2.02.2009

Turkey Roundup

Iranian President praises Turkish PM for Davos outburst
TEHRAN, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday congratulated Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on taking a stand over Israel on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

'Erdogan-led Turkey can't broker talks' sniffs the Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304645645&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has lost all credibility as an honest broker in peace discussions," a senior Israeli diplomatic official told The Jerusalem Post Saturday night, citing Erdogan's recent anti-Israel rhetoric.

Erdogan: Hamas is not an arm of Iran

01/02/2009 Hamas is a political party, not an “arm of Iran,” Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Newsweek magazine published online Saturday. “If the whole world had given them the chance of becoming a political player maybe they would not be in a situation like this after the elections that they won.”

There are some other stories floating around out there about Mossad, Turkey, CIA, etc. I'm sure at least some of it is true. There's also this angle. - Ed.




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