[okie01]

It simply hadn't occurred to me...but could it be Arab influence that is blocking Turkey's admission to the EU?

[a_Turk]

>> This transformation of a Judeo-Christian based-civilization and culture by strong trends of Islamization is creating social, political and cultural grounds for confrontations that could provoke dangerous social implosions.

It's gonna be fun to watch >:)

[PA Engineer]

Excellent question. BTTT.

[pepsionice]

Turkey's denial into the EU...is due to 3 key items. Their economy is either completely robust or completely dead...no one can be sure of anything. Their human rights record is zero, and they don't really care to fix it. And finally...Greece, who had a inside ticket to the EU...simply won't vote to allow them in.

As for the fears of Jihad...a strange change in German state-run tv news in the past two weeks. Suddenly they are examining the various Muslim protests and organizations...and actually asking questions. They had a reporter at a major rally in North Germany...who asked participants of the rally if Saddam killed thousands of his own people...which is now a virtual fact...and the participants just looked away...not wanting to answer. After about 5 of these questions...the rally organizers hopped in front of the reporter and denied them access to the protestors.

Alot of questions are coming up now about the money (which is partially drug tinted), the use of violence to bring teenage boys into the Muslim world, and the ultimate goals of these Muslim organizations. I think the right-wing elements of Germany also have an impact on the future...they are coming back...and need a whipping boy (no Jews left...so the Muslims will likely be next).