FPIF News | Terrorism in Turkey - Why?

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December 3, 2003
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Introducing a new commentary from Foreign Policy In Focus

Terrorist attacks in Turkey: Why and how?
By Simon Roughneen

Why Turkey? Why now? Why twice? These are among the central questions
arising from the 4 horrendous attacks on synagogues and British interests
in Istanbul recently. Jewish places of worship outside of Israel have been
targeted in various locations -- such as Tunisia and Morocco -- over the
past 2 years. Britain hosted U.S. President George W. Bush on a
controversial state visit the week the attacks occurred. So, within the
mindset of the perpetrators, the targets in Istanbul make some sense -- and
the timing of the anti-British bombings had an obvious rationale. 

Simon Roughneen is an international affairs correspondent for Global Radio
News (www.globalradionews.com). He has worked in Dublin, Brussels and
across west Africa. He wrote this for Foreign Policy in Focus (online at
www.fpif.org).

See complete new FPIF commentary online at:
http://www.fpif.org/outside/commentary/2003/0312turkey.html

With printer-friendly PDF version at:
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/gac/OUS0312turkey.pdf
 
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