Friday, March 22, 2013

Turkey and the King of Jordan

From Ali in Turkey:  "Meanwhile, the deputy prime minister (Bülent Arınç) also slammed Jordanian King Abdullah II, ironically referring to the king’s shedding of tears before the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk inAnkara during his official visit in early March.

“I already expected that he might deliver such remarks, after he had shed tears in Anıtkabir,” Arınç said, referring to the king’s recent criticisms about Erdoğan.

“Erdoğan is merely promoting a softer version of Islamism,” Abdullah had told The Atlantic magazine in an interview. “Erdoğan once said that democracy, for him, is a bus ride,” he added."



By the way, Bülent Arınç is famous with his shedding almost for every "emotional speech" of Erdogan. So I may say that he is an expert on shedding."