[a_Turk]

>> Ankara's new Islamist-oriented government denied U.S. forces access to Turkish territory.

Most of the "Nay" votes were from the opposition party, and totally non-Islamist.

[a_Turk]

>> All of Turkey's bilateral relationships deserve more critical scrutiny than before, perhaps none more so than Turkey's relations with Israel.

I can see where this article is going..

[a_Turk]

>> Israel, not wanting to jeopardize its relations with Turkey, to this day remains unwilling to officially recognize the 1915 massacres as genocide. Additionally, some Jewish leaders fear that any acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide could downplay the significance of the Holocaust or even endanger the Jewish community in Turkey.

Those bad, bad, sneaky Jews.. Downright "trixy."

[a_Turk]

The writer lists the "Armenian issue" as the least important of his "possible mines," but dedicates 10 paragraphs to it.

Thanks for posting this article. I think the grown-ups in Israel and Turkey know what's at stake. And the young "Islamist" birds in government have learned the art of flying in a hurry it would seem..