18 September 2011

You believed Erdogan when he was an Islamist

.... The Muslim Brotherhood announced its rejection of any interference in Egypt’s internal affairs, even if this was by Mr. Erdogan himself, who the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Salafists had warmly received at Cairo Airport with welcoming slogans like “Erdogan Erdogan…the Muslim Brotherhood welcomes you” and “Egypt and Turkey – we want an Islamic Caliphate.”

My God! The praise turned to mockery, and joy turned to shock, and this was all while Mr. Erdogan was still in Cairo. Indeed this was on the same day that some people chided me for writing that the Turkish Prime Minister wanted – through his Arab League speech – to ride the raging bull through the Arab region.

Following this, we saw Mr. Erdogan’s friends being unable to handle the first public advice he gave them, indeed they were the first to attack him! [Al Arabiya News] Read more [via National Secular Society]