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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (253813)	10/5/2005 3:26:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570369

"At one point the Bush Administration, which wants to tie Turkey firmly to the West, became so concerned that it risked the charge of interference in EU affairs by intervening directly. Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, telephoned Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, to reassure him of Washington’s support. “A Turkey anchored in Europe will be an even more reliable partner for the transatlantic family and a positive force for advancing peace, prosperity and democracy,” the State Department said." timesonline.co.uk

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (253813)	10/7/2005 2:30:35 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1570369

The fact often played down or actually seldom mentioned at all in media and elsewhere is that the relative majority of the population in most if not all EU countries is strongly against full Turkish membership. It is IMO quite amazing indeed, that the governments of same countries - except for Austria that is - have not picked up on this as yet. Turkey is and remains a Middle East, or "Little Asia" if you prefer that, country and Europe ends somewhere on this side of Ural and the Bosporus. Taro