-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- From {{<Begin>}} TURKISH MINISTER PROPOSES NEW "TURKISH COMMONWEALTH" "Ottoman Empire Successor" is Threatening for Armenia ROME, JAN 23 (ZENIT).- Russia no longer has the strength to oppose a united Turkish Commonwealth, according to the Turkish Minister for relations with Turkish republics of the former Soviet Union. He proposed a Turkish Co mmonwealth uniting Turkey, "the Ottoman Empire successor," Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Minister Abdulhaluk Cei continued by saying he hoped the Commonwealth would also include Slavic Ukraine and Islamic Iran in the Commonwealth, as well. "We, the Ottoman Empire, ruled these territories for centuries," the m inister said on January 19. According to the Russian independent newspaper "Nezavisimaya Gazeta," higher government officials will likely not openly support Cei's proposal. However, Ismail Jem, Turkish Foreign Minister, indicated on December 31 that Turkey's priorities for foreign policy are the Caucasus and Central Asia. Afterwards, President Demirel said that Turkey should become the leading country of the region, fighting for peace, stability, and economic prospe rity of all other countries in their region of the world. The Russian newspaper also pointed out the first likely victim of such a "Turkish Commonwealth" -- the country of Armenia. Already at the beginning of the 20th century, the Turks carried out a holocaust against the Armenians of proportions unseen until the Nazis. The current country of Armenia and its Christian population would find itself cut off and surrounded by a league of Turkish and Islamic states. ZE00012323 {{<End>}} A<>E<>R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Integrity has no need of rules. -Albert Camus (1913-1960) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your common sense." --Buddha + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. -Bertrand Russell + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Everyone has the right...to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Universal Declaration of Human Rights + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + "Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." Ernest Hemingway + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Forwarded as information only; no endorsement to be presumed + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
