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Obama Should Forfeit his Nobel Prize

Harut Sassounian | Posted 12.09.2009 | World

Read More: Pres. Bush, Pres. Gul, Turkey, European Union, Nobel Peace Prize, United States, Ankara, Armenian Genocide, 1915, Campaign Promises, April 24, Armenia-Turkey Protocols, Armenia, Pres. Reagan, Russia, Pres. Obama, World News
Harut Sassounian

In a recent letter to Armenian American organizations, Pres. Obama once again played shameful word games with the term genocide.

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Creationism And Intelligent Design Gain Foothold In Turkey

Washington Post | Marc Kaufman | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Harun Yahya, Islam, Noah's Ark, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Atheism, Turkey, School Boards, Secularism, Science, Anti-Evolution, Institute for Creation Research, Discovery Institute, Charles Darwin, Religion, Intelligent Design, Creationism, Darwin, God, Humanism, Egypt, Saudi Arabie, Evolution, Colleges, Muslim, Ankara, Universities, Christianity, World News

With direct and indirect help from American foes of evolution, similarly-minded Turks have aggressively made the case that Charles Darwin's theory is ...

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Turkey, Armenia Agree To Establish Diplomatic Ties For First Time

AP | AVET DEMOURIAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Ankara, Turkey Armenia, Armenia, World War I, Armenian Genocide, Armenian Diaspora, World News

YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final...

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Obama, Turkey and History

Murray Fromson | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, U.S.S.R., Francis Gary Powers, Korean War, Ankara, Cyprus, Cold War, Barack Obama, Palestinians, Baikonur, World News
Murray Fromson

From the podium of the National Assembly in Ankara, Obama spoke not only to Turks, but to the entire Muslim world and he carved out an image of a global statesman.

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Obama Undermines His Credibility by Not Saying "Genocide" in Ankara

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Campaign Promises, White House, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, Azerbaijan, Istanbul, Iraq, Ankara, Armenian Genocide, 1915, Karabagh, Alliance of Civilizations, politifact.com, April 24, Artsakh, Erdogan, Armenia, Gul, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Pres. Obama, Obameter, Natural Gas, Aliyev, Yerevan, World News
Harut Sassounian

It is not clear if Pres. Obama was deceived by the Turks' warnings to third parties not to interfere in the Armenian-Turkish negotiations.

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Turkey: Not the Usual Geopolitical Sandwich

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Britain, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey, Bosporus, Afghanistan, France, Pakistan, George W. Bush, European Union, Prague, G-20, London, Istanbul, Nato, Barack Obama, Germany, Dick Cheney, Iraq, Ankara, Jihadists, Cold War, Erdogan, Islam, Winston Churchill, Byzantine Empire, Neoconservative, Ottoman Empire, Balkans, Mohammed Cartoons, Al Qaeda, Taliban, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Roman Empire, Soviet Union, 100 Days, World News
William Bradley

Obama seems to see Turkey, which has friendly relations with Israel, as potentially a much stronger partner than any other NATO nation, perhaps even Britain.

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Turkey's Evolving Role In Middle East Diplomacy

Council on Foreign Relations | Steven A. Cook | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Gaza, Turkey Diplomacy, Davos, Foreign Affairs, World Economic Forum in Davos, Obama Turkey, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey Israel, Middle East, Nato, Erdogan, Ankara, Turkey Iraq, Advocacy, World News

As President Obama arrives in Ankara, he will find a Turkish government eager to play an influential role in the Middle East. While Turkey has m...

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Re-Setting the Geopolitical Table: How Obama's Big Trip Is Going

William Bradley | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

Read More: Angela Merkel, Britain, Turkey, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Prague, Vladimir Putin, London, Gordon Brown, Nato, Barack Obama, Poland, Germany, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Czech Republic, Iraq, Nicolas Sarkozy, Ankara, Dmitri Medvedev, Anti-Missile Shield, G-20, World News
William Bradley

The G-20 went well. Not as well as advertised, which is par for most any political course, but much better than most of the Gs -- 7, 8, or 20.

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Turkey's Delay Tactics in Opening the Border with Armenia

Harut Sassounian | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Turkey, Blockade, Lobbying, Washington, Azerbaijan, George MItchell, Iraq, Ankara, Congress, American-Jewish Organizations, Armenian Genocide, April 24, Hilary Clinton, Erdogan, Davos, Gaza, Shimon Peres, Lobbying Firms, Israel, Afghanistan, Pres. Obama, Football Diplomacy, Ambassador of Turkey, Ali Babajan, Armenian Genocide Resolution, Karabagh, Artsakh, Armenia, World News
Harut Sassounian

While some people are dismissing Pres. Obama's solemn campaign pledge to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, Turkish leaders have taken the president's promise very seriously.

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U.S. Prefers to Leave Iraq Through Jordan and Kuwait, Rather than Turkey

Harut Sassounian | Posted 04.05.2009 | World

Read More: Wag the Dog, Jordan, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, War, Associated Press, Ankara, Iraq, Today's Zaman, Armenian Genocide, Marine Corps, U.S. Troops, Kuwait, Nato, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Afghanistan, Terry Moores, Pres. Obama, Torture, World News
Harut Sassounian

Turkish officials have been salivating at the opportunity of presenting the United States with a series of demands in return for allowing U.S. troops to leave through Turkey.

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Turkey, US Begin Talks On Iraq-Exit Strategy

Hurriyet Daily News | Zeynep Gurcanli | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, US Military, Turkey and Iraq, Turkey, US and Turkey, Iraq Exit Strategy, US Troops, United States, US Iraq, Americans in Iraq, Iraq War, US Military Iraq, American Military, Iraq, Ankara, Turkey Iraq, World News

Turkey and the U.S. have officially began preliminary talks on the use of Turkish soil for the transfer of American troops, arms and other logistic eq...

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Israel May Retaliate Against Turkey by Recognizing the Armenian Genocide

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.13.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Turkey, Capitol Hill, Gaza Israel, Jerusalem, Washington, Kurdistan, Olmert, Tzipi Livni, Majalli Whbee, Tom Lantos, Ankara, Congress, Local Elections, Knesset, Hamas, Armenian Genocide, Jerusalem Post, Erdogan, Tel Aviv, Pkk, The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Genocide Resolution, Debkafile, Hurriyet, World News
Harut Sassounian

Enraged by the abrasive tone of Turkey's condemnation of Israel's attack on Gaza, Israeli officials and Turkish analysts are now raising the possibility that Tel Aviv may retaliate.

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Turkey Could be Major Political Loser in Israel-Gaza Conflict

Harut Sassounian | Posted 02.06.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Washington, Gul Shimon Peres, Istanbul, Plo, Hamas, Turkish Terrorists, U.N. Security Council, Armenian Genocide, Jewish Americans, Foreign Policy, Erdogan, Armenia, Gaza, Synagogue Bombing, U.S. Congress, Saudi Arabia, Armenian Genocide Bill, Israel, Denial Genocide, Ankara, World News
Harut Sassounian

It is high time that both Arabs and Israelis realize that Turkey is a friend of neither side. When a ceasefire is finally established in Gaza, Turkey could end up as a major political loser.

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