Turkish

Delights


And Here's to New Friends. What does the Turkish Ambassador to the US and the French Foreign Minister have in common? They both think NATO is doing the right thing puttng their foot down on Khadaffi for engaging in threats of slaughter against his own protesting people among other of his strongman henchman tendancies. They are a Muslim majority country, so it isn't a religious crusade thing on our part- the civilized world thinks Khadaffi has to be stopped and Turkey has told him to step aside also.
Today the Turkish Ambassador to the US gave an address to an eclectic crew of foreign policy junkies, hill staffers and fans of the Rumi Forum (me) after a luncheon of homemade turkish treats.

Turkey is geopolitically poised to be the most major peacemaking influence in the region, and organizations inspired by the prophet of peace Gulen are helping.
Emre Celik, a turk via Australia complete with charming Aussie accent is brokering
kindness in his own magnanimous way by bridging religious and ecumenical divides far and wide. Big Thanks for the invite. In the new Turkic Alliance headquarters of a federation of sorts of Turkish organizations in DC photos line the walls of various congressional and senatorial dignitaries with the Tukish Alliance President/Director, including with Bob Casey who is the Senator from the State where Gulen now resides.

Turkey is a Muslim majority country, with a free market economy that is booming and the 16th largest in the world now, with a functional parliamentarian democracy. And Istanbul on the water is georgeous.

West meets East and it's all good. Turkishly delightful. "You will see more of Turkey's face and we are your friend" concluded the Ambassador. High Five for World Peace. Lets return the favor- you help me figure out how.