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Ancyrean
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Back to Ankara, Turkey
Feb 2003
time: 12:31
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Just heard about yet three more bomb attacks in Istanbul!
According to CNN targets hit are: The HSBC HQ in Istanbul, someplace near the British Consulate and outside a popular mall! Death toll is so far 3, but the might increase as more details come in...
According to Turkish news sources I could check in a hurry, it's in fact 4 explosions,and there's a little bit confusion about the exact sites of the explosions as well as the number of people that lost their lives...I believe many more details will come in in a very short time
Just a few days after the synagogue bombings...I somehow can't help but believe it's some al-qaida associated scum...
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lightblue
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:31
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It is is Istanbul they have issued a travel warning for, and to be honest after what, 7?, bombs in the last week, you can sort of see their point. If I was going on holiday there, I'd cancel my trip.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3222608.stm
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Reports say British Consul-General Roger Short was among 14 people killed in the attack on the consulate, but the UK Foreign Office has not confirmed this.
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Bereta_Eder
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Firstly my condolences to the Turkish victims.
Then, IMHO those attacks seem indeed to have as targets "foreign interests".
I've visited the City once and there was no danger. I took a walk to roads, bazaars etc and thoroughly enjoyed it. The people were very friendly.
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Bereta_Eder
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How am I trolling you retard?
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Bereta_Eder
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You are clueless.
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Bereta_Eder
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My sentiments lie primarely with the Turkish victims not with HSBC or the British Consulate. After that all loss of human life is tragic.
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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
time: 05:31
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that's very big hearted of you...
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Bereta_Eder
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeH
Why does it make a difference? |
Because HSBC and the British Consulate represent concrete interests. The Turkish people themselves represent none and have in fact strived as best as they could to not throw oil in the machines of terrorism.
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Bereta_Eder
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Many would deserve many things if there was indeed justice for everyone. If they deserved it or not, of course noone deserves getting killed.
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Bereta_Eder
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Yes my dear Wiston of course. You might try to despose of your despise of me and your personal attacks of me for this thread though? It's the least you can do. Don't forget they really characterize you, not me.
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Ancyrean
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Back to Ankara, Turkey
Feb 2003
time: 12:31
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It has now been confirmed that the British Consul General is among the dead! The footage from the blast scenes are gruesome  Cliche or not, what I see once more on the screen is terror has no bounds or limits, knows no nationality, spares no soul...My condolences to all the victims, from far away here...
In a sweep, here's what I could get from the developments:
Death toll now 26, wounded 450! Bush, Blair, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan strongly condemn the attacks, EU parliament holds a moment of silence for all who lost their lives in the attacks...Turkish and British governments exchange condolences...The same Turkish fringe fundamentalist group as well as al qaida claim responsibility....Turkish authorities once more dismiss the capability of that local group is adequate for such attacks...
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I agree with your overall sentiment, but there is a difference in your analogy. When the IRA set off such bombs in Britian, they were targeting the British; whoever is doing this is clearly targetting foreigners. I've always felt safe in Turkey, but I've never been as circumspect about being a foreigner here as I am right now. |
I catch the drift here, but I believe the aim was not to scare foreigners away from Turkey, but to scare Turkey from "foreigners", to make Turkey regret its staunch position as an ally of the West, a balanced friend of Israel and its frontal position in the war on terror. I believe, at this juncture, the perpetrators aimed more to "teach the Turks a lesson", and in a way also demonstrating their antagonism towards the West. Hence the aiming of Western (British, in this instance) assets without any regard for the lives of "fellow Muslims".
What the terrorist scum can't figure out is that this is under no circumstance happen. Turkish people do not feel the slightest sympathy towards al-qaida, osama bin laden or any associated sh!thead, and if I know the country I grew up in, this kind of an outrage will not inspire any kind of affection for these people 
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Comrade Tassadar
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Because war is probably why these attacks happend in the first place.
Violence promotes violence. Continue the cycle and it never ends, obviously.
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20-11-2003 15:03
Or was this the sort of effect the perpetrators of the attack in Istanbul wanted to create in the first place??
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