tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post828805696544089868..comments2024-03-27T09:33:37.646+01:00Comments on Omnium: Spreading Mr. Kemal's newsSean Jeatinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-8729254695156722412008-06-27T15:16:00.000+02:002008-06-27T15:16:00.000+02:00Ardent,so it is.An elderly lady (83) recently said...Ardent,<BR/>so it is.<BR/>An elderly lady (83) recently said that in her youth the old folks used to say: 'The troughs remain always the same; only the pigs change.'<BR/><BR/>James,<BR/>thanks, the more as I do feel honoured being named in one breath with Lord Somber, whose work is de facto :) much more obscure than mine.<BR/>As for the Turkish coffee: Actually, I do prefer my coffee filtred.<BR/><BR/>Hans,<BR/>as for Mr. Akyol's big car: It would be a shame didn't Fethullah Gülen pay his best mouthpiece well, would you agree? :)<BR/>Still, I shall be reading his article.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-87232584768768024522008-06-26T13:13:00.000+02:002008-06-26T13:13:00.000+02:00Yesterday while shopping I bumped into a dear frie...Yesterday while shopping I bumped into a dear friend, Mustafa Aykol, who is branded as a Islamist...<BR/>He was packing his car full with beer. I told him 'Mustafa, dont drink too much'. He replied: 'I will have some friends over and my girlfriend', so we are going to enjoy our time...<BR/>Islamist, beer, girl friend, big car...something is wrong...)<BR/>I asked him when his next article will be placed. 'Sorry Hans, I was out of the country' 'but tomorrow a piece will be placed in Turkish Daily called: Ataturks silhouete on the holy mountain'. <BR/>Sean, is your alter ego aware of his silhouette..))Internation Musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693858277179002967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-22019611786682651402008-06-26T12:28:00.000+02:002008-06-26T12:28:00.000+02:00Sean, do you and Lord Somber take courses in the o...Sean, do you and Lord Somber take courses in the obscure together? If so, keep at it and great to see you back blogging. Hope the Turkish love affair has the stamp of Attaturk and a nice Turkish coffee to go with it.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-50313414545834893332008-06-26T01:38:00.000+02:002008-06-26T01:38:00.000+02:00You are right Sean, the ideals of Kemalism are alw...You are right Sean, the ideals of Kemalism are always used in Turkey to conjure feelings of romanticism, victory, modernization, patriotism and nationalism amongst the society.<BR/><BR/>How better to make the opposing party look bad, than to blame them of being against the Principles? Of Kemalism.<BR/><BR/>Just like our friend George Bush, always wanting to do the best for other countries in his quest to spread ‘democracy and freedom’. America is the beacon of democracy.<BR/><BR/>Likewise in Turkey, Deniz Baykal wants to be seen as the beacon of Kemalism. But those six arrows are becoming extremely blunt as they are pointed in archaic directions, in their effect to stir the will of the country.<BR/><BR/>And as the populations are humbled by their leader’s initiatives and their adherence to moral values and steadfast philosophy; the leaders continue to play the game … enjoying the reward of lining their pockets and basking within their privileges. When in fact the leaders of either party do not give a ….Ardenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691309037378080709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-59859723892891702582008-06-25T00:19:00.000+02:002008-06-25T00:19:00.000+02:00Jams,won't tell more at that time, but I am entert...Jams,<BR/>won't tell more at that time, but I am entertaining the sneaking suspicion that I do know the source of Tetrapilotomos' source. Or is the suspicion entertaining me? :)<BR/>We shall see.<BR/><BR/>As for the pleasure of feeling insulted that many Turks nurture: I do absolutely agree with you and Mr. Kemal.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507673653895812509.post-19489026483081138602008-06-24T23:52:00.000+02:002008-06-24T23:52:00.000+02:00If only I could obtain such interviews. Did this i...If only I could obtain such interviews. Did this involve DMP, and breathing apparatus a la The Dalkey Archive and the Narrator's and De Selby's meeting with St Augustine?<BR/><BR/>As for the insults, Turkey could do well to ending its ridiculous sensitivity re its past and its idiotic prosecutions.jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.com