Posted on 04/15/2015 12:34:31 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
Edited on 04/15/2015 3:50:15 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
ISTANBUL -- Adding to angry comments about the Pope Francis' description of the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians as genocide, Turkey's prime minister said Wednesday that the pontiff has joined "an evil front" plotting against Turkey.
Ahmet Davutoglu made the comments at an event in Ankara outlining the ruling party's platform for June parliamentary elections and presenting its candidates. He called the pope's description of the killings of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians as "the first genocide of the 20th century" unjust. Turkey responded to the pope's words Sunday by recalling its ambassador to the Vatican.
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Anybody have any idea why these goombahs are still a member of NATO?
Isn’t it time to put them on the “supporters of terrorists” list and get it over with?
I think the criticism of Turkey should be fine-tuned, to explain that the *genocide* was carried out by the Muslim Ottoman government, *not* by the secular government of Atatürk, focusing exclusively on it being a “Muslim genocide”, less a “Turkish genocide”.
The implication being that for Turkey to have a Muslim governance moves it in the direction of genocide, bloodshed, barbarism and dictatorship.
And Erdogan has been moving Turkey in the direction of Muslim governance.
Remember the Erdogan quote, “Democracy for me is like a bus. When you get to your stop, you get off.”
Pope Francis is in a long and honorable tradition of popes plotting against the Turks.
Thought since Ataturks time the military was supposed to be the guardians of Turkey against islamists. Guess not.
Hmmm, what was the nationality of the last guy who tried to kill a Pope?
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