Re: [L-I] Stratfor: Struggle Unfolds in Ankara

2000-08-20 Thread Mine Aysen Doyran
Dear comrade Mac, I will come to your question in depth. I have to leave the borders of the US in 48 hours so I am somewhat in a rush! Regarding Saddam and religion, it is similar to Kemal's position on religion. However, there is also a major difference between Turkish nationalism and Arab

Re: [L-I] Stratfor: Struggle Unfolds in Ankara

2000-08-19 Thread Mine Aysen Doyran
Comrade Mac, great thanks for posting this article! Very timely. Just a few comments. Obviously, the author of the article presents the relationship between the Turkish state and Islam in a very confusing way. Instead, this relationship should be put in an historical context. First off, neither