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**Pete** · 09-08-2010, 05:24

Turkey Referendum to Be Closely Watched

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

"........Mr. Erdogan says the reforms are necessary to bring Turkey closer in line with the EU, while opposition parties charge that the moves to give parliament control over top judicial appointments are a smoke screen for undermining Turkey's secular state. ..............."

As has been noted before the current government has spent the last few years replace most heads of government departments with non-secularists.

Folks, the process is not fast. It doesn't happen overnight. It is a slow process that takes years. This vote Sunday has been 7 years in the making. Looks to be a coin flip right now.

Edited to add a link to a 2007 story about the Army.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6602375.stm

It goes a long way to explain the assault by the government on the Military leadership since 2007. The leadership has been replaced with more "dependable" generals.

09-08-2010, 05:24	#4
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Turkey Referendum to Be Closely Watched Turkey Referendum to Be Closely Watched http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj "........Mr. Erdogan says the reforms are necessary to bring Turkey closer in line with the EU, while opposition parties charge that the moves to give parliament control over top judicial appointments are a smoke screen for undermining Turkey's secular state. ..............." As has been noted before the current government has spent the last few years replace most heads of government departments with non-secularists. Folks, the process is not fast. It doesn't happen overnight. It is a slow process that takes years. This vote Sunday has been 7 years in the making. Looks to be a coin flip right now. Edited to add a link to a 2007 story about the Army. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6602375.stm It goes a long way to explain the assault by the government on the Military leadership since 2007. The leadership has been replaced with more "dependable" generals.
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