Turks take to streets over suicide attacks

Washington Times ^ | 11/23/03 | Joshua Mitnick

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[Callahan]

I think these attacks on Arab targets are proof that Al Qaeda is in trouble. They're wounded, lashing out at the only places they can reach. Nice of the local commies to cheer them along.

[Allan]

I think these attacks on Arab targets are proof that Al Qaeda is in trouble.

Apparently you think the Turks are Arabs.

[tessalu]

Only where there are Muslims do these attacks occur.
It is savagery and should be outlawed.

[jocon307]

"Nice of the local commies to cheer them along."

Isn't it though?

[jazzlite]

This article says that the "demonstrators" came from the Communist Headquarters "across the street"..Why does the American television media not emphasize this in their coverage? Is it political correctness gone beserk? How do we know these communists did not have a part in the bombings? They surely do love using this tragic event as a tool to blame the US for their own failings. Perhaps O'Riley is correct..Perhaps this is WWIII. If it is, I am convinced that Republican or Democrat..Americans will step up and do what is necessary to protect our nation from the vicious in the world.

[a_Turk]

>> "If there's something like al Qaeda, it's obvious that they serve the U.S. interest," said Gamre Erbil, who marched with the Communist supporters.

Another idiot..

I'll try to show you a broader image:


A woman weeps as she holds a Turkish flag during an emotional peace demonstration in downtown Istanbul November 22, 2003. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez


A sculpture of Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic, is seen flanked by wreaths in the memory of the police officers Huseyin Apaydin and Salih Capkin during a ceremony in the police headquarters in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003. Apaydin, 30, and Capkin, 37, were killed Thursday, Nov. 20, when an explosion hit the British consulate. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)


A woman prays during a peace demonstration in downtown Istanbul November 22, 2003. Crowds gathered for the rally, one of many planned in major cities to show Turkey's revulsion at the recent blasts whose victims included Muslims, Jews and Christians. Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters


Protesters carry a Turkish flag during a peaceful protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003. Protesters expressed sympathy for the victims of Thursday's bombing attacks and indignation over the attacks on British targets.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)


Turkish army officers, with small pictures of killed police officers Huseyin Apaydin and Salih Capkin and a Turkish flag with a sign that reads' We will smash terror' attached to their chests, pray during their funeral ceremony in the police headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)


Femal Turkish police officers pay their respects to two killed officers during a funeral ceremony at Istanbul's police headquarters November 22, 2003. REUTERS/Peter Andrews


A young girl holds a Turkish flag during a silent protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher)


The 19th century Greek orthodox church of Aya Triada is seen between a Turkish flag and a portrait of Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, displayed by demonstrators marching to protest against the attacks in Istanbul's Taksim Square November 22, 2003. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas


A Turkish man reads the Aksam daily newspaper carrying a headline on the attacks near the bombed HSBC Bank headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday Nov. 21, 2003.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

And then you have the commies:


A man holds a banner which reads 'We know the Killers' during an emotional peace demonstration in downtown Istanbul November 22, 2003. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez


Demonstrators, in a protest march against terror attacks in Istanbul, hold banners which reads 'We know the Killers' as they march through the main Taksim Square in Istanbul November 22, 2003.REUTERS/Fatih Saribas
Notice that the "killers" in their signs include not only the "imperialist capitalist scourge," but also Bin Laden and co.


A protester carries a sign that reads:'Bush + Saron = Ladin', referring to the U.S. President George W. Bush, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden, during a peaceful protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The other side of his sign read 'Sever ties with Israel."

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So what you see here regarding anti-Americanism is a minor group, a remnant of the fierce psyco war during the cold war which left a few still romantically involved with communism.

There were no anti-American expressions which were religiously motivated.

[a_Turk]

More protests today. These protests have been held in many cities, this one is in Erzurum:


Hundreds of Turks holding their national flags chant slogans as they protest the terrorist attacks during a demonstration in Erzurum, eastern Turkey, Sunday Nov. 23, 2003.(AP Photo/Cihan)

[Braak]

I gotta give your countrymen some credit..they have some guts to be out and about like this, knowing the bad guys and their nature.

[ryanjb2]

Wow, I am surprised that some of those people look white. Some even have blonde hair, although its probably not natural.

[McGavin999]

They are Turks, not Arabs. The Turks are a beautiful people. Look at the strength in their faces.