THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XIII, Issue # 59, February 28, 2011
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
ERDOGAN & THE "AL-QADDAFI PRIZE"
By Dr. Daniel Pipes
TURKISH PRIME MINISTER RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN & THE "AL-QADDAFI INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS":
ERDOGAN'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIZE & ACCOMPANYING SPEECH IN TRIPOLI, LIBYA, THREE MONTHS AGO PRETTY
WELL DEFINES HIS PERSONALITY, CHARACTER, & IDEOLOGICAL ORIENTATION.
FULL STORY:
The slogan of the "Al-Qaddafi International Prize for Human Rights" is "As the sun shines for everyone, freedom is a
right for everyone." Lovely? No, especially at a moment when Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi's war planes are raining down death
and destruction on his own subject people and when foreign mercenaries are brutalizing the population?
The prize description includes such gems as these:
"The prize is awarded every year to one of the international
personalities, bodies, or organizations that have distinctively
contributed to rendering an outstanding human service and
has achieved great actions in defending human rights,
protecting the causes of freedom and supporting peace
everywhere in the world."
"The Prize categorically believes that freedom is an indivisible
natural right for Man ; it is not a gift or grace from anybody,
and that safeguarding it is a general human responsibility."
Past recipients of the prize have included Nelson Mandela (1989), "The Red Indians" (1991), Louis Farrakhan (1996), Fidel
Castro (1998), and Hugo Chavez (2004).
But it's the current recipient who is the most interesting: none other than the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. He accepted the prize in Tripoli, Libya, on December 1, 2010, for his "distinguished service to humanity." In his
acceptance speech, Erdogan said that the award will further encourage him to fight for human rights and that
"Islamophobia" is a crime against humanity.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepted the prize in Tripoli, Libya, on December 1, 2010, for his
"distinguished service to humanity."
The report on this event in the pro-Erdogan Zaman newspaper goes on:
"[Erdogan] reiterated that Turkey will not remain silent on the
killing of nine innocent people by Israel in the Mediterranean,
which he described as a sea of "friendship and brotherhood."
The Turkish Prime Minister added that he will continue to
protect the rights of people in the Middle East and all around
the world. …The only thing we want in our region and in the
globe is peace and justice."
After receiving the award, Erdogan reported on his meeting with al-Qaddafi, indicating that ties between the two
countries are growing.
Accepting "Al-Qaddafi International Prize for Human Rights" three months ago says all one needs to know about
Erdogan.
© Daniel Pipes 2011
Originally Published in National Review Online, February 28, 2011
Republished with the Permission of Daniel Pipes
Reprinted from the Daniel Pipes Mailing List, February 28, 2011
URL: http://www.danielpipes.org/erdo-and-al-qadaffi-prize-daniel-pipes
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
North Africa -- The Arab States of Islamic North Africa
Turkey, the Middle East, & the U.S.A.
American Foreign Policy -- The Middle East
The Middle East & the Arabs
Islamism & Jihadism -- The Threat of Radical Islam
Page Three
Page Two
Page One
International Politics & World Disorder:
War, Peace, & Geopolitics in the Real World:
Foreign Affairs & U.S. National Security
Page Two
Page One
Islamist Terrorist Attacks on the U.S.A.
Osama bin Laden & the Islamist Declaration of War
Against the U.S.A. & Western Civilization
Islamist International Terrorism &
U.S. Intelligence Agencies
U.S. National Security Strategy
Dr. Daniel Pipes, a Ph.D. in Islamic History (Harvard University, 1978), is Founder and Director of the Middle East Forum,
Publisher of Middle East Quarterly,
Founder of Campus Watch, Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, a
signatory of the Project for the New American Century, a former board member of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a former
adjunct scholar at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a Golden Circle supporter of the U.S. Committee for a Free
Lebanon, a former member of the U.S. Department of Defense Special Task Force on Terrorism and Technology, and a
former lecturer at the U.S. Naval War College, Harvard University, the University of Chicago, and the University of
Pennsylvania. Dr. Pipes was the Director of the Foreign Policy Research Institute from 1986 to 1993.
Author or co-author of eighteen books, Dr. Pipes is a regular columnist for National Review Online, Front Page
Magazine, the New York Sun, and the Jerusalem Post. His analyses of world trends and of forces and
developments in the Middle East have appeared in numerous North American newspapers, including the Washington
Post, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He frequently appears on American network
television, as well as at universities and think tanks, to discuss the Middle East, Islam, and the Islamist threat to the
U.S.A. and the West. He also has appeared on BBC and Al Jazeera, and has lectured in approximately
twenty-five countries.
Dr. Pipes is a Polish-American Jew whose parents fled Poland in 1939, immigrated to the U.S.A., and assimilated well into
American society and culture. His father is Richard Pipes, an American historian specializing in Russian and Soviet history
and serving as Professor of History at Harvard University from 1950 until his retirement in 1996. During the Cold War, the
worldview of Richard Pipes was strongly anti-Soviet and anti-Communist.
Return to Top of Page
Go to the WEBSITE INDEX
Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Public Issues & Political Controversies
Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
Most Recent Articles
Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Volume XIII, 2011
Return to Beginning of
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA,
Subject Matter Highlights
Return to POLITICAL EDUCATION Homepage
CONTACT & ACCESS INFORMATION
This is not a commercial website. The sole purpose of the website is to share with interested persons information regarding civics,
civic and social education, political science, government, politics, law, constitutional law and history, public policy and political
philosophy and history, as well as current and recent political developments, public issues, and political controversies.
POLITICAL EDUCATION, CONSERVATIVE ANALYSIS
POLITICS, SOCIETY, & THE SOVEREIGN STATE
Website of Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr.
Government, Politics, Public Policy, Legal Issues, Constitutional Law, Government & the Economy, Cultural Values, Foreign Affairs,
International Relations, Military Defense & National Security, Geopolitics, Terrorism & Homeland Security, American National Interests,
Political Systems & Processes, Political Institutions, Political Ideologies, & Political Philosophy
INDEX FOR THE ENTIRE WEBSITE
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Conservative & Free-Market Analysis of Government, Politics & Public Policy, Covering Political, Legal, Constitutional, Economic,
Cultural, Military, International, Strategic, & Geopolitical Issues
Conservative Government Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity