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Whatever happened to freedom of expression?
Reader comment on item: A New Axis: The Emerging Turkish-Israeli Entente
Submitted by Taha (United States), Oct 26, 2011 at 19:56
A town virtually occupied for celebrating Jerusalem Day? A mayor arrested and pushed out of his job for anti-Israel remarks? A diplomatic row over an ambassador's anti-Zionism?
Isn't a Turkey a democratic state where freedom of expression should be allowed? Why is this applauded by Western analysts? Another case of hypocrisy - democracy and freedom of expression can go to hell when it suits us. I know this article is 12 yrs late but you see today that people can only be put down by force for so long.
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| such a shame [14 words] | kazikian | Feb 23, 2012 18:15 | 193596 | ||
 Whatever happened to freedom of expression? [89 words] | Taha | Oct 26, 2011 19:56 | 190433 | ||
| 2 | Hold your horses [215 words] | Philhellene | Mar 7, 2010 12:58 | 169811 | |
| It wont take 18 hours to take atina [153 words] | serdar | Oct 14, 2009 09:41 | 163056 | ||
| 5 |  Very funny [100 words] | Rajif | Dec 13, 2009 02:22 | 163056 | |
| 1 | Greece is no contest against Turkish Power! [58 words] | Levo | Feb 20, 2010 20:22 | 163056 | |
| 3 | Greek pride [68 words] | the GREEK | Apr 2, 2010 05:25 | 163056 | |
| 1 | disscussion [147 words] | Redblooded | Jun 9, 2009 14:46 | 157076 | |
| Silly discussion [119 words] | George Greek australian | Apr 2, 2009 09:21 | 153172 | ||
| Thoughts [168 words] | What's wrong with zionism?! | Jun 20, 2007 15:57 | 99699 | ||
| To George and Louis Markos [296 words] | Büyük | Nov 14, 2005 16:43 | 28369 | ||
| 1 | to Buyuk [178 words] | j . g. | Jan 28, 2006 18:49 | 28369 | |
| About Ottomans [303 words] | geyes | Mar 2, 2006 09:46 | 28369 | ||
| 4 | Büyük you are mistaken [157 words] | David | Mar 19, 2006 09:06 | 28369 | |
| 1 | Israel has to learn how to make friends and not enemies one day [63 words] | Niko | Aug 21, 2006 04:16 | 28369 | |
| Fatih Sultan Mehmet [23 words] | Alper Ünal | Oct 20, 2006 15:26 | 28369 | ||
| 2 | Niko, Earth belongs to Muhammad [154 words] | Infidel | Oct 20, 2006 19:51 | 28369 | |
| 1 | Turkey and Greece [208 words] | Kostas | May 22, 2007 20:27 | 28369 | |
| ATTATURK! ATTATURK! ATTATURK! [93 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jul 17, 2007 18:04 | 28369 | ||
| I like the Turks but I do not hate Greeks [159 words] | Seamus MacNemi | Jul 17, 2007 18:24 | 28369 | ||
| 2 | Stupidity or Propaganda? [56 words] | Gamo ton Alaoua | May 19, 2008 12:21 | 28369 | |
| 2 | We must not forget our history [459 words] | Hellin | Feb 18, 2009 06:05 | 28369 | |
| The 'Hellenic Cultural inferiority complex'? [187 words] | Bulent | May 12, 2009 15:34 | 28369 | ||
| S300 [69 words] | John | Jun 27, 2009 19:55 | 28369 | ||
| 4 | Hellenic Inferiority??? [165 words] | Helios | Jun 30, 2009 21:57 | 28369 | |
| Do not fantasy [50 words] | Mete | Oct 16, 2009 16:18 | 28369 | ||
| 3 | reply to bulent [132 words] | panos | Dec 10, 2009 08:53 | 28369 | |
| 2 | mongols [184 words] | DRDOOM | Jun 2, 2010 10:08 | 28369 | |
| 2 | Greece will at least defeat them... [121 words] | George | Jun 25, 2005 02:57 | 22859 | |
| Comment on A New Axis: The Emerging Turkish-Israeli Entente [130 words] | steve gee | Feb 21, 2006 22:29 | 22859 | ||
| 1 | REALITY CHECK [86 words] | Aretas | Jun 1, 2006 00:11 | 22859 | |
| No Brainers [145 words] | CG Asti | Jul 22, 2006 19:14 | 22859 | ||
| Hi George [321 words] | Kostas | May 25, 2007 08:22 | 22859 | ||
| Nonsensical premise? [102 words] | Levo | May 12, 2009 15:14 | 22859 | ||
| 2 | Greece in a coming War [184 words] | mork | Oct 24, 2009 23:55 | 22859 | |
| keep dreaming [9 words] | ert | May 29, 2010 22:46 | 22859 | ||
| 3 | Potential War between Israel,Turkey, and Greece [183 words] | Louis Markos | May 18, 2005 01:26 | 22135 | |
| greek turkish conflict [26 words] | sereniti | Aug 9, 2006 08:08 | 22135 | ||
| 1 | Greece and Turkey [119 words] | Theo | Oct 16, 2006 04:45 | 22135 | |
| Turkey and Greece are both allies of the Jewish state! [168 words] | adri | Oct 23, 2006 16:52 | 22135 | ||
| c'mon ! [171 words] | goz | Nov 7, 2006 10:02 | 22135 | ||
| have an enosis! [51 words] | rad | Dec 18, 2006 14:08 | 22135 | ||
| Facts: [274 words] | peter-panos-petros | Jan 18, 2007 00:20 | 22135 | ||
| Be wary..... [197 words] | Dimitri | Jan 19, 2007 02:07 | 22135 | ||
| 1 | Beware of the kurds [97 words] | Saboter | Feb 8, 2007 12:41 | 22135 | |
| Peace not War [171 words] | Aivri | Mar 15, 2007 09:54 | 22135 | ||
| 1 | Greece Vs Turkey [410 words] | Kostas | May 20, 2007 19:02 | 22135 | |
| NO WAY [35 words] | ONZI | Sep 21, 2007 15:30 | 22135 | ||
| GREECE IS THE BEST! [10 words] | Basil Loufas | Sep 23, 2007 19:53 | 22135 | ||
| you have no idea [55 words] | Kostas | Sep 28, 2007 10:16 | 22135 | ||
| at last, some sensible comments [47 words] | umit | Oct 17, 2007 06:23 | 22135 | ||
| Greece vs turkey [23 words] | alistair | Jan 13, 2008 06:20 | 22135 | ||
| GREECE VS turkey [132 words] | labis | Aug 5, 2008 16:57 | 22135 | ||
| Interesting comments [99 words] | Guzey | Dec 27, 2008 19:57 | 22135 | ||
| Comment on A New Axis: The Emerging Turkish-Israeli Entente [365 words] | Dimitrios | Jan 6, 2009 03:23 | 22135 | ||
| Greece, Turkey and Israel -- Why All the Fuss? [483 words] | Peter (USA) | Jan 19, 2009 17:36 | 22135 | ||
| Peter, you make a fair comment... [826 words] | Dimitrios | Jan 21, 2009 10:00 | 22135 | ||
| I agree with you George [20 words] | Turk | Feb 1, 2009 07:00 | 22135 | ||
| Reality Check [298 words] | Michael | May 6, 2009 00:39 | 22135 | ||
| they wont fight [61 words] | eza | Aug 14, 2009 03:26 | 22135 | ||
| 2 | Greek / Israeli conflict, likelihood. [54 words] | Panos | Dec 10, 2009 08:44 | 22135 | |
| Irrationality, ignorance and its cost [657 words] | Kivanch K | Jan 15, 2010 10:26 | 22135 | ||
| 1 | Anyone who knows the beginning knows also the end. Scourge of God: The Turks [89 words] | Jaun Amore | Sep 20, 2011 07:36 | 22135 |
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