17 Turks > 32 Kurds + 1.5 Million Armenians
In case you missed, the news that Kurdish rebells have killed 17 or so Turkish soldiers has made world headlines.
But the fact that, according to the same sources, “Turkey’s military general staff said 32 rebels were killed in continuing clashes in the southeast” doesn’t make headlines such as “32 Kurdish rebells killed.”
It’s the Turkish soldiers who we care about, because “Turkey’s tougher stance has helped propel global oil prices to record highs over the past week.”
And for that reason, perhaps, America’s president Bush “strongly condemns the violent attacks in Hakkari Province and extends his condolences to the families who lost loved ones and to all the people of Turkey.”
But when it comes to extending his condolences to all the Armenian people for the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians, Mr. Bush… “HEY, the gas prices are rising I have to run.”
So yes, 17 Turkish soldiers are worth more than 32 Kurdish rebells and 1.5 million Armenian civilians.
Thanks to our reader Ani for bringing the news item to our attention.
Aegeanbreeze on 22 Oct 2007 at 2:05 am #
Sir do you seriously think only 17 Turkish soldiers died and then 32 PKK members were killed during clashes????? The PKK terror has been going on for over 20 years and during this time close to 40 thousand people died, and only during the past 3 weeks alone 13 innocent people and over 30 soldiers lost their lives. First follow news properly before posting such rubbish.
Artém on 23 Oct 2007 at 1:39 am #
Aegeanbreeze: The numbers are secondary in the argument. Isn’t it the attitude and the ignorance that is emphasized and criticized by the post?