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WHO STOLE PAPADOUPULOS?
When I heard of Papadopoulos’ death, I said to myself “I will never write news on Tassos again”. Other than being a rich subject of writing for me, Papadopoulos was also a very boring topic. One should not speak too soon though and now, just a year later, I am hitting the same keys on the keyboard f - 09.02.2010


RENAULT AND FRENCH NATIONALISM
Renault has decided to produce the fourth generation of its popular small automobile Clio only at its Turkish plant from 2012. The French President Nicholas Sarkozy was uncomfortable at this decision. The French state, which owns 15 per cent of Renault is discontent at the decision. This debate is n - 09.02.2010


ATHENS HAS BECOME TROUBLESOME FOR THE EU
Weakening Pulse in the Eurozone…. Greece has squandered the EU funds it received like plates broken for entertainment in tabernas. Athens has spent the advantages of being in the Eurozone like money spent at an immoderate party. Now it is morning in Athens, and over the broken glass on the floor - 09.02.2010


ARMENIA DOES THIS ALL THE TIME!
Yerevan did not surprise, it has not given the solution a chance... Hopes of normalisation in Turkish-Armenian relations have been dashed once more. The Armenia High Court has given approval to the protocols, but has bound their realisation to the actualisation of two conditions. That this would - 09.02.2010


YEMEN MIGHT BECOME THE “THIRD FRONT”
Following the capture of Nigerian citizen Abdulmuttalib as he was trying to bring down a Northwest Airlines flight on the 25th of December 2009, Yemen has become the new “usual suspect” of the war on terror campaign. The process which began with explosives being smuggled into the flight 253 between - 09.02.2010


VERY BAD THINGS ARE SET TO HAPPEN IN CYPRUS…
Strange and hard to explain incidents have been taking place in the south of the island. More frankly, since December 2009 a new process has begun in Cyprus. This process is hard to name or to describe in a framework. However, developments point in a singular direction for those interested: be pessi - 09.02.2010


WHETHER THEY EXIST OR NOT!
Causes for war, weapons of mass destruction, law, war … “I would have decided on the occupation of Iraq even if I knew there were no weapons of mass destruction there.” These words belong to the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair made this statement to the BBC before testifying befor - 04.02.2010


HOW DOES ONE WRITE AN ARTICLE ON THE MIDDLE EAST?
To write about the Middle East it is not sufficient to research and to get information. Any journalist can write about anything. However, very few can write about the Middle East. Because to write about the Middle East requires talent. Because the Middle East is different and is not like anywhere el - 04.02.2010


NOT ONLY SILK TRAVELS OVER THE SILK ROAD …
The Silk Road starts in China, traverses Asia and reaches Europe through the Mediterranean. Egyptians, Romans, Chinese, Mongols and Turks have passed over it. The caravans plying the route have carries silk, spices, wealth, disease, culture and religion. During the Middle Ages, trade caravans wou - 04.02.2010


ISRAEL’S NUCLEAR LIES
Is Iran a nuclear power? Could it be? With the secret nuclear projects it is undertaking, can Iran one day wipe off the map every country it detests, Israel first among them? According to Israeli general Uzi Eilam; no! The international press regularly features alarming headlines. These headlines - 29.01.2010


NORTHERN IRAQ’S WAY OUT OF THE CRISIS
The Kurds had great expectations from the post-Saddam period. Northern Iraq was to become the second Kuwait in the Middle East, or indeed, the second Switzerland in the world. Everything would be wonderful with the removal of the conditions which existed under Saddam Hussein. However, Northern Iraq - 27.01.2010


WATER WARS ARE APPROACHING …
Could private militia under the command of river owners fire on farmers irrigating their land without permission? Should banks lend emergency water credits to consumers who have urgent need of water? Should domestic water storage units be installed with alarm systems? These questions seem to be - 20.01.2010


IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN WESTERN SAHARA
Western Sahara, a piece of land at the north west of Africa is at the centre of a great and complicated problem. Recent developments regarding Western Sahara have been drawing attention as they might lead to the solution of the problem. The pacifist human rights activist Aminatu Haidar, who def - 20.01.2010


THAT SOMETHING IS NOT SEEN DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT THERE…
The Crisis has Grown, is Growing, will Grow … The critical process in the USA continues. The budget deficit is high, banks are unhealthy, insurance is in jeopardy, state debt is at a record level, risk of inflation has peaked and war financing is in difficulties. Money supply in the USA is ri - 20.01.2010


SOUNDS OF INDEPENDENCE COMING OUT OF CATALONIA
On the 13th of December 2009, the region of Catalonia in Spain held a symbolic referendum for independence. Following the appeal to the Constitutional Court by the opposition Partido Popular (PP) for the annulment of a new statute which defines the Catalans as a “nation”, Catalans have raised their - 15.01.2010


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	HOW DOES ONE WRITE AN ARTICLE ON THE MIDDLE EAST?
	WHETHER THEY EXIST OR NOT!

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CAUCASUS

	ARMENIA DOES THIS ALL THE TIME!
	RUSSIA’S NEW NUCLEAR DOCTRINE

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CYPRUS

	WHO STOLE PAPADOUPULOS?
	VERY BAD THINGS ARE SET TO HAPPEN IN CYPRUS…

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EUROPEAN UNION

	ATHENS HAS BECOME TROUBLESOME FOR THE EU
	RENAULT AND FRENCH NATIONALISM

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TURKIC WORLD

	HAPPY NAWRUZ!
	A REASON IS NEEDED FOR NOT SAYING NO

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TERRORISM

	DO YOU REMEMBER BIN LADIN?
	FATAL ERROR!

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	WE WANT TROOPS FROM TURKEY …
	THE NEW AFGHAN STRATEGY AND THE ROLE OF TURKEY

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	YEMEN MIGHT BECOME THE “THIRD FRONT”
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