BUYUKANIT'S NOT-TO-DO LIST

"I'd like to direct your attention this evening to Bianet, because they have three interesting articles about the current situation. The one that holds the greatest importance, at least as far as educating Westerners in the ways of the Turkish state, is an item titled, "Washington's Preferences," which gives the current list of no-no's from the Pashas:

* The military does not want to be ripped-off of its political mission and autonomy, and it does not want to hand-over the power to the government.

* The military does not want to see Recep Tayyip Erdogan at head of the state, as President.

* The military, in the West-Islam confontration, does not want to take part with the "Islamic Camp".

* The military does not want a solution to the "Kurdish Problem" through granting the Kurds "community rights."

* The military does not want the roadblocks for freedoms of expression, criticism and organization lifted.

* The military does not want to adjust itself to the "Copenhagen Criteria", a precondition for European Union accession.

For those who know what goes on domestically in the TC, there's nothing new here, and we all knew that Buyukanit was going to take this approach. But Westerners should commit this list to memory, because it's the agenda for the next few years on the Turkish side, with the bottom line being listed first, for a change: The pashas do not want to give up their power."
Rasti