his alliances The famous Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, wrote in his book, The Art of War : "If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the enemy's position weak." Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Istanbul - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday denied his government illegally tapped the phones of top jurists, responding to what has been an ongoing controversy over the surveillance of judges and other officials. According to media...
Istanbul Calling (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Via the World Politics Review blog , comes an interesting post from the blog Arms Control Wonk that dissects the recent talk about the possibility of a deal to send Iran's enriched uranium to Turkey . The basic idea would be to send the uranium to Turkey in a kind of "escrow" account, to be held until Iran receives its shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia. The option of bringing in a trusted...
FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
And Forms Better Links With Muslim Neighbours "Turkey, which applied to join European organisations as long ago as 1958 (more than half a century ago) is still waiting for a result, and is unlikely to be accepted. German and French leaders have admitted recently that this is simply because Turkey is Muslim. The final decision of the EU will be known next month, and it will be in Turkey’s...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his ministers Sunday that Israel was willing to resume peace negotiations with Syria with no preconditions. The PM said he preferred direct talks, but "if a mediator is involved, he should be impartial. The Turkish prime minister (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) has not reinforced his image as an objective, unbiased mediator. "We would agree to talks under French...
KURDISH BLOG (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a tour in local provinces in a bid to rally people's support for his political initiative which aimed at addressing the 25-year-old conflict with the Kurdish rebels. Erdogan began his tour in Malatya, a province in eastern Turkey consisting of a combination of Turkish and Kurdish citizens, to promote his initiative. The controversial initiative,...
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skyhy | 07/21/2009
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to have fallen into the bad habit of periodically accusing various countries of committing genocide. By doing so, the Turkish leader is inadvertently creating new opportunities for the international media to raise the issue of the Armenian Genocide. In January of this year, Erdogan accused Israel of committing genocide during its Gaza offensive. Several
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