Turkey

En Ondas, cables, luces, cacharritos y cachivaches el 2008.11.27

Hoy se cena pavo en muchiiiiisimos hogares de EEUU (y en otros fuera de EEUU, claro), porque se celebra Acción de Gracias. Google, sin embargo, decide separarse de los logos ‘cum pavo‘ del 2007 y 2006 y nos trae uno mucho mas floral, frutal y bucólico: Que no se me olvide felicitar a mi amigo Craig, que anda por estas tierras y se las va a ver y desear para encontrar un pavo asado esta noche… Blogalaxia Tags: Google Doodle Logo Thanksgiving Accion Gracias Pavo Turkey Spain...

En Martha Colmenares el 2008.11.26

Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias a todos mis amigos “pitiyanquis” con mucho pastel de calabaza y un buen “pititurkey” con cerezas, esta festividad de la que tanto denigran los rojos rojitos pero como les gusta. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! Thank You. A continuación un artículo sobre la significación de este día en el “imperio”, y la oración Acción de Gracias. Martha Colmenares ?Thanksgiving Day? en Estados Unidos...

En Spanish Pundit el 2007.10.23

The problem between Turkey and Kurds is not new. But the question is: why now? Turkey had been very anxious to penetrate Iraqi soil to hunt down PKK terrorists, who want a free Kurdistan. Kurds are not only in Turkey, but inhabit also lands from Iraq and Iran. They had been traditional allies of US, asking even to be its 52nd state. So the problem is not really new. But the circumstances are. When US allies were preparing Iraqi war, NATO wanted Turkey to let troops pass through so they can bombed easily...

En Weltpolitik-Blog el 2007.05.02

Firing tear gas and wielding truncheons, police in Istanbul broke up the latest street protest in Turkey on Tuesday May 1st. On this occasion left-wingers wanted to mark the anniversary of the massacre of over 30 demonstrators in 1977. It grew into a large clash and given Turkey?s current political crisis, the police and others in authority are nervous that any gathering may get out of hand. Perhaps as many as 1m people took to the streets at the weekend to demand that Turkey preserve its secular...