Tuesday, October 12, 2010

EU opposition to Turkish accession is 'racist,' Chomsky says

"EU opposition to Turkish accession is 'racist,' Chomsky says

VALENTINA POP

Today @ 09:25 CET

The real reason for the EU rejecting Turkey's membership is 'racism,' US linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky has told a Turkish newspaper. Meanwhile, Germany's anti-immigration debate escalated over the weekend with one of Angela Merkel's key allies saying the country should ban more incoming Turkish and Arab workers."

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