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POPSArmenia and Turkey probe for better relations The two foreign ministers reportedly discussed the opening of Turkey’s closed border with Armenia, along with the establishment of full diplomatic relations. The two sides also attempted to find common ground on a political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Gul’s office revealed that he will go to Azerbaijan on September 10 to discuss the changing diplomatic situation with Azerbaijani leaders.
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POPSGul is the 11th President of Turkey In April, the army expressed its concern after Mr Gul only narrowly failed to gain enough support from MPs to become president in a first round. The following stand-off between the AKP and secularist parties in parliament triggered a political crisis that led to snap elections in July. The AKP won those polls convincingly with 47% and again nominated Mr Gul for the post of president.
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POPSTurkey's Gul vows secular agenda Mr Gul's previous presidential bid triggered protests in May because of his Islamist roots. Opponents dislike the fact that his wife wears the Muslim headscarf, which is banned in state institutions. The failure of the bid led to an early general election, in which Mr Gul's party won a convincing victory.
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POPSJewcy: ADL in the Dock for Denial of Armenian Genocide.
"ADL has long since stopped advocating against intolerance, bigotry, and hatred and instead has been a major promoter of Jewish ethnocentrism and exceptionalism. The result has been to give credence to those who espouse some of the worst forms of racism and chauvinism." There is nothing wrong with ethnocentrism if it doesn't blind us to the ethnocentric claims of other ethnos. Exceptionalism - if the Jewish people are not an exception in this world then the word has no meaning. Neither ethnocentrism nor exceptionalism should in itself he held responsible for "some of the worst forms of racism and chauvinism." Most groups are ethnocentric including the Armenians yet they are not held responsible for racism. “The Turks and Armenians need to revisit their past. The Jewish community shouldn't be the arbiter of that history, nor should Congress." Foxman‘s statement is in every way that matters equivalent to Ahmadinejad’s claim that he takes no position on the historicity of
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POPSTurkey hosts US Black Muslim leader, has 3 weighty goals 3 stated goals: cooperation between US and Turkey, reinterpretation of Islam to fit modern needs, and lobbying against Armenian genocide claims in the US Congress. Sounds like a lot to accomplish in a 3-day visit, doesn't it? It will be interesting, and perhaps imperative, to follow the progress of this collaboration. The prospect of reinterpreting Islam is huge, and not likely to be well-received by many Muslims. And then there is the role of Turkey in the Iraq war...
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