Re: [A-List] Re: Turkey: Robert Fisk analysis

["Xxxx Xxxxxx" <xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I can't judge Fisk's knowledge of Turkish politics, but some of his
observations made sense to me. For example, Fisk was saying that the rise of
AKP was not simply an issue of anti-Americanism; it was also a response to
the failure of centrist parties to handle Turkey's main
problems--corruption, socio-economic inequalities, economic crisis, US/IMF
dictates, etc. That AKP can solve these problems, was not implied, of course

Regarding the nature of AKP, it is a mainstream, pro-system party. Fisk
charecterizes them as "christian democracts" of Islam. This is very clear in
party's declerations about where it stands with respect to US war in Iraq
and EU policy.

Anyhow, Robert Fisk's analysis seemed ok to me, if not perfect.


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Xxxx A. Xxxxxx
Ph.D Candidate, ABD
Department of Political Science
SUNY at Albany
Nelson A. Rockefeller College
135 Western Ave.; Milne 102
Albany, NY 12222




----- Original Message -----
From: "Sabri Oncu" <soncu@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ALIST" <a-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 3:32 AM
Subject: [A-List] Re: Turkey: Robert Fisk analysis


> Michael wrote:
>
> > Here's something else to further confuse you: newspapers
> > here yesterday were featuring articles stating that the
> > AKP government was going to initiate a "drive" for EU
> > membership,
>
> Hey! This is good news for us. We better get going with the EWP,
> shouldn't we?
>
> By the way, as I said, I have great respect for Fisk. That he
> doesn't know much about Turkey is not a fault. I don't know that
> much about his part of the world, either.
>
> In an article today, a virtual friend of mine, who probably is
> watching this list, used this title to describe the mission of
> AKP:
>
> MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!
>
> I certainly agree with him.
>
> Back to work,
>
> Sabri
>
>
>