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To: Brumar89 who wrote (147960)	10/14/2004 11:46:24 PM
From: Keith Feral	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Amazing to see the corruption of the GSM powerhouses in Germany and France continually fighting to preserve their economic interests. I'm sure Sweden and Finnland pressed hard on the turks as well. People don't understand that the rules we apply to our liberal entitlements are trampled on by other countries. I don't even think that bribery is illegal in many EU (GSM countries). I think the whole thing boils down to CDMA envy. As such, I will now shift all of my economic resources back to QCOM. Peace out!!

To: Brumar89 who wrote (147960)	10/15/2004 2:01:12 AM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 281500

Turkey wants into the EU and France and Germany used that wish to coerce Turkey into non-cooperation. Laughable.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (147960)	10/15/2004 6:32:47 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 281500

Turkey wants into the EU and France and Germany used that wish to coerce Turkey into non-cooperation. Maybe extortion is a better phrase than bribery there. This seems to be the season for ridiculous assertions. The convential reality interpretation was that the Turkish generals that more or less run the country signed off on the deal, but the parliament, somewhat more suseptible to conventional democratic forces, refused to go along. W's team may or may not have contemplated instigated a coup to get around the Turkish parliament problem, I think there's some juicy quotes on record from that period.