Posted on 01/02/2011 11:35:59 AM PST by Nachum
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was voted "Man of the Year" for 2010 by readers of CNN's Arabic language website on Sunday. Erdogan won the honor by a large margin, receiving 74% of the vote. His nearest competitor was Syrian President Bashar Assad, who received 20% of the vote. (Snip) The website adds that Erdogan has been hailed in the Arab world for returning Turkey's allegiance to the East after decades of trying to "join the European club."
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It seems that the “moderate Muslims” are almost all closeted Islamists.
What a surprise. Erdogan has finally outed Turkey by ripping the veneer of moderate Islamic democracy (if there ever were such a thing) away to reveal Turkey’s true identity.
Well, at least the charade is over.
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