Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Sarkozy - a minor change to Europe's borders

"Except for Constantinople" - which, let's remembe...

2007-05-07T19:10:00.000+01:00

"Except for Constantinople" - which, let's remember, has a population of more than 10m, that's around 15% of Turkey.

And Dennis, comments are very welcome on the path, name calling isn't - and I'm very strict on that one.

Speaking of geography lessons, Daniel, you are awa...

2007-05-07T18:36:00.000+01:00

Speaking of geography lessons, Daniel, you are aware, I hope that "Asia Minor" is a synonmyn for the Anatolian Peninsula, which constitutes about 95% of Turkey?

Except for Constantinople, a traditionally European/Chrsitian city until capture by Turkish/Muslim imperialists in 1453, the vast majority of Turkey is indeed in Asia, and it is wishful thinking - culturally, politically, and economically - for fashionable multi-culti leftists to pretend Turkey is as "European" as any of the EU states.

Has Sarkozy dropped referring to Europe as a 'Chri...

2007-05-07T15:03:00.000+01:00

Has Sarkozy dropped referring to Europe as a 'Christian Civilization'?

http://www.u-m-p.org/site/index.php/ump/s_informer/discours/je_veux_que_l_europe_change

Thanks Daniel. There's a lot of traffic hitting th...

2007-05-07T14:15:00.000+01:00

Thanks Daniel. There's a lot of traffic hitting this post, so here is the source of the Sarkozy quote ~ http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/01/31/news/text.php

"...Turkey is in Asia Minor."Maybe we should start...

2007-05-07T14:02:00.000+01:00

"...Turkey is in Asia Minor."

Maybe we should start a fund to give Mr. Sarkozy some geography lessons!