Thursday, June 03, 2010

Robert L. Pollock: Erdogan and the Decline of the Turks - WSJ.com

"Erdogan and the Decline of the Turks
When I asked the prime minister about stories alleging a U.S.-Israeli murder and organ selling scheme in Iraq, he could not bring himself to condemn them.

By ROBERT L. POLLOCK

Israeli special forces and their commanders were apparently shocked to find their boarding attempt on the Mavi ('Blue') Marmara met with violence. They should not have been. I have no doubt that the Turkish 'peace activists' aboard the ship regarded Israeli troops as something akin to the second coming of Hitler's SS."

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