"The Turks Are Coming! Maybe…
08/10/2005
Amir Taheri
was born in Iran and educated in Tehran, London and Paris. Between 1980 and 1984 he was Middle East editor for the London Sunday Times. Taheri has been a contributor to the International Herald Tribune since 1980. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. Taheri has published nine books some of which have been translated into 20 languages, and In 1988 Publishers'' Weekly in New York chose his study of Islamist terrorism, 'Holy Terror', as one of The Best Books of The Year. He has been a columnist Asharq Alawsat since 1987
Previous Articles
A Hasty Hanging of Saddam Hussein Does Not Expiate Iraq''s Guilt
Sleepwalking Towards War Gives Iran''s Economy the Jitters
It Is Almost as Good as Bozakashi
A Man of Light Passes Away in Indonesia
Egypt: The Genies are All Benign
In Oil Exporting Countries, It Is Party Time
Iraq: A tactical Setback, A Strategic Gain
One Man''s terrorist is Every Man''s Terrorist
New Crisis Looms over Iran''s Nuclear Program
The King Fahd Era: the Evolution of a Kingdom
The Turks are coming! Or are they? This was the topic that dominated the referendums held in France and Holland on the proposed European Union Constitution last summer. Although the issue of Turkey’s membership of the union was not even on the agenda, opponents of the proposed draft succeeded in putting it at the heart of the debate. In the event the French and the Dutch voted with unexpectedly large majorities to kill the putative constitution.
The latest row over whether or not the union should even negotiate with Turkey about its membership showed that the issue is as alive and kicking as ever. Even the start of official talks on Turkey’s membership last Tuesday is unlikely to dampen the passions the issue arises on all sides."
More:Asharq Alawsat Newspaper -The Turks Are Coming! Maybe…