INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: ANKARA, Turkey: Thousands of pro-secular, nationalist Turks marched in the capital Saturday, vowing to defend the secular regime against Islamization and urging the government not to make too many concessions in order to gain European Union membership.Mark Alexander
Some 12,000 people from more than 100 pro-secular associations waved Turkish flags as they marched to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, in a show of loyalty to secularism.
"Turkey is secular and it will remain secular," they chanted during a march broadcast live on some TV channels. 12,000 pro-secular Turks march against radical Islam, urge against making concessions to EU
Italian Foreign Minister runs scared of culture clash with Islam
BBC: Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the EU of placing new obstacles on Turkey's bid to enter the bloc.
"Don't ask us for things that aren't part of the programme," he said, adding that the EU should be "honest and sincere" in its approach.
He was responding to a draft European Commission report, due to be released next week, that raises fresh doubts about Turkey's bid to join the EU. Turkish PM regrets EU 'obstacles'
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Saturday, November 04, 2006
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One must remember that Turkey has been ethnically cleansed. The writtings of Toynbee stand as a chilling reminder of the evils of Attaturkism.
The voice of reason was ambassador Morgenthau who tried in vain to stop the slaughter. The German military attaches had zero regards for the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Christians and did not lift a finger when Morgenthau begged them to intervene.
Do not forget that this same bunch rounded the Jews of Tel Aviv, but was stopped due to public pressure.
Italian Foreign minister:
It's a bit late now to "avoid a culture clash".
The thought of possibility of the well-equipped, trained and seasoned Muslim army having the run of Europe should be chilling to any thinking European.
Sir Henry:
Could one ever have been avoided?
Chilling indeed, Eleanor!
Temple of Diana:
This is, of course, tantamount to suicide for European heritage. Does it take a university degree to understand that the European status quo, based at present on it's former Christian and secular Democratic principles, is as different to the notions held in the hearts of every Muslim, wherever they exist?
Cultural suicide of the first degree! That's what it is. And in answer to your question: It certainly doesn't take a university degree to understand what will happen. In fact, such a degree might even hinder the thought processes! Our leaders, after all is said and done, are graduates, but they can't seem to understand the problem at all!
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