Cem Ryan Archive
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THIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FASCIST
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 1 CommentTHIRTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FASCIST “Remembrance of the past helps us to understand the present.” William L. Shirer The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Numbed... -
CEM RYAN INTERVIEW: KANAL B, ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Posted on March 30, 2011 | No CommentsCEM RYAN INTERVIEW 28 MARCH 2011 http://www.kanalb.com.tr/arsivliste.php?Program=85&L=KanalBProgramlar%2Fbilmek%2B28032011bilmekgerek http://www.brighteningglance.org/ryan-interview-kanal-b-bilmek-gerek-28-march-2011.html -
US worry about Turkish PM’s dependability: WikiLeaks
Posted on December 5, 2010 | No CommentsDiplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks to German news magazine Der Spiegel show US diplomats have doubts about Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s dependability as a partner. AFP LONDON- American diplomats... -
Erdoğan
Posted on November 30, 2010 | No CommentsERDOĞAN The prime minister of Turkey has made a policy, indeed a habit, indeed a rather nasty, sneaky habit, of listening to the private conversations of Turkish citizens. Accordingly, he has... -
DEAD HEADS by Cem Ryan
Posted on October 14, 2010 | No CommentsIt's now all the chi-chi fashion rage! The prurient fashion designing male politicians of both sides are again trying to determine what Turkish women should wear on their heads. -
DARKNESS MADE VISIBLE BY THE TURKISH ZOLA
Posted on October 1, 2010 | No CommentsOn 29 September 2010, 108 years to the day after Zola’s death, the ongoing disaster called Turkey received yet another Pinochet-style shock in its struggle to retain its secularity. -
MONKEYS IN WONDERLAND
Posted on August 22, 2010 | No CommentsSilivri is sunflower country, vast undulating sun-filled land that rolls down to the Marmara Sea about 72 kilometers west of Istanbul. Silivri Prison squats therein on spoiled high ground 72... -
A Heart of Darkness Envelopes Turkey: A Letter to President Obama (20 July 2010) English/Turkish
Posted on August 9, 2010 | 5 CommentsJAMES C. RYAN, Ph.D. [Letterhead Redacted] 20 July 2010 The Honorable Barack H. Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 USA... -
FIRST RESPONCE TO TURKISH FORUM FROM FETULLAH’S REPORTERS
Posted on April 19, 2010 | 2 CommentsIs Fethullah Gulen a dangerous Islamist or a moderate visionary? His critics perceive Gülen’s benign face as a mask — one disguising an Islamist wolf in a moderate sheep’s clothing.... -
ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT FETULLAH’S WHEREABOUTS
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 1 CommentFETULLAHIN GELISINI MUHAFAZAKAR BIR HIRISTIYAN AMERIKA VE LAIK TURKIYE ICIN BUYUK BIR TEHLIKE OLARAK GOREN BIR ORGANIZASYONUN WEB SITESINDEN ALINMISDIR.. Bu Makale Icinde Ismi Gecen ve Fetullahi Sahsi Mefaatleri, Ceplerine... -
FETULLAH : ISLAMIC SOLDIERS INVADE SAYLORSBURG PA.
Posted on April 16, 2010 | 2 CommentsFETULLAHIN GELISINI MUHAFAZAKAR BIR HIRISTIYAN AMERIKA VE LAIK TURKIYE ICIN BUYUK BIR TEHLIKE OLARAK GOREN BIR ORGANIZASYONUN WEB SITESINDEN ALINMISDIR. YAZININ ICINDE, BU WEB SITESI, GORUSLERINI TURK ALEYHINE IRKCI YORUMLARA... -
A. K. P-NESS: The condition of being A.K.P.
Posted on October 24, 2009 | No CommentsFor reasons unknown, Istanbul has been dubbed the 2010 European Capital of Culture. And guess who is in charge of the year-long celebration? The AKP-controlled Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, that’s who. -
Letter to President Obama: The ISLAMIC Republic of Turkey
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsOn 29 October 2009, the 86th anniversary of the founding of Republic of Turkey, you, Mr President, will meet with the Turkish prime minister. Perhaps this will be the day you both announce the birthday of the Islamic Republic of Turkey. -
How Turkey was lost
Posted on October 18, 2009 | 2 CommentsSunday, October 18, 2009 “Turkey is lost and we’d better make our peace with this devastating fact.” (Jerusalem Post) Column One: How Turkey was lost Oct. 15, 2009 Caroline Glick,... -
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF US ARE STUPID? (% kaç aptalız?)
Posted on October 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsCould it be any clearer? Why such reluctance to see the problem? And the solution. It’s so terribly simple, isn’t it? Why can’t we boldly fill the streets with our outrage? Turkey has a legacy like no other country, that is, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Suddenly we ignore that and act like sheep. How many of us are so stupid? -
LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: Turkey in an Arena of Trials
Posted on October 4, 2009 | No CommentsI write this letter to you, Mr. President, with my highest and warmest regards, best wishes, and my hope for a better, more just world. -
Welcome to Chile
Posted on September 30, 2009 | No CommentsLeftist roundups, newspaper purges, cleansing of university faculties, destruction of culture, destroying the cultural habit and constitutional right of street demonstrations... Pinochet called it “cleaning the streets of human garbage.” Here, his bully-boy buddies call it “ Turkey cleaning its intestines.” -
THESE OUTRAGES
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No CommentsBehold Turkey! The land where the innocent go to jail and the criminals go to parliament. A land wracked by poverty and unemployment, a land whose young people seethe with...
