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Turkish PM Erdogan: Israel is a terrorist state
“Those who associate Islam with terrorism close their eyes in the face of mass killing of Muslims, turn their heads from the massacre of children in Gaza,” Erdogan told a conference of the Eurasian Islamic Council in Istanbul.
“For this reason, I say that Israel is a terrorist state, and its acts are terrorist acts,” he said.
Ties between Israel and Turkey, once Israel’s only Muslim ally, crumbled after Israeli marines stormed an aid ship in 2010 to enforce a naval blockade of the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip. Nine Turks were killed in clashes with activists on board.
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Someone needs to give Turkey a proportional response to their groin.
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Islam is the only thing killing children in Gaza.
Dusty on November 19, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Boy oh boy – there are times I find myself wishing the middle east would simply be wiped clean – save Israel.
jake-the-goose on November 19, 2012 at 9:46 AM
So the organization lobbing missiles from heavily populated civilian areas into heavily populated civilian areas….is what exactly?
HumpBot Salvation on November 19, 2012 at 9:48 AM
This is what happens when O’s policy of putting air between the US and Israel bears fruit…
Wanderlust on November 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Another great reason why we no longer need NATO, or the USA should no longer be a member. For that matter, we shouldn’t be taking money from American taxpayers and giving it to Israeli enemies..or Israel.
MoreLiberty on November 19, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Keep in mind that Turkey got only a couple of mortar rounds from Syria and attacked back.
GardenGnome on November 19, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Armenian Genocide………the gutless Turks still deny this event took place.
dmann on November 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM
TRUTH BY THE NUMBERS HERE.
reliapundit on November 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM
My department sells Turkish figs, yes they’re imported from Turkey(remember-I work in produce), and I’ve been encouraging my regular not to buy them because they’re from a nation that does NOT support the Jewish state.
annoyinglittletwerp on November 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Jay Carney has more gravitas than this Islamist tool.
CorporatePiggy on November 19, 2012 at 9:55 AM
I’m sooooo glad Turkey is our ally. We have so much in common.
Oil Can on November 19, 2012 at 10:05 AM
There are no perfect allies.
CorporatePiggy on November 19, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Maybe you should resign if you find it necessary to encourage customers not to buy your company’s products. Just a thought.
Foxhound on November 19, 2012 at 10:25 AM
I don’t even understand the point of this partnership. When most of the population of the ally country doesn’t like your existence or think you would be better ruled under Islam. This is no shared goals there almost nothing in common. In the future we will be fighting terrorists from turkey.
Oil Can on November 19, 2012 at 10:32 AM
The people who kill the most Muslims are Muslim terrorists like Hamas. The numbers speak for themselves. Israel wouldn’t have killed anyone if Hamas didn’t start throwing rockets into Israel, which was encouraged by the Islamists in Egypt.
Oh, and Turkey has also become an Islamist state that has betrayed its allies and supports Hamas. It should be thrown out of NATO immediately.
RadClown on November 19, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Sounds like she works for a distributor, not a manufacturer. I deal with many distributors who have a lot of overlap in product types for the manufacturers they represent. They will often recommend one manufacturer over another for a particular type of device. Hopefully annoyinglittletwerp has an alternative for her customers for Turkish figs.
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 10:39 AM
I know there’s nothing funny about this situation, but I just have to laugh when I think back of the morning after Bush won his second term.
There are a couple of left-wing ladies in my office and we were standing around the water cooler chatting that morning. One of them said something like, “Get ready to see the mushroom clouds rising up all over the world.”
Of course, they would never say anything like that during an 0bama presidency, even though it’s more likely to happen under Zero. Idiots.
UltimateBob on November 19, 2012 at 10:43 AM
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 10:39 AM
I work in a produce department. I’ve been there 18 months-and I know whom among my regulars are patriots who support Israel-or at least I can make a pretty accurate guess-and said regs appreciate the heads up. They also by LOTS of other stuff.
annoyinglittletwerp on November 19, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Turkey needs to kicked the hell out of NATO. Muslims do a darn good job at killing themselves and are consumed with hatred toward Israel, Jews and the Western World.
SC.Charlie on November 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Depends on the agreement between the distributor and supplier.
It also depends on whether (and how) the agreement is enforced. My company’s products are sold through a distributor, and we are supposed to be the first choice. But when the distributor’s reps are in front of their customers, in a lot of cases we have no idea whose products the distributor rep is pushing.
UltimateBob on November 19, 2012 at 10:52 AM
OK. Thanks for the correction.
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 10:52 AM
In the interest of your employer, they should be aware that your customers are not buying the Turkish figs, so your procurement department isn’t wasting company money buying lots of a product that is going to spoil on your shelves and have to be discarded.
Just looking out for your job security.
Not only that, your Turkish supplier has to feel the pain.
UltimateBob on November 19, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Sure Turkey never harmed any civilians going after the PKK.
lexhamfox on November 19, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Yep. Like I said above, I’ve dealt with plenty of distributors. They are typically more interested in making a sale then in strictly abiding by manufacturer/distributor agreements. Most of them will be upfront with a potential buyer about quality and value if they are asked about these issues by the buyer. I don’t usually deal with these particular issues though myself because I am a very specific buyer and only ever want to know price and availability of a specific product. In other words I always know exactly what I want before I call anyone.
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 10:58 AM
NotCoach on November 19, 2012 at 10:58 AM
I work 2 blocks from a mosque-and even the muzzies aren’t buying those stupid figs.
annoyinglittletwerp on November 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM
. . . by their fellow co-religionists, pal! Anyone else notice how many mosques are regularly bombed by Sunnis when Shia attend? And vice versa?
honsy on November 19, 2012 at 11:11 AM
[honsy on November 19, 2012 at 11:11 AM]
Yeah, I don’t remember seeing Hamas throwing Jews off buildings in Gaza, they were throwing fellow muslims, members of the PLO, from the parapets.
Watch the Pallywood vids of all those future muslim baby factories harassing Israeli soldiers. D’oh, nothing happens to them. Now imagine if Jewish children were doing that to Hamas or Hezbollah fighters.
Islam is a tyrannical terrorist ideology. Religion is just the vehicle for it. It’s the greatest hoax ever.
Dusty on November 19, 2012 at 11:24 AM
That’s Obama’s BFF Erdogan calling Israel terrorists.
OxyCon on November 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Maybe you should give the purchasing department a little heads-up that you’ll be steering customers away from the Turkish products because of your personal political views. I’m sure they’ll appreciate it.
Foxhound on November 19, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Foxhound on November 19, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Listen to what I’m saying. The Figs. don’t. sell. REGARDLESS of what I’M SAYING.
Even the muslim customers don’t buy them-and you’d think they’d WANT to support a Jew-hating country. We have the dam things for Christmas-and that’s it. You know what are ‘hot’ items in my department now, jalapeno and Serrano peppers…and fresh cranberries.
annoyinglittletwerp on November 19, 2012 at 11:47 AM
Well then you should certainly bring that up with the purchasing department. Tell them they’re not selling, even the Jew-hating ‘muzzies’ aren’t buying them, and you’re steering patriots away from them anyway. This would certainly be a service of the sort your company is paying you for, no?
Have the courage of your convictions.
Foxhound on November 19, 2012 at 12:04 PM
Ataturk cries in his grave. So does freedom, the world over.
Until Erdogan married his very stupid wife he was ok.
He went to Hades and may he burn soon.
Schadenfreude on November 19, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Yes ALT, because the vast majority of Walmart produce shoppers are concerned about dates from Turkey?
I can imagine showing a map to 10 random customers and saying can you identify Turkey?
5 would say, No Habla!
3 would say, You what now?
2 would say yeah bubba, aisle 2: be safe now.
Good test for Steven Crowder…
CorporatePiggy on November 19, 2012 at 12:12 PM
Kalamata figs are simply the best.
Schadenfreude on November 19, 2012 at 12:14 PM
Responding to terror attacks is… terrorism!
Islamic Liar-ism at work. (AKA Taqiyya.)
Projecting one’s own bad qualities onto another in order justify your initial crime.
“Religious dissimulation” is the technical definition.
Holy lying! in effect
profitsbeard on November 19, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Must watch..the state department refusing to denounce Turkey’s statement…this right here clearly shows Obama doesn’t have Israels back..
http://nation.foxnews.com/israel/2012/11/19/video-ap-reporter-liquidates-obama-official
sadsushi on November 19, 2012 at 8:14 PM