Analysis: Turkey hesitates on missile defense

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By DESMOND BUTLER
The Associated Press

Thursday, October 21, 2010; 3:15 AM

In this Oct. 18, 2010, photo, Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at the American-Turkish Council's 29th annual conference on U.S.-Turkey relations, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in Washington. Gates said this week at the conference on U.S.-Turkish relations that the United States is not pressuring Turkey on the missile defense issues. Still, a Turkish refusal of the radar or problems negotiating the NATO statement could spike tensions.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais - AP)
In this Oct. 18, 2010, photo, Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at the American-Turkish Council's 29th annual conference on U.S.-Turkey relations, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in Washington. Gates said this week at the conference on U.S.-Turkish relations that the United States is not pressuring Turkey on the missile defense issues. Still, a Turkish refusal of the radar or problems negotiating the NATO statement could spike tensions.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais – AP)

WASHINGTON — Turkey finds itself once again in an awkward position between fellow NATO members and Iran as it considers a proposal to place a key component of a U.S. missile defense system on its soil.

Depending on how it is resolved, the issue could heighten or quell concerns in Washington that Turkey is drifting away from the West.

The U.S. would like Turkey to host a radar installation for its European missile shield and to back a proposal to make missile defense a core mission for NATO. After initial enthusiasm about the radar, Turkey has hesitated. Its main concern is that it does not want the missile defense system to explicitly target Iran. Turkey also doesn’t want NATO to go on record at its summit in Lisbon, Portugal, Nov. 19-21, identifying Iran as a ballistic missile threat.

But U.S. and NATO officials have clearly identified Iran as the most immediate threat, even pegging the timing of building a missile defense to projected advances in Iran’s missile capabilities. And Turkey offers an advantage over other U.S. allies for the placement of the system’s radar: its proximity to Iran.

Turkey has an interest in not alienating Tehran. It is increasingly dependent on Iranian energy resources and eager to expand trade. But the relatively close relationship with Iran has been an irritant to Washington. A last-minute nuclear-fuel swap deal with Tehran brokered by Turkey and Brazil ahead of a United Nations Security Council vote on sanctions in June was swiftly rejected, and U.S. officials reacted with anger when Turkey voted against the sanctions.

The disagreement has bolstered doubt about Turkey’s commitment to Western institutions at a time when its bid for membership in the European Union has stalled. With a booming economy and growing regional clout, Turkey has been cultivating its ties to neighboring countries and powers outside the West.

Turkey says the concerns reflect a misunderstanding. It says its relations with Europe and the United States won’t suffer as it expands its influence in other directions, and it has sought to position itself as a broker between the West and the Middle East. Turkish officials argue that their country’s ties with Tehran provide unique influence that the West should make use of.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said this week at a conference on U.S.-Turkish relations that the United States is not pressuring Turkey on the missile defense issues. Still, a Turkish refusal of the radar or problems negotiating the NATO statement could cause tensions to spike. Both sides say they are looking for a solution.

“We do want to reach a deal,” Selim Yenel, deputy undersecretary in the Turkish Foreign Ministry, said in an interview. “We don’t want any problems at the NATO summit. It should be finalized by then.”

A solution could involve playing down any mention of Iran as the motivation for building a missile defense system. With anger at Iran running high in the United States, however, the Obama administration may find that an uncomfortable compromise.

EDITOR’S NOTE – Desmond Butler covers foreign affairs for The Associated Press.

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  1. HERE IS CORRRREEET ANALYSIS sa fallows ;

    Hollanda Istanbul dan goc etmis anti-Musali yahudilerin (ESKINAZILER ) (( Lalemizi bile goturup yunanlilar gibi ustlerine gecirmis yalancilardir )) hava attigi bir yer olup baskanlari GEERT WILDERS denen azgin anti-Musalidir ……

    KARAMAN IN KOYUNU ANTI-MUSALI YAHUDI NIN OYUNU (atasozu )
    What means is before the BIG FLOOD anti-Moses jews and anti-Moses Kurds and anti_moses Armens hided in the NOAH s ship ….
    .After the BIG FLOOD while they were embarking the ship , there was waiting host (greeting host like in every port for ship passangers )
    But this host Different and name was THE LUCIFIER (the devil= the seytan )
    Anti-Moses jews, Anti -Moses Kurds and anti-Moses Armens suddenly sneaked-out from the group of the Children s of the ABRAHAM =Ibrahim ( THE BELIVERS = THE TURKS ) and hand-shaked with the Lucifier and got the LUCIFIER VIRUS .The deal beetwen Lucifier was THEY HAD TO SPREAD THELUCIFIER VIRUS TO THE WORLD and genoside The children of the ABRAHAM ( the TURKS ) AND conditionally THE LUCIFIER GAVE THEM ( to the anti Moses Jews , Armens ( all todays Ortodoks religion countries on the map),The Kurds THE DEED ( tapu) OF THE WHOLE REGION and also they had to genoside others WHO OPPOSE THEM (the belivers =The Turks )….. AS YOU SEE the NON-BELIVERS =ANTI-MOSES JEWS,ANTI-JESUS CHRISTIANS and ANTI-Moses and Jesus ORTODOXS CHURCH MEMBERS ( such as Russian,Armen,Greek ,Sirbs,Bulgarians etc.) THEY ARE SPREDING THE LUCIFIER VIRUS TO THE INTERNET EVEN as we speak know….( too bed Microsoft or any compony does not have anti-virus program for it ….BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE KORAN THE HOLLY BOOK ( covers OLD TESTEMANT and THE NEW TESTAMENT = called BIBLE )HAS IN IT .MOST RELIABLE UPDATE FROM THE GOD and UNCHANCED BY THE HUMAN LIKE THE POP DID CHANCED THE BIBLE IN VATIKAN )
    Suggested two items to read;
    1) THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
    2) THE LUCIFIER The Formula and THE RULE of the Devil MUST BE OPPOSITE OF THE TRUTH and REPEAT IT LIKE BROKEN RECORD ( THE PERSON WHO EXPOSED TO THE LUCIFIER ( SHOWING THREE SIGNS explain in the God book as folloes;

    1) Dogruyu gosterince , seytan etkisinde olanlarin gozunu ,perde orter
    2)Dogruyu soyleyince , seytan etkisinde olanlarin kulagi ,sagir gibi olur.
    3) SEYTAN ETKISINDE OLANLAR , DOGRUYU SOYLEYEMEZ ,KABUL EDEMEZ,TERSINDEN GIDER , KIRIK PLAK GIBI TEKRARINI YAPAR….. Rahatsizlik duyar …. Tam tersini soyler ( The Lucifier = Lucifier virus =seytan mikrobu nun yan etkisi ,altinda kalmak ..,,yuksek ates ile kivranan insan …Zambi gibi aramizda dolasanlar…seytana masa olanlar..digerlerini uzenler..vesaire) (( SEYTAN DURTMESI atasozu ))

    P.S;
    Anti-Moses Jews signed-up with the GREECE and Greek Gods BECAUSE , they need help from multi-Greek Gods…(they had bad habbits seeing Egyption Gods in the slavery and They did not want to understand why they were slaved from the point of the GOD and THEY ARE ANGRY WITH THE GOD and they did the WHOLE WORLD SLAVED from that exprience etc) ( and very much also hoping to see the ZEUS some day on their military excercises etc. )
    1) ATASOZU ( TENCERE YUVARLANDI ,KAPAGINI BULDU ) burdan gelmektedir .
    2) (( ve diger atasozunun kaynagi ise )) Anti -Musali ve Anti- IISA li Ortodoks Churc memebers KILISELERINDE yaptiklari tek sey Atasozumuzle aciklanmistir ( ORTODOKS = ORTADOKUZ CEKMEK )
    yani izahati ; Church (Kilise ) goruntusu altinda herkesi kandirip .seytansal oldurme planlarinin yapildigi toplanti yerleri ve Turk lere karsi Ortadokuzum diye goruntu verip bize karsi ORTADOKUZ CEKMEK burdan gelir….
    3) ve bunlarin kotu davranislarindan caydiralim derken bir Atasozu daha dogdu….ERMENI,ISTEMEDEN VERMELI …… fakat bu bile sonuc vermedi ve VERECEK KALMADI ve de diger Atasozumuz dogdu ,,,, O da CEHENNEM ki onlara verilecek SON HEDIYEDIR KURAN DA ALLAH in tasdigi ile yazilmistir (butun bunlar Tevrat ,Icil ve Kuran da belirlenmistir . KURAN Allah in en son kitabidir ve Muhammed en son peygamberdir diye ALLAH BUTUN DUNYA YI IKAZ EDIYOR. (( KORAN FORWARDED to the world AS THE LAST WORDS OF THE GOD BY THE ANGEL GEBRAIL ( MELEK CEBRAIL )TO THE LAST PROPHET MOHAMMED )) .Kuran Tevrat ve Incil i ve butun peygamberlerini kapsar INSANLIGA EN SON IKAZLARINI ( PAPA nin Vatikan daki Incil deki yaptigi degisikler yapilmistir Barnabas kayitlari cikarilmistir vesaire KURAN DA INSAN DEGISIKLIGI YOK TUR .EN DOGRU ALLAHIN SOZLERIDIR BUDA ANTI-MUSALI YAHUDI,ANTI -ISA li HRISTIYAN ve ORTADOK sunu YANI SEYTANI (THE LUCIFIER ) CILGINA CEVIRIP BIZE SALDIRIR CUNKU BIZ ONLARA DOGRUSUNU HATIRLATIRIZ ve seytanin formulu tersten oldugu icin onlar bize SAHTESINIZ DERLER KUYRUK ACILARIYLA vesaire vesaire…..

    diger atasozuyle inise gecelim simdilik….ELEMTERE FIS ,KEM GOZLERE SIS

    NOT ; ANADOLUNUN SESI RADYOSU Anadolunun topragindan ve her kosesinden fiskiran ve asirlaca sizin de parcanizin oldugu ( kaybolmus baglantiniza geri donus ) halk muzikleri ve degisik calgi aletleri , deyisler ve soylesileri ile STERIO olarak 24 saat yayindadir.Bos olan bataryanizi , zem zem suyu gibi ruh boslugunuzu doldurmaniz ve beyin dalgalarinizin duzeni icin , calisirken ve uyurken dinlemeniz tavsiye edilir ( + ) isareti tuslanirsa ses yukselir (—) isareti tuslanirsa ses azalir ( sterio ayarlamasi )

    http://www.yayinonline.com/radyo/Anadolunun_Sesi.asp#

  2. Turkish Goverment Reject U,S, Missele systems as follows;
    1),Electronics microwawes and related RADIATIONS ( even low dozage 100 percent causing THYROD Problems and CANCER = you are living dead ) ( even dental X-RAY you need cover your neck with radiation cover AND INSIST TO MAKE YOUR DOCTOR DO THAT …..)

    2 ) Even cell phones Microvwave tower s KILLING THE BEES……
    Professor EINSTAIN said ; IF THE BEES GOES ,HUMANITY GOES (( finish= you are dead )
    3) this is anti -Moses jew problems .THEY SHOULD PUT ELECTRONICS IN THEIR BACKYARDS and KILL THEIR OWN BEES
    4) By the way they are advanced in costruction in Palastinian soils
    5) Turkish Goverment you are responsible to PROTECT The Turkish Bees,Turkish bugs and totals Turkish Animals Healths AND OFCOURES ALL THE TURKISH PEOPLES HEALTHS OF INTERESTS etc.

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