Tag Archives: Turkey

Connecticut Yankee in Northern Syria

By Robin Bates | Published: October 16, 2019

Trump empty threats in the middle East are anticipated by Mark Twain in “Connecticut Yankee.” In fact, the novel captures well our adventures in the Middle East.

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“Et Tu, Brute!”–Betraying the Kurds

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2019

Which Shakespeare play best captures Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds? Julius Caesar, perhaps, for pathos, Othello for the cold-blooded way it was done.

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Criminal Case: Turkish Prez & Gollum

By Robin Bates | Published: December 7, 2015

A character analysis of Gollum could determine whether a Turkish doctor goes to jail. This after he tweeted images of the Turkish president that resembled the film’s depiction of Gollum.

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