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Subject: Re: [HUNGARY-L] Turks were invaders then and now?
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:41:13 EDT


Interesting article, especially in light of the loaded phrases ("uglier,
intolerant aspect," "deep-seated prejudice." "Turkophobia," "far right mischief
maker") used to describe those opposing Turkish entry in the EU.
Those of us of Hungarian descent can never forget the horrors the Turks
inflicted on our ancestral homeland. And those of us who are Americans can never
forget the horrors Islam has brought to our shores.
All present-day Turks are NOT villains, but neither are they Europeans. They
are Middle Easterners with a religion, culture and heritage foreign--and
usually hostile--to ours.

In a message dated 9/22/2004 1:55:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,12700,1309697,00.html

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