Posted on 05/13/2007 5:52:35 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
Demonstrators wave Turkish flags during a pro-secular rally in Izmir, western Turkey, Sunday, May 13, 2007. Some 1.5 million Turks attended a secular rally in Turkey's third-largest city, which would make it the largest demonstration so far against the Islamic-rooted government. The rally, in the Aegean port city of Izmir, was organized as a show of strength before general elections on July 22, and it follows similar demonstrations in Ankara and Istanbul last month. (AP Photo)
Turkey has been such a pivotal piece of real estate in the 20th and 21st century.
First it was geographical now with these events it’s just as pivotal ideologically.
The truth is that I'm tired of these 'the revolution has just begun' & 'Iran really loves America' posts that for years have been based on nothing. And you know it.
A bunch of shahistas who want another bogus king installed and want Americans to do it use this forum to propogandize. I object to it and will continue to do so.
But go ahead skippy, I put the challege out to you...support what you say using any single post of mine and I'll disappear. We both know you can't.
Knock off the personal attacks.
I’ve seen this sort of stuff before, by one person pretending to be two...
You do agree that "1.5 million" protesters in support of a secular deomcratic Turkey is a good thing, right?
I suppose this is a good thing, but it is ironic that this demonstration against Islamism took place in the very city the great grandparents of these people massacred 250,000 Orthodox Christians in 1922.
Its good to see these shows of solidarity, but I just cant help but think that its only a matter of time before Islamists begin to penetrate these shows of solidarity wearing suicide belts strapped around their wastes and then begin to blow themselves up amongst the crowds in order to swash all dissent.
Religion is Religion and for the most part, outside of values, should stand aside.
Maybe Turkey doesn’t want to go back to the Turd Century??
Pray for W and Our Troops
Yep, but not my point, was it?
Yep, but not my point, was it?
The point of this thread is the protest in Turkey, isn't it?
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