At the G20 summit, Obama shook the hand of every world leader, singling out only one for a warm hug: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the venomously anti-Israel Islamic supremacist prime minister who is destroying Kemalist secularism and turning Turkey back into an Islamic state. One wonders why he has such affection for Erdogan above all the others, but it is consistent with his policies from the beginning of his presidency: his favoring of the "Arab Spring" demonstrators who (it is increasingly obvious) are going to impose Islamic law (Sharia) upon their countries, and his consistent hostility toward Israel and Binyamin Netanyahu, shown again with his recent open-mic gaffe.
"Obama hugs an Islamic supremacist," by Pamela Geller in WND, November 8:
This past week, Obama was fiddling in Cannes, in the south of France, while America burned. He was in Europe insulting allies and hugging Islamic imperialists: He gave a big hug to Turkey's Islamic supremacist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the G20 summit, while giving everyone else there a mere handshake.Consider who Obama chose to hug. Turkey, under Erdogan, has abandoned the separation of mosque and state, abandoned Ataturk, abandoned its ties with Israel and increasingly pursues the delusion of a return of the Ottoman Empire.
Those of us who have been paying attention to the actual news have been writing and exposing the re-Islamization of Turkey under the devout Erdogan. Erdogan is famous for having said: "The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers."
And that's not all. In September 2007, Erdogan took specific exception to the term "moderate Islam," saying: "Turkey is not a country where moderate Islam is sovereign. First of all, the 'moderate Islam' concept is wrong. The word 'Islam' is a simple word – it is only Islam. If you say 'moderate Islam,' then an alternative is created." And after decades of secularism, religious study is now mandatory in Turkish state schools.
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Even worse, in that same year, Turkey and Iran formed a military alliance. Yet Obama said this in a speech to the Turkish parliament: "Let me be clear: The United States strongly supports Turkey's bid to become a member of the European Union."
This was more of Obama's anti-American, anti-freedom foreign policy. Insane. Turkish professor Bahri Yilmaz is a former chief adviser to the Ministry of State for European Union Affairs in Ankara. He says that should the increasingly devout Muslim country ever gain entry into the EU under current membership regulations, it would, "due to its high population, put it in a similar position in the decision-making process as the leading countries in Europe. It would be represented in all European institutions at the same level as Germany, the United Kingdom and France, and would take up a dominant position in institutions and decision-making processes."
In other words, the European Union would be part of the universal caliphate. Turkey has reverted (no pun intended), and now it dreams of Ottoman domination and Islamic imperialism. And as Turkey reverts back to its "radicalized" and Islamized origins, the Turks are jockeying for position in the worldwide Islamic race to annihilate the tiny Jewish state. So many Nazis, so few Jews.
Clearly, Turkey is reverting to its Ottoman imperial supremacist thuggery. Turkey is continuing its jihad against Israel. Last summer's Mavi Marmara jihad flotilla warship launched from Turkey should have resulted in sanctions against the Turkish government. In a right and righteous world, that's what would have happened. Instead, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation-driven U.N. conspired with Turkey to release another libelous report against the Jews to legitimize their Islamic Judeophobia and delegitimize the Jewish state.
At the G20 summit, Obama shook the hand of every world leader, singling out only one for a warm hug: Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the venomously anti-Israel Islamic supremacist prime minister who is destroying Kemalist secularism and turning Turkey back into an Islamic state.
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Repulsive. And it's not as though America has a traditionally especially close relationship with Turkey, which might explain it as a sort of reflex.
Imagine—a handshake for allies Gordon Brown and Angela Merkel, and a *warm hug* for the deeply disturbing Erdogan.
More madness from our "Commander-in-Chief"...
When Obama said, "I’m a Christian by choice", either he was lying or he wasn't telling the truth.
It was one or the other, I'm certain!
He dropped to his knees before King Abdullah, now he's pawing the Moslem who is proudly marching the Turks back into the Middle Ages.
It's only a matter of time before he starts grabbing for zippers. The 24/7 news cycle is a family show, for crying out loud. Keep him away from the Moslems, pu-leeze
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We are men who think that there is no shame in killing.
- the Holy Prophet Mohammed
Before his supplication to King Abdullah, the great King had overseen the issuance of Obama bin-Laden's fatwa to thermonuke a major Western city, presumably NYC, and everybody in the CIA, State and the Pentagon knew of the King's action, so we must presume that Prez Barack Osama did too when he dropped to his knees that foggy day in England.
Now Robert, I think you need to update your headline as Mr. erdogan was NOT the only world leader he hugged. Australian Premier Julia Gillard was also on the receiving end of the POTUS embrace.
Did you ever wonder if any of these leaders are thinking to themselves..."Don't go for the hug...Don't go for the hug...Oh, Damn!"
Rasool Obama has the power to cloud men's minds by means of the hug...it is a gift...men have been known to get weak kneed and have vertigo when hugged by Rasool, who whispers sweet nothings in their ears while squeezing, sometimes hard...Who knows what kind of subliminal messages Rasool is delivering...
Or maybe he was just frisking them?
Are man-hugs halal?
That's it Obama. If you hug Islamists hard enough maybe you'll squeeze the jihadist out of them.
Mr. Spencer,
I admire Ms Geller's convictions and courage in standing up to Islamization. However, she is unfortunately uninformed on the Prime Minister of Turkey and on Turkey itself. I just completed three years working in the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and feel I am somewhat qualified to comment on Ms. Geller's article.
Turkey is not turning into a shariah state and numerous statements made by Ms. Geller in her article are simply factually wrong. I'll address some of her points here:
1. Prime Minister Erdogan has been in power now over 10 years during which time I spent a majority of my time. Turkish women dress more provacatively now then they did when Erdogan first came into power. Yes, Erdogan is a religious man...much like George Bush was considered a conservative Christian(to the chagrin of so many on the left in the U.S.). As such, Erdogan appeals to his religious base in Turkey a group that were long forgotten by the secular elites when they ran Turkey. Yes, when Erdogan first became Prime Minister he attempted to push through several pieces of Islamic legislation(the adultery rule is one of them). Opposition to this legislation was overwhelming and the attempt was withdrawn. During the most recent national elections held earlier this year, Islamic issues were not addressed by any of the parties. Rule of law, the economy, and the Kurdish issue dominated the political dialogue. If Turkey is slipping into the Islamic abyss, we should have heard some debate about the head scarf or religion by at least one of the parties...yes? In fact, Erdogan has passed more legislation for women's and children's rights than any previous Turkish leader....hmmmmm....an Islamist you say? Even when it comes to the headscarf issue, even the secular parties acknowledge the ban of the headscarf in public buildings must end. Yes, many secularists think this could become a slippery slope, but if Turkey is going to remain a free and democratic society, its people must be free to practice their religion. That being said, Ms. Geller is mistaken again to say that Erdogan has abandoned the separation of mosque and state. Imams are still employed and controlled by the State...why not just let them loose to preach whatever Islamic message that they want?(currently, all Friday sermons are approved and distributed via the Directorate of Religious Affairs...a situation that originated under Ataturk).
Ms. Geller is also mistaken when she says Turkey and Iran hava military alliance? Where did she get this information?? Last I checked, Turkey was a member of NATO, in fact, Turkey has the largest army in NATO outside of the U.S. Believe me, if Turkey and Iran had a military alliance, Turkey would be in real danger of getting kicked out of NATO. On the contrary, Turkey just agreed to allow for a missile defense radar to be based in Turkey...a radar that would detect Iranian missiles. Ms. Geller's information is just plain wrong.
Yes, Erdogan hates Israel. But this is the de facto Islamic position and it is totally irrational but does not equate to Turkey also becoming Islamisized. Erdogan does want to be seen as a hero to the Palestinians and has embarked on the dangerous path of severing ties with Israel. To Erdogan, its a win/win situation. Turkey does not need Israel, so why not throw her under the bus for political gain?
I have lived in Turkey for the past three years. I would like to ask Ms. Geller, when was the last time she was in Turkey? I surely hope that she is not writing articles about countries that she has not lived in or visited extensively. Throughout my travels all over Turkey I always felt I was in a place closer to Europe than to the Middle East. Turks are secular and they have Ataturk to thank for that. Would Erdogan like to make Turkey a little more Islamic? I suspect he would, but Turks are not letting him. No one doubts how democratic Turkey is. Turks today are much better off than they were 10 years ago and that is the main reason Erdogan keeps winning...but what goes up must come down and his strings of success probably won't last forever. But whatever happens, Turks don't seem to be wanting to change who they are despite having a more Islamic Prime Minister leading their country. Turks are still consuming tons of Raki, beer, and Turkish women are still drop dead gorgeous in their provacative western clothes with no sign that they'll be covering themselves up anytime soon!
I share Mr. Spencer and Ms. Geller's concern about Islam. But I don't support distributing false information that will only serve to dilute the veracity and validity of our overall concern about Islam. When we put out information that is not factual, we only serve to provide fodder to those who claim that we are indeed Islamiphobes or scare mongers. God knows, there is plenty of factual information out there about the evils of Islam without having to make up a separate reality.
Lloyd Freeman
Lloyd Freeman, you will make a good dhimmi. Good try at agitprop and disinformation. Erdoğan is leading the AKP walk through Turkish institutions, islamisizing the low hanging fruit. He is just about finished with the Turkish military, replacing officers with true blue Muslims, praying in uniform (what a religion, that puts the ass above the head). He has used government authority to put newspapers and businessmen out of business. If you were not a spokesmen for the brain dead US government policy you would know that liberal and progressive Turks in western Turkey are very worried about the drift of the country into the Islamist camp. But Americans are so wise, they see themselves in everyone else. Turks are secular? They would like you to think so; when they talk to you they know who they are talking to and what you want to hear.
To Anonymous: Not sure who you are and you can call me whatever you like. I was just addressing the factual errors in Ms. Geller's piece. I'm certainly no fan of Erdogan...but I don't believe he is the great threat we(American pandits and politicians) think he is(I know..I lived in Turkey...and if it was happening...I would see it...did you...whoever you are? When were you last in Turkey?) And by the way, I'm not a spokesman for the USG...I no longer work at the embassy. And yes, my best friends are those secular, progressive Turks, they are worried....but after 10 years...where is the shariah law? Also, before you start lamenting about the Turkish military, make sure you know the history of this military that has milked billions of dollars from Turkish society to set themselves up as the ultra elite retiring with Mercedes and BMW cars...man, I wish I was in that kind of military(I'm a current active duty LtCol and fairly familiar and experienced fighting Jihad...a lot more than you are I'm pretty sure). More people would take you seriously if you stuck to real factual situations(like Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, etc...I believe you are righ there....a wave of Islamic extremism is about to sweep the Arab Spring). But Turkey has such a strong secular tradition now that I can't see them going back....no matter what Erdogan wants. I noticed you didn't comment on Ms. Geller's statment of Turkey's military alliance with Iran?...you still sticking with that?....that does make both of you look quite silly. Let the Islamists make up stories like they love to do...we need to stick to hard facts and a solid understanding of events in the world. You are generally right, but you tend to be alarmist regarding Turkey. Sorry, just being honest
The "Caliph-in-Chief" at it again... ?
We already knew Obama was a Muslim Trojan horse, enabling the Muslim Brotherhood's global jihad. The next President will have a lot to undo.
Freeman wrote:
1. Prime Minister Erdogan has been in power now over 10 years during which time I spent a majority of my time. Turkish women dress more provacatively now then they did when Erdogan first came into power.
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*Ugh*. I always find it terribly demoralizing when a supposed supporter of Western freedom defines such freedom as nothing more than dressing provacatively and drinking beer.
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Yes, Erdogan is a religious man...much like George Bush was considered a conservative Christian...
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*No* indication here of the differences between being a "conservative" Christian and a "conservative" Muslim. The former does not carry with it the injunction to impose barbaric Shari'ah law, for one thing...
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Imams are still employed and controlled by the State...why not just let them loose to preach whatever Islamic message that they want?(currently, all Friday sermons are approved and distributed via the Directorate of Religious Affairs...a situation that originated under Ataturk).
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Actually, the state keeping tight control on Islamic clerics is in no way necessarily inimical to increasing Islamization. After all, the Islamic Republic of Iran keeps a pretty tight rein on clerics, and that certainly does not make them "moderate".
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Ms. Geller is also mistaken when she says Turkey and Iran hava military alliance? Where did she get this information??...Ms. Geller's information is just plain wrong.
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Actually, Ms. Geller is correct. The specifically military alliance has so far been limited—so far as I can tell—to joint efforts at crushing Kurdish independence. But it is still very much a military alliance:
"The Turkish military sent 20 tanks into Iran at the invitation of the Iranian regime to support the flailing Iranian attack against the rebel Kurds. They also dispatched 300 Turkish Special Forces troops to Iran to conduct intelligence missions..."
"The Turkey-Iran Pact"
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/09/16/turkey-friend-or-foe/
And there is no doubt that Turkey and Iran have grown much closer in general during Erdogan's administration.
Here's Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, speaking earlier this year:
“The fundamental principle we have applied in foreign policy for eight years is deepening friendships, intensifying and growing fraternity. This is why we have a ‘zero problem policy.’ This is why we said border gates are not walls for us, but doors of fraternity. We said we will make all doors with our neighbors, particularly with Iran, doors of friendship and fraternity”
Now, some of that may be simple rhetoric—but it is, notably, not rhetoric that applies to Israel...
"Turkey, Iran declare 'eternal friendship'"
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/04/turkey-iran-declare-eternal-friendship.html
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Yes, Erdogan hates Israel. But this is the de facto Islamic position and it is totally irrational but does not equate to Turkey also becoming Islamisized.
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This is an Islamic position, but has nothing to do with Islamization. Check.
The truth is, Turkey's relationship with Israel has deteriorated precipitously under Erdogan—to the point where Turkey is now actively threatening her.
"Erdogan: Turkish warships will escort boats to Gaza"
http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/09/erdogan-turkish-warships-will-escort-boats-to-gaza.html
Turkey hadn't used to be engaged in this sort of saber-rattling and threat toward Israel. What has changed, if not increasing Islamization?
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Erdogan does want to be seen as a hero to the Palestinians and has embarked on the dangerous path of severing ties with Israel. To Erdogan, its a win/win situation. Turkey does not need Israel, so why not throw her under the bus for political gain?
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And how does allying with the violent and chaotic "Palestinians", rather than civilized and advanced Israel, lead to "political gain". Clearly, in and of itself it does not.
But increasingly, Turkey wants to be seen as a player in the Islamic world, and there is no surer way to do that than to threaten Israel.
Isn't this in and of itself an indication of Turkey's Islamification?
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I have lived in Turkey for the past three years. I would like to ask Ms. Geller, when was the last time she was in Turkey? I surely hope that she is not writing articles about countries that she has not lived in or visited extensively.
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The idea that one is to be barred from commenting on any locale where one has not lived would render most people mute—not exactly an idea congruent with Western freedom of speech. Residence in a foreign country where one's only contact is through the diplomatic 'bubble' does not necessarily render one's judgments accurate, either.
Infamously, such limited contact led Margaret Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister's silly wife, to laud Cuba's brutal Communist dictator Fidel Castro, who she found charming. She didn't have any contact with the people he had tyrannized and oppressed.
With all due respect, Mr. Freeman, if yours is the caliber of US military and diplomatic staff, I fear we may be in trouble indeed.
How soon do you think it will take Mr Erdogan to wax rhapsodic and tell us all about
the tingle up his leg ? Guess Matthews better look to his geese. Theres a new girl
in town.
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