Thursday, September 06, 2007

Our children, our soldiers - Turkish Daily News Sep 06, 2007

"Our children, our soldiers Thursday, September 6, 2007

By KRISTEN STEVENS

The fate of young people finishing Turkish high school is on my mind these days as their journey into adulthood begins. As a new mother to an American-Turkish son, my eyes gravitate to the pudgy faces of young men in particular. The state will soon call on them to serve in the military. Meanwhile, the American-led war on terror and the ongoing conflict in Turkey's east have created an insidious, threatening climate here. "

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