A new world order
Those angered in the past by interventions in Turkey’s domestic matters will once again be furious because Foreign Minister Ali Babacan has said that he brings up the legal case seeking to shut down the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in all of his foreign meetings and contacts.
In the beginning, foreign contacts were simply curious about what exactly was happening in Turkey with regard to this case. Now they understand and wonder about what kind of strategy the AK Party plans to adopt. You know these foreigners, always so curious about our business, never willing to just leave us alone. In fact, we have just the perfect old saying that would fit this situation: “Kol k?r?l?r yen içinde kal?r” or “an arm might break, but it stays inside the sleeve.” In other words, we close down one party and later set up another in its place. What is it to the European Union? This situation may naturally perturb some chauvinists here and there, but there is nothing that can be done about it — that is the nature of this new world order.
14 May 2008, Wednesday
ERGUN BABAHAN, SABAH
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