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To: Paul46360

I have a farm nearby and eat at this fellow’s restaurant all the time. I have met him but would not say that I know him, let alone count him as a friend.

There is a long history of Turkey engaging in human rights abuses against Kurds. It is a leap to suppose that this fellow is either a Muslim or a terrorist. It is also worth pointing out that he left Turkey five years before the PKK was designated a terrorist organization. In any event, it is a mistake to lump this fellow in with, say, ISIS. That is most definitely not the case.

By the way, from Wikipedia: As a whole, the Kurdish people are adherents to a large number of different religions and creeds, perhaps constituting the most religiously diverse people of West Asia. Traditionally, Kurds have been known to take great liberties with their practices.


9 posted on 11/04/2016 2:44:46 PM PDT by drellberg
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To: drellberg
I was in Turkey 79-80, USAF security police. Got daily briefing of these PPK aggressors towards the Turkish military. Since we were on a joint base with them..we were on alert also.
I have eaten at the restaurant and talked with him. Told him I was a vet and was stationed there.
11 posted on 11/04/2016 4:40:43 PM PDT by Paul46360
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