Motives for assassination attempt in modern Turkish context
Editor notes the complex Turkish social matrix behind Mehmet Ali Agea, the pope shooter. The piece traces secularism under Ataturk, economic decline, Islamic revival, and regional fault lines in southeastern Turkey, arguing religion and nationalist sentiment help explain Agca’s motives more than mere madness.
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Mehmet Ali Agea
PNS
William Beeman
Brown University
Mideast
John Paul II
Mehmet Aki Agca
Agca
Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Ataturk
Islamic Republic
United States
West
Agea
Argentina Anti Semitism Debate Sparks International Tensions
The Timerman case draws international scrutiny as supporters hail his exposure of alleged state anti Semitism in Argentina while critics including William F Buckley Jr and Irving Kristol question details and motives The discourse spans Israel Argentina and the United States with Jewish groups weighing in on Timerman's claims and implications for Argentinian policy.
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New York
Jacobo Timerman
United States
Argentina
Timerman
Israel
Reagan
William F. Buckley Jr
Argen
Tina
Wall Street Journal
Irving Kristol
Kristol
New York University
Human Rights Movement
Montoneros
Tel Aviv
Graiver
Morton M. Rosenthal
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith
Isabel Martinez de Peron
Washington
Jerusalem
Albert Vorspan
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Amnesty International
Hector
Vorspan
Julius Berman
Manhattan
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America
White House
Midstream
Benno Weiser Varon
Brookline
Mass
Varon
Buenos Aires
France
Dreyfus
Rosenthal
Canadians convene abroad cheaper than at home says Lynch
In Huntsville Ontario Charles Lynch notes Canadian conventions cost less abroad due to travel and hotel packages with off season rates. Hawaii Bermuda Jamaica and Maui host cheaper gatherings while delegates carry Canada consciousness and speakers abroad. Weather hazards and pests push attendees indoors and economies loom over plans for Jamaica next year.
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Huntsville
Ont
Canada
Hawaii
Canadian Wholesale Drug Association
Hidden Valley
Art Chipman
Winnipeg
Bermuda
Las Vegas
Jamaica
Great West Life
Hyatt Regency
Hawaiian
Maui
United States
Sinclair Stevens
Stevens
Peter Kirkham
Bank of Montreal
Statistics Canada
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