{"article":{"id":32427,"heading":"No war! Say thanks to Turkey!","author":"an anti-war activist","created":"2003-03-03 05:06:17","modified":"2013-11-10 23:48:46","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 06:48:46","article":"

Quote: \"Peace at Home, Peace in the World.\" Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the Turkish Republic.

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The Bush administration had offered thirty billion dollars in grants and loan guarantees, including six billion dollars in cash. What a colossal bribe to a would-be ally. Still not enough to convince us that war is necessary, replied the Turkish Parliament.

Turkey is a democracy, that great form of government touted by Bush as the salvation of the Middle East. Yet this democracy has voted against war. What, a democracy that works?

At first it seemed that this was a minor setback for the Bush administration. Certainly, it is possible to implement other war plans. But upon reflection it seems that this setback is not just an annoyance, it is huge. It came within minutes of the report that 22 Arab League countries had united to issue a \"complete rejection of any aggression on Iraq\". Consider, the Arab League includes countries such as Kuwait, which was invaded by Iraq twelve years ago. What has changed?

Turkey's decision and the Arab League communique seem to demonstrate that the Bush policy of war against Iraq at any cost is faltering.

With the Bush administration pooh-poohing Iraq's destruction of missiles as \"deception\" in stark contrast to the view of other nations, the Bush adminstration seems increasingly arrogant and out of touch.

Here are links to the story of the Turkish Parliament's vote:

http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A23284-2003Mar1.html<\/a>

http:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/news\/867008.asp?0cv=CB10<\/a>

We should express appreciation to Turkey, and at the same time declare that the American people are still friends with the people of Turkey, whatever our government's response may be.

Here are email addresses that you may use to express your views.

Only brief, friendly expressions of appreciation please! And forward this to other like-minded anti-war activists!

Turkey's Prime Minister ABDULLAH GÜL

abdullah.gul@basbakanlik.gov.tr<\/a>

Turkish Embassy in the USA

turkish@erols.com<\/a>

Turkish Parliament

tpb@tpb.org.tr<\/a>

zceliker@tpb.org.tr<\/a>

If any of the mailboxes are full, wait a day and send your email to that address later!

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That's all we need; four more votes and then it's hello Turkey.","author":"fresca","parent_id":32427,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-03 07:01:44","modified":"2003-03-03 07:01:44","fileurl":""},{"id":32454,"heading":"MORE TURKISH CONTACTS","article":"Contact Information for Washington DC, Houston, NYC, and Chicago:\r\n================================================================\r\n*Washington, DC. Embassy of the Republic of Turkey\t\t\r\nAddress :\t2525 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008\t\r\nPhone :\t(202) 612-6700\t\r\nFax :\t(202) 612-6744\t\r\nE-mail : info@turkey.org\t\t\r\n\r\n*Washington, DC. Consular Section\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 5:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t10:00am - 1:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t2:30pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t2525 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008\t\r\nPhone :\t(202) 612-6740 \/ 6741\t\r\nFax :\t(202) 319-1639\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : tcwash.cons@erols.com\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\t\t\r\n*Houston, TX. Consulate General\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tAlabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississipi, New Mexico,\r\nOklahoma, Tennessee, Texas\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:30am - 1:00pm Mon - Fri \t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00am - 4.00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77056\t\t\r\nPhone :\t(713) 622-5849\t\r\nFax :\t(713) 623-6639\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : turcon@ixcom.com\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\r\n*Los Angeles, CA. Consulate General\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,\r\nNevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Pacific Islands \t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:30am - 12:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t4801 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90010\t\r\nPhone :\t(323) 937-0118 \t\r\nFax :\t(323) 932-0061 \t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : turkcgla@pacbell.net\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\t\r\n*New York, NY. Consulate General\t\t\r\n\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 5:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:15am - 1:00pm \/ 2:00pm - 3:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t3:00pm - 5:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t821 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017\t\r\nPhone :\t(212) 949-0160 (4)\t\r\nFax :\t(212) 983-1293\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : tcbny@broadviewnet.net\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\nChicago, IL. Consulate General\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,\r\nNebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:00am - 12:00pm Mon - Thu\t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t360 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1405, Chicago, IL 60601\t\t\r\nPhone :\t(312) 263-0644 ext 28 \t\r\nFax :\t(312) 263-1499\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : chicago@trconsulate.org\t\t\r\n==========================================\r\n......................THANK. T U R K E Y ! ! !","author":"K","parent_id":32427,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-03 07:29:39","modified":"2003-03-03 07:29:39","fileurl":""},{"id":32459,"heading":"Err, Right Meat Head.........","article":"There....there......Meat Head, \r\n\r\neverything is going to be alright....\r\n\r\nJust RELAX !\r\n\r\nand \r\n\r\nlet me call... the.......... NURSE !!!\r\n","author":"k","parent_id":32427,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-03 07:54:49","modified":"2003-03-03 07:54:49","fileurl":""},{"id":32460,"heading":"MORE CONTACTS","article":"Contact Information for Washington DC, Houston, NYC, and Chicago:\r\n================================================================\r\n*Washington, DC. Embassy of the Republic of Turkey\t\t\r\nAddress :\t2525 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008\t\r\nPhone :\t(202) 612-6700\t\r\nFax :\t(202) 612-6744\t\r\nE-mail : info@turkey.org\t\t\r\n\r\n*Washington, DC. Consular Section\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tDistrict of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 5:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t10:00am - 1:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t2:30pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t2525 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008\t\r\nPhone :\t(202) 612-6740 \/ 6741\t\r\nFax :\t(202) 319-1639\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : tcwash.cons@erols.com\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\t\t\r\n*Houston, TX. Consulate General\t\t\r\n\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:30am - 1:00pm Mon - Fri \t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00am - 4.00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t1990 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1300, Houston, TX 77056\t\t\r\nPhone :\t(713) 622-5849\t\r\nFax :\t(713) 623-6639\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : turcon@ixcom.com\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\r\n*Los Angeles, CA. Consulate General\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tAlaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana,\r\nNevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Pacific Islands \t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:30am - 12:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t4801 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 310, Los Angeles, CA 90010\t\r\nPhone :\t(323) 937-0118 \t\r\nFax :\t(323) 932-0061 \t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : turkcgla@pacbell.net\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n\t\r\n*New York, NY. Consulate General\t\t\r\n\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 5:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:15am - 1:00pm \/ 2:00pm - 3:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nBy phone :\t3:00pm - 5:00pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t821 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017\t\r\nPhone :\t(212) 949-0160 (4)\t\r\nFax :\t(212) 983-1293\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : tcbny@broadviewnet.net\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\nChicago, IL. Consulate General\t\t\r\nJurisdiction List :\tIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,\r\nNebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin\t\r\nHours of Operation :\t9:00 am.- 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nWalk-ins :\t9:00am - 12:00pm Mon - Thu\t\r\nBy phone :\t9:00pm - 4:30pm Mon - Fri\t\r\nAddress :\t360 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1405, Chicago, IL 60601\t\t\r\nPhone :\t(312) 263-0644 ext 28 \t\r\nFax :\t(312) 263-1499\t\r\nE-mail Inquiries : chicago@trconsulate.org\t\t\r\n================================================================\r\n......................................................T H A N K ... T U R K E Y !\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"K","parent_id":32427,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-03 08:10:28","modified":"2003-03-03 08:10:28","fileurl":""},{"id":32876,"heading":"Listen here loudmouth","article":"I say fuck you\r\nangry negro\r\nShut the hell up\r\nplease","author":"sheepdog","parent_id":32427,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-03-04 07:28:09","modified":"2003-03-04 07:28:09","fileurl":""}]}