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   From: nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz   
      
   burfordTjustice wrote:   
   >   
   > (Ankara)  It appears that the march towards a pure Islamic caliphate   
   > inside Turkey continues with the Pocket Dictator banning TV dating   
   > shows, which followed the banning of Wikipedia which followed the   
   > sacking of 4000 public servants which followed last Wednesdays   
   > sacking of 9000 police officers.   
   >   
   > Also banned was the drinking of alcohol in public place in the   
   > tourist resort of Antalya   
   >   
   > The Turkish government has excused all of the above by saying in   
   > its Official Gazette that all those sacked were suspected of links   
   > to "terrorist organisations and structures presenting a threat to   
   > national security.   
   >   
   > Also on Saturday Erdogan hinted of invading Northern Iraq in which   
   > to tackle not ISIS, but the Kurds who are fighting them:   
   >   
   > "Turkey knows what to do and when to do it, we may come there   
   > overnight all of a sudden," Numan Kurtulmus Turkey's deputy prime   
   > minister Saturday suggested that the Muslim world could do more   
   > to protect Islam's rightful place in Jerusalem.   
   >   
   > "Unfortunately, we see a Jerusalem that is under the occupation of   
   > Zionism, as well as Israel's violation of international law. No   
   > Muslim country has made Jerusalem a top issue, partially as a result   
   > of the conflicts plaguing Muslim regions. But now Jerusalem's   
   > importance for the Muslim world is growing. Humanity needs to learn   
   > lessons from Pax Ottomana"   
      
   So much for secularism and the work of Turkey's national hero,   
   Mustafa Kemal Attatürk.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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