April, 2005 Entries

April 29

    • The fine print of Larry Johnson's comments
    • Antisemitism in Turkey’s newspapers – how influential are these columns?

April 28

    • A few brief bits of Turkish news

April 27

    • Daily Kos: The epicenter of today's Democratic Party?
    • Why Michael Howard won't win
    • Publish the full statistics on terrorism
    • What comes next in Lebanon
    • Syria leaves Lebanon... sort of.
    • Why no more ‘24’ updates, at least for now…

April 26

    • The Post's poll on Catholic issues
    • The interesting stuff in this morning's Washington Post poll

April 25

    • Oh, great. 'Celebrity Collective' blogging.
    • Did Clinton slam Bush at a Blair rally?
    • Is Howard Dean effective? Or just telling Democrats what they want to hear?

April 22

    • Who's the 'well-known person' seeking campaign donations from foreigners?
    • Is the EU Constitution going down hard?
    • 700 references to 'Nazi Pope' already?
    • The definition of a loyal ally: Romania
    • Powell's working to sink Bolton? Is that a vague toasty smell?

April 21

    • Pope Benedict XVI, Turkey, and the EU
    • When did I work with Harkin? An odd promotion

April 20

    • The pretty, jellyfish-laden waters of the Bosphorus
    • Aya Sofia, A.K.A. Sancta Sophia, A.K.A. Hagia Sofia, A.K.A. Church of the Divine Wisdom...
    • Arabic calligraphy
    • Mary, Jesus, and John the Baptist
    • The Blue Mosque
    • No, I don't want a @#&% carpet
    • Millions of Items, No Price Tags
    • Whoops
    • Free unscheduled wake-up call courtesy the local mosque
    • Indiana Jim and the Phantom Tourist
    • Making Andrew Sullivan look calm: “installing showers and ovens at the Vatican”
    • The comprehensive blog roundup on B-XVI

April 19

    • White smoke? Bells ringing? Apparently SO!
    • Spot the Papal analysis cliche
    • Blair, Kerry - everybody wants to look tan...
    • Rice motorcade diverts because of bomb threat
    • Indiana Jones may not have had the last crusade for the Holy Grail

April 15

    • Is it too early to declare "Frist 2008" over?
    • Labour is leading in the UK - but does this mean an eventual Prime Minister Brown?
    • Guess who Kofi Annan blames for oil-for-food scandal?

April 14

    • A quick update on Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey
    • Is the EU Constitution going down? Should the U.S. cheer?

April 13

    • Don't Mess With the Guard
    • Ataturk's Caddy
    • Ataturk Ceremony Car
    • Ataturk Official Car
    • Mausoleum Square
    • Skyline and Kocatepe Mosque
    • The Spiffy March
    • Ataturk Mausoleum
    • Drunken Official Visitors Welcome
    • Maltepe Mosque

April 12

    • 'There is no future for this administration' - say what?
    • So wait - is Hitler bad or good to anti-Americans?
    • What will reform the U.N. – more of the same, or Bolton?
    • Turkish President to Syria: Don’t count on our help over Lebanon

April 11

    • What the world is saying about John Bolton
    • British Election Roundup and Reader Reaction
    • Use of İncirlik for Iraq logistics looks set for approval
    • Is anti-Americanism overhyped?
    • Kerry finds new excuse for 2004 defeat

April 10

    • Weirdest headline in a long while

April 07

    • Barbara Boxer, Jay Nordlinger and contempt
    • Britain’s May 5 election, Tony Blair, and the Maltese Falcon
    • This is a serious military technology post, not geekery. I mean it
    • Half a point to the mainstream media, half a point to the bloggers
    • The changing styles of the Middle East – Out: Taliban; In: Talabani

April 06

    • Food Stand
    • 1880s Ottoman Map
    • Ottoman Gun
    • Historical House and Carrot Juice
    • Beypazari Street
    • Beypazari Skyline
    • The Road to Beypazari
    • Rudy isn't likely to run for gov... so how about that Hillary challenge?
    • CNN's greatest hits of Pope coverage

April 05

    • Do terrorist groups have marketing consultants?
    • Odd prediction for Rudy in 2006 - governor, not senator?
    • Saudi troops clashing with suspected al-Qaeda in two-day battle
    • About that insurgent raid on the Abu Ghraib prison...
    • Is the Muslim press more respectful of JPII than the secular press?
    • Philosophical thoughts on calling those who try to kill us ‘our brothers’

April 04

    • A blogger among the Ankara diplomatic crowd...
    • Papal roundup
    • No early elections, PM Erdogan says

April 01

    • An optimistic report from the ground in Iraq
    • Sandy Berger: I lied, I deliberately destroyed documents on terrorism policy
    • U.S. Ambassador to Turkey to become Defense Undersecretary

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