Inside And Outside Turkey

BY CUNEYT ARCAYUREK
CUMHURIYET- A strong reaction that our media should have shown to the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Abdullah Ocalan’s retrial came yesterday from the Wall Street Journal.
The newspaper described the statements that the head of the PKK terrorist organization had not been tried justly as ‘incredible.’
The Journal wrote that the court went too far. International lawyer David Rivkin denounced the decision as ‘political, and despicable in its arrogance and hypocrisy.’
However some writers in the Turkish media are arguing that we must abide by the ECHR’s decision.
The United States reiterated this week that it considers Ocalan a terrorist. However, a known circle in Turkey has no aim besides giving Europe whatever it wants, as they believe they can become Europeans this way.
As we are discussing the ECHR decision, Ocalan is commanding his terrorist organization from Imralý and the PKK is continuing to shed blood.
The government isn’t telling the truth about the PKK abroad, nor is it questioning the Europeans, nor are the Europeans dealing with the renewed terrorist campaign.