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Reader comment on item: Is Turkey Going Rogue?
Submitted by Rebecca Moulds (United States), Sep 28, 2011 at 17:11
Let us hope and pray that Erdogan doesn't get it into his head to even think about war with Israel. An attack on Israel would be certain folly for Turkey, causing not only international repercussions and a ripple effect with its neighbors, but would also affect tourism which, to a large extent, brings in much-needed revenue to this popular tourist destination. Erdogan had better watch his step. "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."--Baron Acton.
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| 1 | Nuclear Turkey? [215 words] | Alexandros | Jan 10, 2014 10:59 | 212563 |
| 1 | always someone elses fault. [68 words] | batya dagan | Jun 29, 2012 10:19 | 196820 | |
| The naivety sucks. [359 words] | IamJoseph | Jun 27, 2012 20:15 | 196768 | ||
| 3 | Australian Situation [206 words] | Garry Lockwood | Oct 20, 2011 19:19 | 190211 | |
| Turks are redefining the legacy of the Ottomans [155 words] | Mohammad Mansoor Ali Ansari | Oct 14, 2011 02:57 | 190019 | ||
| 1 |  New Definition of Ottoman Turkey Does Not Include Israel [244 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 18, 2011 12:54 | 190019 | |
| 5 | Turkey going to Medieval way [226 words] | Muslimk*** | Oct 26, 2011 04:02 | 190019 | |
| 3 | Turkish Leadership to New World Order [74 words] | sephardi | Oct 12, 2011 18:47 | 189995 | |
| correction [18 words] | Ayla Kosebey | Oct 11, 2011 02:36 | 189949 | ||
| 6 | Going Rogue! [21 words] | trans-parere | Oct 7, 2011 20:07 | 189907 | |
| 11 | Turkish translation [17 words] | Ayla Kosebey | Oct 6, 2011 03:01 | 189870 | |
| 15 | Dear Mr Tim Lock - ... [505 words] | Sinbad the Sailor | Oct 3, 2011 19:13 | 189818 | |
| Thank you for the letter [304 words] | Tim Lock (not e) | Oct 4, 2011 14:05 | 189818 | ||
| JUST a reminder [56 words] | Wlad The Great | Jul 30, 2012 20:35 | 189818 | ||
| 1 | Seeing Details [50 words] | Jay1 | Oct 2, 2011 19:58 | 189787 | |
| 9 | Defying all the rules of law and risking war [272 words] | Dan B. | Sep 30, 2011 23:37 | 189754 |
| 3 | Blind parrot talk par excellence [153 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 15:10 | 189754 | |
| 1 | Turkey's Intentions - Words or Deeds [29 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 3, 2011 19:12 | 189754 | |
| 3 | Muslim "Waters" [42 words] | Joe Six-Pack | Oct 7, 2011 13:19 | 189754 | |
| 2 | yaşasın türkiye [254 words] | havas | Sep 29, 2011 18:00 | 189710 | |
| 8 | Havas' comments on Turkey and Israel [237 words] | Prashant | Oct 1, 2011 00:31 | 189710 | |
| 1 | Havas does represent the average Turkish people [217 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 15:26 | 189710 | |
| 2 | Long Life in Turkey Remains to be Seen [300 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 4, 2011 19:14 | 189710 | |
| Tim Lock: Your views are fantasies. [229 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Oct 27, 2011 20:36 | 189710 | ||
| 16 | PM of Turkey is a Person who deceived EU and USA [196 words] | Hamma Mirwaisi | Sep 29, 2011 11:12 | 189697 | |
| 6 | Prove that or Take back... [93 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 29, 2011 17:28 | 189697 | |
| 7 | Turkish Strike Kills Family In Iraqi Kurdistan [270 words] | Hamma Mirwaisi | Sep 29, 2011 20:03 | 189697 | |
| 2 | Turkish Hitler [79 words] | Blackfeather | Sep 30, 2011 11:32 | 189697 | |
| 2 | Thank you I wont buy Kurdish News Agency news based on PKK spokesman [36 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 15:34 | 189697 | |
| 1 | Hiter apologist [7 words] | Kerry | Oct 3, 2011 07:42 | 189697 | |
| 1 | Congratulations Tim [26 words] | İdris Sarı | Oct 4, 2011 21:37 | 189697 | |
| your link is also groundless like your comment [101 words] | İdris Sarı | Oct 4, 2011 21:44 | 189697 | ||
| 4 | I really like your posts [432 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Oct 27, 2011 14:43 | 189697 | |
| to türkçekonuşanamerikalı [591 words] | havas | Oct 30, 2011 07:21 | 189697 | ||
| 1 | Reply to Havas [124 words] | Turckce konusanamerikali | Nov 3, 2011 17:49 | 189697 | |
| 3 | Reply to Havas [416 words] | Turckce konusanamerikali | Nov 3, 2011 19:08 | 189697 | |
| Sedat Ergin comment on Turkey's treat ment of its "brotherly" Kurds. [177 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Nov 5, 2011 10:49 | 189697 | ||
| 3 | Info on Jewish-Kurdish genetics from Wikipedia [337 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Nov 5, 2011 11:09 | 189697 | |
| Iran's Delusions. Are they Turkey's [203 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Nov 10, 2011 15:20 | 189697 | ||
| Opportunity [6 words] | Costas | Nov 14, 2011 14:54 | 189697 | ||
| 4 | Me, Mr. Erdogan? [395 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 28, 2011 19:43 | 189675 | |
| 2 | What you do what you say [77 words] | Taner Mersin | Sep 29, 2011 01:44 | 189675 | |
| 4 | Erdogan and Psychoanalysis [42 words] | Mark D | Sep 29, 2011 22:22 | 189675 | |
| 2 | ... Tim [60 words] | Kerry | Oct 3, 2011 07:49 | 189675 | |
| Just a partiel fact but I see most have no idea [33 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 4, 2011 14:08 | 189675 | ||
| 1 | Tiresome Tim [31 words] | Kerry | Oct 4, 2011 19:06 | 189675 | |
| 1 | Mendatious Myopic Tim [4 words] | Kerry | Oct 8, 2011 09:41 | 189675 | |
| 2 | really? [71 words] | Peter Hall | Nov 9, 2011 01:53 | 189675 | |
| 8 | 160,000 sq. mi. Muslim lake? [358 words] | Art J. | Sep 28, 2011 18:19 | 189670 | |
| 4 | Art J is right [176 words] | Prashant | Sep 28, 2011 20:32 | 189670 | |
| fear is the path to war [113 words] | Selami Zorlu | Sep 29, 2011 05:51 | 189670 | ||
| Prashant [10 words] | Kerry | Oct 3, 2011 07:53 | 189670 | ||
| 6 | so Turks have bought new cars [354 words] | Selami Zorlu | Sep 28, 2011 18:11 | 189669 | |
| 2 |  Power struggles [84 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Sep 28, 2011 17:11 | 189667 | |
| 1 | An economic initiative to resolve most of the problems. [102 words] | Samir | Sep 28, 2011 17:01 | 189665 | |
| 3 | A problem [121 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Jack Kalpakian | Sep 28, 2011 09:56 | 189647 | |
| 1 | turks became muslims and then... [42 words] | L. Manohar | Sep 28, 2011 07:22 | 189641 | |
| 2 | Plunder is not an available tool any more [161 words] | Prashant | Sep 28, 2011 20:44 | 189641 | |
| 2 | Violent methods of Turkey? [48 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 16:40 | 189641 | |
| 2 | Hubris and revanchism is a poor basis for a foreign policy [208 words] | jon | Sep 28, 2011 07:21 | 189640 | |
| 6 | What do you mean ROGUE? You mean Turkey is not dancing to every tune regardless how wrong the policies are? [218 words] | Mark | Sep 28, 2011 02:41 | 189632 | |
| 1 | Your opinion has support at the highest level. [131 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Nov 19, 2011 16:44 | 189632 | |
| The major Issue is not Turkey as the Isreal the real problem. [197 words] | Mohammed Mirza | Sep 28, 2011 01:55 | 189631 | ||
| Western capitalism is superior [16 words] | Kerry | Sep 29, 2011 18:21 | 189631 | ||
| 3 | Orientalism [112 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 30, 2011 02:51 | 189631 | |
| 2 | Tim Locke [155 words] | Kerry | Oct 2, 2011 09:53 | 189631 | |
| 1 | Behind Time Tim [105 words] | Kerry | Oct 3, 2011 07:29 | 189631 | |
| 3 | Israel Does Have A Problem With the World Having a Problem With Israel [353 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 7, 2011 13:54 | 189631 | |
| 3 | WHY ISRAEL NEED NOT CARE! [74 words] | peter knopfler | Oct 11, 2011 23:28 | 189631 | |
| Jealous Islam [129 words] | Wlad The Great | Jul 30, 2012 20:49 | 189631 | ||
| Wake up West Turkey plays you a chup [54 words] | NuritG | Sep 27, 2011 23:09 | 189629 | ||
| 1 | Don't agree [98 words] | Cem | Sep 27, 2011 22:20 | 189628 | |
| 1 | what about 9/11 [30 words] | caleb | Sep 27, 2011 21:32 | 189626 | |
| Turkey is driving a wedge between America and Israel [73 words] | Jon Ozdamar | Sep 27, 2011 19:24 | 189620 | ||
| Israel is the only non Christian democratic state in the region [99 words] | Costas Kalotaris | Oct 22, 2011 01:42 | 189620 | ||
| Question for Dr Pipes [53 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Jay1 | Sep 27, 2011 18:42 | 189618 | ||
| oh dear [20 words] | JJ Burke | Sep 28, 2011 08:15 | 189618 | ||
| 2 | Failure to respond to attacks of war against America embolden those described in this article. [107 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Sep 27, 2011 17:12 | 189617 | |
| 7 | Much is needed before considering all-out war [99 words] | Stephen Blanton | Sep 28, 2011 19:01 | 189617 | |
| 6 | ... Unhelpful [179 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Tim Lock | Sep 27, 2011 17:10 | 189616 | |
| 2 | exposing of the real rogue [76 words] | myth | Sep 28, 2011 04:51 | 189616 | |
| 8 | Marmara etc [253 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Sep 28, 2011 18:51 | 189616 | |
| 4 | Oh really, how many Israeli soldiers are dead [101 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 28, 2011 20:06 | 189616 | |
| 7 | marmara 2 [298 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Sep 29, 2011 05:26 | 189616 | |
| 2 | Nonsense cannot be argued with [326 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 29, 2011 18:01 | 189616 | |
| 4 | simple question [204 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Sep 30, 2011 00:28 | 189616 | |
| Facts basic and no more stupid discussion [387 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 15:50 | 189616 | ||
| 5 | Agreed - we do want the facts [1936 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Oct 2, 2011 22:33 | 189616 | |
| No title [238 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 4, 2011 14:58 | 189616 | ||
| ... strikes again [7 words] | Kerry | Oct 4, 2011 19:08 | 189616 | ||
| 4 | hindsight's great [490 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Oct 8, 2011 06:02 | 189616 | |
| Your sources? [17 words] | Amin Riaz | Oct 16, 2011 21:47 | 189616 | ||
| 3 | OMG you have a lot to learn Tim [469 words] | Peter Hall | Nov 10, 2011 02:32 | 189616 | |
| 3 | Tim, Have you ever watched a Television show?? [190 words] | Peter Hall | Nov 12, 2011 05:55 | 189616 | |
| 13 | Turkey has always been rogue [255 words] | Iskender | Sep 27, 2011 16:15 | 189614 | |
| 9 | Brawl Breaks Out at U.N. between Security Staff & Turkish diplomats [314 words] | Dan Schwartz | Sep 27, 2011 16:02 | 189613 | |
| 9 | How to use diplomatic immunity ? Throw a woman across the room in the UN ! [517 words] | Ianus | Sep 28, 2011 06:44 | 189613 | |
| 3 | The rationale for burqas [46 words] | Paul S. | Sep 29, 2011 18:53 | 189613 | |
| 16 | National Interests [18 words] | Ayla Kosebey | Sep 27, 2011 15:35 | 189611 | |
| 5 | Quranic dicta take precedence over infidels' dicta [134 words] | Ianus | Sep 28, 2011 09:57 | 189611 | |
| 18 | Laic Turkey [36 words] | Ayla Kosebey | Sep 30, 2011 16:45 | 189611 | |
| 9 | What is it? It has no freedom of thought and 99,8% Islamization rate and yet boasts of being "laic and democratic"?... The Turkish wonderland! [277 words] | Ianus | Oct 2, 2011 14:02 | 189611 | |
| 15 | bravery is a nice wisdom [158 words] | Ayla Kosebey | Oct 4, 2011 03:44 | 189611 | |
| 13 | Aren't you implying the Turks fully justify their notoriety for crime and barbarism ? [1066 words] | Ianus | Oct 8, 2011 10:39 | 189611 | |
| 6 | I'm not surpised! [159 words] | Jacob Thomas | Sep 27, 2011 14:56 | 189610 | |
| 2 | So southern Europe is falling-apart in either appeasement of non-workers, or a re-run of the Ottoman. Surprised? [523 words] | Alex Scipio | Sep 27, 2011 14:14 | 189608 | |
| 1 | Don't forget the issue of water levels along the Euphrates [42 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | Sep 27, 2011 14:00 | 189606 | |
| 9 | Turkey made the wrong choice, just like Germany in the 1930s [125 words] | Jayson Rex | Sep 27, 2011 13:55 | 189604 | |
| 5 | Very true [115 words] | Anna | Sep 28, 2011 06:43 | 189604 | |
| 1 | Thats exactly why the murder is murder [117 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 29, 2011 12:00 | 189604 | |
| 3 | Turks and Europeans [123 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 29, 2011 12:06 | 189604 | |
| 7 | ... denials and reality [2366 words] | Ianus | Sep 29, 2011 18:25 | 189604 | |
| 2 | Refute it yourself [77 words] | Anna | Sep 29, 2011 18:31 | 189604 | |
| 5 | A better idea [129 words] | Ianus | Sep 29, 2011 19:29 | 189604 | |
| 5 | Turkish law criminalizes the truth. [83 words] | Ianus | Sep 29, 2011 20:29 | 189604 | |
| 3 | tim lock [16 words] | herbert smythe | Oct 1, 2011 11:36 | 189604 | |
| 2 | Organized Armenian propaganda machine-hungry of identity fed on victim psychology [480 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 2, 2011 16:16 | 189604 | |
| 6 | ... forget the sources and keep accusing the opponent of your own crimes [280 words] | Ianus | Oct 3, 2011 08:40 | 189604 | |
| 10 | "Somebody else's filth" ;) [610 words] | Ianus | Oct 3, 2011 11:29 | 189604 | |
| You have no answer [227 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 4, 2011 15:55 | 189604 | ||
| Still that old good orientalist filth [121 words] | Tim Lock | Oct 4, 2011 16:50 | 189604 | ||
| 5 | "Deutschland und Armenien" 1919 vs. Turkish lies [248 words] | Ianus | Oct 6, 2011 16:56 | 189604 | |
| 6 | Oriental filth old and new [503 words] | Ianus | Oct 8, 2011 08:00 | 189604 | |
| 3 | too much hate [176 words] | havas | Oct 10, 2011 11:12 | 189604 | |
| 12 | Two rogues -Mahomet and Ataturk [1333 words] | Ianus | Oct 11, 2011 17:56 | 189604 | |
| 4 | Beyond the statistics [352 words] | Turkcekonusanamerikali | Nov 2, 2011 19:50 | 189604 | |
| 4 | Erdogan Takes Turkey Into (Militant) Islam [206 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Ron Thompson | Sep 27, 2011 13:46 | 189603 | |
| 1 | Turkish Anxieties [247 words] | M. Tovey | Sep 28, 2011 18:51 | 189603 | |
| 1 | Israel relying on the US [124 words] | Mark D. | Sep 29, 2011 22:34 | 189603 | |
| Israel's Reliance on Defense Cannot be Focused on US [216 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 3, 2011 12:10 | 189603 | ||
| 3 | Show of Hands-Who is Really Surprised About Turkey [364 words] | M. Tovey | Sep 27, 2011 12:46 | 189602 | |
| 1 | Biblical catastrophy [87 words] | Tim Lock | Sep 29, 2011 12:13 | 189602 | |
| 1 | Biblical Catastrophe Indeed-But Whose Nuke? [216 words] | M. Tovey | Sep 29, 2011 18:37 | 189602 | |
| 3 | Turkey, a "Moslem Model" for the Arab Spring [43 words] | Ludvikus | Sep 27, 2011 12:46 | 189601 | |
| 2 | A Contrary Opinion [59 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Shel_TR | Sep 27, 2011 12:34 | 189600 | |
| 4 | Turkey did not help during the holocaust, it oppressed its non-Muslim citizens [129 words] | Iskender | Sep 28, 2011 15:22 | 189600 | |
| 3 | An eyewitness [145 words] | rkm | Sep 29, 2011 18:59 | 189600 | |
| 1 | Jews in the 1930s preferred Turkey over anti-Semitic Christian neighbors. [159 words] | Jon Ozdamar | Sep 30, 2011 20:24 | 189600 | |
| 4 | Jews of Eastern Thrace in Turkey were oppressed, expelled in the 1930s [123 words] | Iskender | Oct 2, 2011 01:00 | 189600 | |
| 7 | Jews and their Turkish oppressors [455 words] | Ianus | Oct 2, 2011 14:46 | 189600 | |
| 5 | More than 9000 or more than 15 000 ? [41 words] | Ianus | Oct 2, 2011 19:36 | 189600 | |
| 4 | Correction [143 words] | Iskender | Oct 2, 2011 21:10 | 189600 | |
| 1 | Ironically, Ottoman Jews were better tolerated than their Turkish successors [382 words] | Jon Ozdamar | Oct 3, 2011 09:38 | 189600 | |
| 5 | Jews were oppressed in the modern Turkish Republic [179 words] | Iskender | Oct 4, 2011 00:06 | 189600 | |
| 8 | "Turkish secularism" is an insult to intelligence [188 words] | Ianus | Oct 4, 2011 14:30 | 189600 | |
| 5 | Let's listen to the Jews for a change [383 words] | Ianus | Oct 6, 2011 17:38 | 189600 | |
| Bektashi Muslims were influenced by Jewish Kabbalism. [78 words] | Jon | Oct 6, 2011 18:35 | 189600 | ||
| 8 | The story of 100 liars [662 words] | Ianus | Oct 8, 2011 07:29 | 189600 | |
| 6 | Where is Obama? [78 words] | jd | Sep 27, 2011 11:41 | 189599 | |
| 2 | and because of that [66 words] | Alan | Sep 28, 2011 12:55 | 189599 |
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