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Place-based writing, a sub-genre of creative non-fiction, is a popular form of the written word today. The Winter edition of The Gettysburg Review, one of the most renowned literary journals in the country, contains a very good example of the genre in the form of a sensory-filled place-based memoir by Erin Pushman, Associate Professor of English at Limestone College. Entitled "Up North," the memoir employs a heavy dosage of landscape and sensory perception, and is an expression of love of and longing for Pushman's native Michigan. "I actually wrote much of 'Up North' while watching the web cam on the Mackinac Bridge Authority's website," Pushman explained. Nicknamed "The Mighty Mac," the bridge is one of many Michigan landmarks Pushman references in her exceptionally vivid childhood recollections in the memoir. "In Michigan, going Up North means going to northern Michigan," Pushman writes. "I grew up in a family that traveled Up North every summer. Whenever we went Up North, we made at least one trip across the Mackinac Bridge. Until 1998, when two longer bridges went up on other continents (one in Japan and one in Denmark), the Mackinac Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. So each time my family drove across, we were all suspended for as long as it was possible to be suspended between two peninsulas of land." Pushman's adoration for her home state serves as a magnificent backdrop for the loving childhood memories she shares of her family's numerous camping trips to the Great Lakes. "When we were young children, Mom led Adam (Pushman's brother) and me on treks into the woods, where she bent toward the ground, picked up swaths of fallen bark, and said, 'The Ojibwa use this to make birch-bark canoes.' Mom had minored in history in college, and in the woods and on the lakes, she taught us fragments from the lessons she had learned in her Michigan history classes. 'Imagine them,' Mom said, crouching to look at the underside of a fern. 'What do you think Ojibwa families would look like moving through a forest like this before there were any tents or cars or roads here? Can you see their feet stepping through the ferns?'" As she closes the memoir, Pushman includes thoughts that she and Adam share as adults of returning to the familiar campgrounds. Only this time, returning as parents themselves; Adam with a daughter and a son, and Pushman, pregnant with her daughter at the time the memoir was written. The thoughts are expressed in short text messages between the two about a campground just north of The Mighty Mac. "Of course, two impromptu text messages are not a real plan for a return trip. Between work schedules, other travel obligations, the various needs of spouses and children, and the miles of highway between our house [in Charlotte] and Adam's house in Michigan, then between there and the Mackinac Bridge, it is easy to imagine everything that might get in the way of an Up North camping trip. But I hope we make it. By July, there will be three children: my niece, my nephew, and the baby who is, right now, suspended in her own watery place, kicking small ripples into the surface of my skin." "Up North" can be read in its entirety in The Gettysburg Review, available in libraries, bookstores, and online . |


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Since the 9/11 attacks, no book has provided a satisfactory answer as to WHY the attacks occurred and who was ultimately responsible for carrying them out - until now.
Maybe just a coincidence, but it seems to me that there has been a lot of news regarding Antarctica over the past few months.
There was that Russian team drilling to an ancient lake, the was some Russians thought to be missing (the same ones I think, so not actually missing), there was something about a US/RUS group checking to make sure no one weaponized the continent, and now this. I probably even missed a few events.

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PLX4032, which Roche is developing with privately held U.S. biotech company Plexxikon, is the latest in a growing group of gene-targeted drugs that oncologists believe will drive future cancer treatment. It works by blocking the activity of the cancer-causing mutation of the BRAF gene, which is implicated in 50—60% of melanomas.
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The failure of Avastin—a $5 billion-a-year seller in colon, lung and breast cancer—confounded expectations of doctors in Berlin, since a late-breaking abstract published earlier had reported a meaningful survival benefit. But a last-minute review of the clinical data changed the outcome and researchers said the Phase II study in fact missed its goal, despite an encouraging trend. Medical experts said larger trials might yet prove Avastin worked in melanoma, noting that the drug also initially failed to show significance in breast cancer.
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Strive For Efficient Public Sector
Published: Monday | September 10, 2012
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is due in the island next week to begin discussions with Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips and his team about a new medium-term economic programme.
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Lazy Legislators
Published: Monday | September 10, 2012
MPs shy away from amending rule to compel PM answering impromptu questions
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Published: Wednesday | September 05, 2012
If conception took place on election night 2011, that baby would be getting ready to enter a whole new world. Unfortunately, the new government has not done much since taking office to signifi-cantly bring hope to the soon-to-be-born baby and the nearly three million of us who live on this island.
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Ja 50: Time For Reflection And Introspection
Published: Monday | July 30, 2012
WHEN JAMAICA gained Independence 50 years ago, Prime Minister Sir Alexander Bustamante underscored the importance of the occasion in a most surreal way.
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PNP's Credibility Slipping Fast
Published: Monday | May 28, 2012
We hope, for Jamaica's sake, that these words do not come back to haunt Simpson Miller. When she made the statement, she was leader of the opposition. Today, she is prime minister, and her finance minister, Dr Peter Phillips, has done the very same thing she frowned upon two years ago. He is seeking to cure the maladies in the economy by the traditional ways of increasing taxes and reducing expenditure.
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Better Financial Backing Needed For Farmers And Youths
Published: Monday | May 14, 2012
IS ROGER Clarke a farmer or a woodcutter? We really wonder. Sure, he is one of the largest producers of sugar cane on the island, but the slaughter to which he has agreed to subject the agriculture sector this fiscal year is mind-boggling.
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Right Move, Omar! ... On The Appointment Of Three Wise Men To Monitor Projects
Published: Monday | April 30, 2012
THE OFFICE of the Contractor General (OCG) has claimed that the decision by Cabinet to clothe three wise men with powers to monitor the implementation of three projects as an unlawful attempt to usurp that office.
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Follow The Rules, McKenzie
Published: Monday | April 23, 2012
Fizzled flag motion shows either ignorance of Standing Orders or political manoeuvring IT HAS been the practice of the Houses of Parliament that new members be taken through orientation sessions which are aimed at teaching, among other things, the rules of Parliament.
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ECJ Wrong This Time
Published: Monday | April 16, 2012
SENATOR TOM Tavares-Finson's ill-advised, nasty and vicious attack on Member of Parliament Everald Warmington for his views of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) exemplifies what is wrong with that body. It is arrogant, feisty and often sees its critics as its enemies.
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Pearnel's Nonsense
Published: Monday | April 2, 2012
"Insincere!" That was a sotto voce comment made by Dr Peter Phillips, finance minister and member of parliament for East Central St Andrew, last Tuesday when North Central Clarendon representative Pearnel Charles climbed onto his soapbox to talk about crime fighting.
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Shame! Shame! Senators!
Published: Monday | February 27, 2012
JAMAICA'S OPINION pages are replete with raves about the contribution of the 21 senators chosen by former Prime Minister Edward Seaga, following the 1983 snap general election.
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Give Portia Nowhere To Hide
Published: Monday | February 20, 2012
THE PARLIAMENTARY opposition seems desperate to paint Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller as being incapable of answering impromptu questions.
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The Floccinaucinihilipilification Of Christmas
Published: Monday | December 19, 2011
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Place JDIP On The Budget
Published: Monday | December 5, 2011
With general election just around the proverbial corner, a potential scandal hovering, and the parliamentary opposition hounding him, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a forensic audit of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP).
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Published: Monday | November 28, 2011
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JDIP Shame And INSPORTS Mess
Published: Monday | November 21, 2011
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Published: Monday | October 31, 2011
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The Buck Stops With You, Andrew
Published: Monday | October 24, 2011
'The Buck Stops Here' was a simple sign on the desk of former United States President Harry Truman.
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Published: Monday | October 10, 2011
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Published: Monday | October 3, 2011
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Shaw Cutting In All The Wrong Places
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Published: Monday | August 22, 2011
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Nearly three years ago, an Arizona State University women's faculty group called the campus dangerous for women and recommended specific changes to improve safety for coeds.
While the report by the ASU Commission on the Status of Women resulted in numerous changes, not all of the recommendations were implemented.
Now, after the shooting death of a former football player, ASU President Michael Crow is embracing many of the ideas in an investigation he says will examine whether more campus changes will prevent similar tragedies.
Former ASU football player Loren Wade, 21, has been charged with first-degree murder in the March 26 shooting of Brandon Falkner, 25, an ASU defensive back from 1999 to 2001.
Police say that in the months before the shooting outside a Scottsdale nightclub, Wade threatened his girlfriend, former ASU soccer player Haley van Blommestein, gymnast Trisha Dixon, and a former soccer player who has not been identified.
Wade also was involved in two fights at fraternity parties and carried a handgun, police said.
Football coach Dirk Koetter was told by the ASU soccer coach in the weeks before the shooting that Wade might be armed. When Koetter asked van Blommestein about Wade being armed, she said he wasn't. Wade remained on the team.
The shooting is exactly the kind of simmering domestic violence situation that concerned the women's group three years ago.
Moreover, many coeds interviewed earlier this week said they are concerned about violence on campus and particularly in the dorms. Most said they had no idea how to access campus resources and programs that could help them in domestic violence situations.
In the early 1990s, the Arizona Board of Regents created the Commission on the Status of Women to improve opportunities for women at Arizona's three public universities. In 2002, the commission reported about its accomplishments but emphasized that "significant problems, however, remain."
Among other things, the commission cited concern for the physical safety of women students and recommended that athletes and fraternities receive special training on preventing bias, violence, and alcohol and drug abuse, that students be trained about ASU's safety resources and that the university widely distribute a list of ASU officials who should be contacted in case of safety concerns.
ASU officials said sexual assault education is now mandatory for athletes, but not for all students.
In the last week, Crow has implemented other policies, including requiring students and employees who know about weapons violations to report them or face sanctions. Weapons are banned on campus, and students or employees who make verified threats of violence will be required to submit to a mental health evaluation and face dismissal from the university.
A committee, composed largely of nonathletic department employees, will be created to arbitrate violations of the student athletic code, Crow said last week.
ASU spokeswoman Terri Shafer said the campus is not unusually hostile or dangerous for women.
Last year, the ASU Department of Public Safety responded to 24 domestic violence incidents on the 50,000-student campus, compared with eight in each of the previous two years.
In the Wade case, van Blommestein contacted police at least twice about threats but the police didn't notify ASU. It's not clear whether she sought help from ASU counseling centers.
The college pumps millions of dollars a year into more than half a dozen agencies and training programs that deal with domestic violence, assault and other relationship violence cases, according to budget figures provided by Shafer.
ASU has several facilities apart from the campus police station where students can report domestic violence, sexual assaults or threats. Those include the Student Health center, the Counseling and Consultation office and resources in the dorms. If the student is willing to press charges, campus police file a report.
Another agency, the Health Education and Wellness Department, spends about 20 percent of its budget on educational programs and services to prevent sexual assault and relationship violence.
The department also trains all athletes on preventing sexual assault and alcohol and drug abuse during orientation each year. Athletes are also required to take a life skills class that, among other things, teaches appropriate responses in personal and social situations, and includes anger management and violence prevention, Shafer said.
Complaints about relationship violence are handled by Student Judicial Affairs or the Advocacy and Assistance organization. Offenders face penalties from warnings to expulsion.
These sanctions are outlined in the Student Code of Conduct, which is also available online. If a situation is serious, they can get the offender off campus the same day.
Shafer said Judicial Affairs handles approximately 1,500 cases each year, including many relationship issues that don't involve violence. Domestic violence cases are not common, she said.
Despite what appears to be a wealth of well-funded resources, ASU coeds say they still worry about their safety at times. And, they say, they aren't sure where to go for help.
"I think it's not so safe," said Kunbi Disu, a 17-year-old freshman who lives in the Palo Verde main dorm. "I was sleeping in my bed one night and I woke up to two guys hiding in my room. They knew my suitemate but they came in through my bathroom door and I thought it was an invasion of privacy."
Shana O'Connor, 18, a freshman who lives in student housing, said the university does not inform students where to go for domestic violence help. She also believes athletes are treated differently, that the school is more lenient with them.
Leeda Safa, 21, of Scottsdale, said she wouldn't know where to go for domestic violence.
"Probably student services, but I don't know if that's the right place," she said.
Ashley Hernandez, 18, a freshman who lives in ASU housing, said she was harassed by a male student at the dorm who made sexual comments to her.
When she told a housing director about it, she had to move into a new dorm
that day, but the offender received only a warning.
"I've never experienced this before so I don't know if the university did a good job or not," Hernandez said. "I did feel unsafe at the time though."
One student, 19-year-old Kelly Vanyo who lives in the San Pablo dorm, said she does think ASU has a good domestic violence program.
"I think they do a good job with domestic violence issues here," she said. "They always offer self-defense classes for women in the school paper. I learned in school to go to the wellness center if I'm a victim."


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A new report from oft-accurate KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is suggesting that Apple will be launching several new devices this fall, making substantial changes to their product lineup (via MacRumors). The analyst, who has had some success in predicting Apple's plans in the past, is suggesting that a brand new iPod touch will be launched alongside a new iPod nano. According to the analyst, the iPod touch will receive a substantial design change and will incorporate new in-cell touch display screen technology which could significantly reduce the screen thickness. The technology has also been rumored to hit the iPhone 5 later this year.
The analyst is also suggesting that the iPod nano will be on the receiving end of an update although does not offer any details on what this may include. Recent rumors have suggested that Apple is going back to an elongated design for the iPod nano although these don't really make too much sense given the success of the current design, particularly with athletes.
In addition to the changes to the iPod line, Kuo suggests that a 13 inch Retina Display MacBook Pro will be launched with the same design as the 15 inch Retina MacBook Pro, although obviously with a smaller screen. The analyst aso suggests that the iMac line will receive an update with a new screen, presumably Retina Display enabled, as well as new Intel processors. Kuo also reiterates previous reports that the new Retina Display iPad will receive internal tweaks although no details are offered.
There is no word, however, on perhaps the most desirable upcoming Apple product, a MacBook Air with Retina Display.
Kuo has been right about unreleased Apple products in the past and, certainly, some of these claims do make sense. The report offers more questions than answers however, such as the reasoning behind tweaking the internals of the new iPad as well as what sort of changes will be made to the iPod nano.
The analyst suggests that the majority of the changes will be launched in a September / October timeframe so there isn't long to wait.


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A positive mood will envelope New York City from Aug. 15-19, with the advent of this month's New York International Gift Fair and Gift & Home Textiles Market.
\The two shows, which run concurrently, are taking place as the product categories they cover—home textiles, gifts, accessories and housewares among them—continue their slow progress on the upward curve. All of these industries were hit hard in 2008 and 2009, and attendance at these shows suffered as a result.
Now the numbers look more promising. "We're closing in on 2,700 companies exhibiting at the Gift Fair, as opposed to 2,400 in the August 2009 show," said Dorothy Belshaw, director of the show and senior vice president of GLM, the show's owner and manager.
Belshaw said that show exhibitor numbers bottomed out in the winter version in 2009—with textiles, accents and tabletop taking the brunt of the falloff. As of late June, Belshaw said, "tabletop is filled out. Accents is also sold out, and textiles is tracking to be filled out shortly. We've seen a tremendous surge in exhibitor numbers in housewares and tabletop in particular."
She said she had begun to notice an uptick in the Gift Fair in August of 2009, after the worst of the economic debacle. "In this year's winter show, there was more buying activity as many retailers who stayed home last year due to the economy began to return," she said.
The fact that the fourth quarter will begin a month and a half after the Gift Fair has provided a spur to the show's activity. "Retailers I speak with say they need inventory for the fourth quarter," Belshaw said. "A lot of these have cut their inventories close to the bone, and now they need to see how many reorders they need."
The climb in exhibitor numbers has enabled GLM to ramp up several new features, originally spelled out in its "Focus Forward NYIGF 2013" strategic plan, a major reorganization of the NYIGF. One is the introduction of the new Baby & Child division, a group of 200 exhibitors of juvenile products. Another is the reintroduction of New York's Newest, a division of 200 other companies that are exhibiting at the Gift Fair for the first time. Still another is the show's return to Pier 92 of the Passenger Ship Terminal, which was once a regular space for exhibitors.
Another is the expansion of the space at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, on the north end. This will add 40,000 square feet of extra exhibit space to the center. "News of the added space at Javits has helped push up participation," Belshaw said.
Moving across town to the Gift & Home Textiles Market, the mood is just about as upbeat. "Optimism within the industry is as high as I have seen in many years," said Chris Collins, vice president and general manager of 7 W New York. "I expect this upcoming New York market to be very strong and a pivotal event in the continued recovery and renewed growth for our industry."
Collins said businesses in the industry picked up a few things about managing their operations during the downturn, which have helped them now that the economy is back on a growth track. "I believe many industry-leading companies have employed new levels of creativity on the business side and product side," he said, "which is something that is tremendous for the business and will fuel future growth for manufacturers and retailers alike."
As with the Gift Fair, 7 W New York is using the market to launch some new features—and one of them as with the Gift Fair, focuses on juvenile products. The market will run in tandem with the NYC Baby & Kids Fair, which presents infants' and children's accessories and furnishings. In the seminar schedule for the week, one of the features is a presentation on pop-up retailing by Christina Norsig, founder and chief executive officer of PopUp- Insider.
The good feelings about the market are being expressed in the form of new and expanded showrooms at 230 Fifth Ave. Six vendors have moved into the building for the market, and five current tenants have expanded their space either in their current location or by moving to new space in the building.
Among the new tenants is Perfect Fit Industries, the basic-bedding manufacturer, which is opening its space in room 1305 in time for the market. Previously, Perfect Fit's showroom was in 261 Fifth Ave.
Lucy Zhune, creative marketing director for 230 Fifth Ave., said the building enjoyed increases in both attendance and order writing both in this year's February market and in last year's August market, compared to previous years, "indicating that business is improving," Zhune said.


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Hyundai says Elantra sales to slow because factory can't keep up with demand
Hyundai's Elantra has been on fire, with sales up 41 percent last year. The compact sedan won North American Car of the Year in January, and the icing on the cake will be a new coupe bodystyle that will soon be landing at dealers. But all is not completely well, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Hyundai expects Elantra sales to run into a brick wall of limited production capacity, as the company's Montgomery, Alabama plant is already operating at 110 percent. The plant, which builds the Elantra and its big brother, the midsize Sonata, churned out 338,000 units in 2011.
With Hyundai posting 20 percent overall sales growth in North America in 2011, it clearly needs to address its capacity bottleneck. Speculation is building that the company will soon announce plans to build another North American assembly plant.
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Strong 2013 auto sales predictedThe Associated Press | January 03,2013DETROIT A healthier economy and more model introductions should push U.S. auto sales above the 15 million mark this year, predicts an auto industry research firm.
The Polk research firm says auto sales should continue to lead the countrys economic recovery, rising nearly 7 percent over 2012 to 15.3 million new vehicle registrations.
Automakers release December and full-year sales for 2012 on Thursday. Analysts think sales reached 14.5 million last year, the strongest performance since 2007 just before Americans felt the impact of the recession.
Sales of more than 15 million are considered a sign of health for the auto industry and the economy, many analysts say.
Polk does not expect pre-recession sales levels of 17 million for several more years, Anthony Pratt, Polks forecasting director for the Americas, said Wednesday.
Polk expects 43 new models to be introduced this year, up 50 percent from last year. New models usually boost sales. The company also predicts a rebound in sales of large pickups and midsize cars.
But Polks optimistic forecast firm hinges on Washington reaching an agreement on spending cuts, which could happen later in the year. On New Years Day, congress approved a compromise to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. The deal raises taxes for incomes exceeding $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples. But it delayed action on dramatic federal spending cuts and debt, setting up another showdown in a divided congress.
Those first showdowns will come over the next three months, when the governments legal ability to borrow money will expire and temporary financing for federal agency budgets will expire.
Polk predicted a handful of other trends for 2013. Sales will grow for big pickup trucks, which are very profitable for automakers. Demand has been depressed for five years due to the weak economy, but should get a lift in 2013 thanks to redesigned trucks from GM, Toyota and Ford.
Polk also said the midsize sedan segment will continue to lead the industry. Its now at 18.5 percent of the market, 2 percentage points larger than any other type of segment.
Recent redesigns of nearly every vehicle in the midsize segment are forcing more competition and continued growth, said Tom Libby, Polks lead North American analysts.
Polk joins many other analysts in predicting 2013 sales at or above 15 million. The consulting firm LMC Automotive, for instance, expects 2013 sales of around 15 million, up from 14.5 million in 2012.
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within CHP itself, but it is also a transformation that the entire
Kemalist establishment (which also includes army and high-judiciary)
But I'm not sure if we can label this change as a accommodationist stance
in the direct sense. I would say CHP's new strategy will be based on being
always one-step forward than AKP. To illustrate, anytime AKP will bring up
the headscarf issue under the pretext of democracy, for instance, CHP will
say "let's do it now, but including other issues such as Alevis if you're
sincere about being democratic". I'm also sure that this new strategy will
include army's backing down from the political sphere permanently. Because
CHP knows that AKP uses army's role as means to get more votes. Be ready
for CHP statements that army should shut up about political affairs in the
lead up to elections. (Imo, army had to step in due to inability of CHP.
If this is not the case anymore, army can get out of politics).
Talking about accommodation, though, I think CHP will try to accommodate
with two sides. First, Abdullah Gul. Second, Gulen. If CHP can drive wedge
between these two sides and AKP, it can seriously challenge AKP.
In terms of AKP-Gulenist split, this change may have long-term fallouts.
We already know how the split develops. The critical thing for CHP to
assure that Gulen community (cemaat) will not be threatened in case CHP
becomes government. Gulen is already growing unhappy with AKP.
From: "Reva Bhalla" <email@example.com>
To: "Analyst List" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Sent: Friday, November 5, 2010 2:34:10 PM
Subject: Re: DISCUSSION - TURKEY - Turkey's secularist establishment
adopts a new stance against AKP through CHP
Thanks for the thorough briefing, Emre. If I'm understanding this
correctly, you're saying that an internal struggle within the CHP has
resulted thus far in a fundamental shift in CHP's image, and that shift
entails being portrayed as more 'social democrat' versus staunchly
secularist in order to compete more effectively with the AKP. The fact
that the main secular opposition party has had to undergo such a shift is
a testament to how powerful the AKP has become. In other words, as we've
written, the CHP is being forced into more of an accommodationist stance.
Is that right?
If CHP is going to be more accommodating, on what policies can CHP and AKP
come together? And will those kinds of compromises exacerbate AKP-Gulen
On Nov 5, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Emre Dogru wrote:
This discussion may not be for a piece for the moment as I am aware that
we don't do local politics unless the elections is really soon. That's
why I tried to put this in a broader context. In any case, I want to
keep you updated so that we can use this discussion as background in the
future if needed.
What happened/still happening?
There is a war going on within Turkey's main opposition secularist
People's Republican Party (CHP). Briefly, the struggle is between CHP's
new leader Kilicdaroglu (who came to power after the former leader
Baykal resigned over a sex-tape scandal this year) and party's secretary
general Sav. Even though Kilicdaroglu and Sav seemed to have been
getting along following the leadership change, they started to fight
against each other in five months. And yesterday, Kilicdaroglu won the
The main controversy is Sav's position in CHP. Sav works for CHP since
53 years (no joke) and as secretary general he wields tremendous
influence. We learned through intelligence (see the insight below that I
sent out in June) that the sex-tape of former leader Baykal was Sav's
plot against him. The reason was Baykal's plan to curtail Sav's power
with a bylaws that was adopted in 2008 but was not entered into force so
far. The bylaws would make Sav a puppet if put in practice. Sav ousted
Baykal when Baykal got serious about implementing the bylaws and new
leader Kilicdaroglu disregarded the bylaws for the first five months to
secure his position in the office. Though there were minor struggles
between vice-presidents and Sav, these were by no means in a position to
make a revolution in the party. But obviously, Kilicdaroglu waited for
the right moment to get rid of Sav.
The spark was General Prosecutor Yalcinkaya's warning to CHP that came a
short while ago. Yalcinkaya said CHP had to put the bylaws into force in
15 days. Kilicdaroglu saw this warning as an opportunity to make the
changes in the leadership that he always wanted and excluded Sav from
the new list and submitted it to the general prosecutor. The critical
moment was Sav's request from Yalcinkaya to annul the list, which
prosecutor Yalcinkaya quickly refused. In other words, prosecutor
supported Kilicdaroglu by approving the new list. Though there are still
debates, to me the new list is already set in stone. A revolution
happened in CHP.
So what?
Now the critical thing is the insight that we received from my source in
June. The insight below told us five months ago that this exactly would
happen in Fall 2010. The source said that Kilicdaroglu was unhappy with
the hard-liners (read secretary general Sav) and will change the
leadership in Fall 2010 to introduce his new policies against AKP. Now,
let's assume that my source heard this from senior people within CHP at
the time (while he was holding talks to be a part of the leadership). If
this was decided in June, this means that this plan has been in the
works since then.
This is totally fine. Because I understand that everybody has plans
against each other in such political organizations. But what makes this
plan different here is that it was kicked off by general prosecutor
Yalcinkaya. Should Yalcinkaya have not warned the CHP to implement the
bylaws that was adopted in 2008, Kilicdaroglu could not have been able
to introduce such a major change out of the blue. There is no
explanation as to why general prosecutor did not make this before.
Prosecutor Yalcinkaya's involvement means that the secularist/Kemalist
establishment is involved in the process as well.
And what does this all mean politically?
Now we need to examine political significance of these individuals to
understand the importance of the political change. Kilicdaroglu became
famous before he has become the leader as a result of his efforts
against corruptions of AKP members. Since he took the office,
Kilicdaroglu changed the rhetoric of CHP from a mere guardian of
secularism toward a more social-democrat party. He said several times
that they should not be obsessed with secularism and miss the economic
needs of the Turkish society. He also made several ouvertures on Kurdish
and head-scarf issues. Sav, on the other hand represents the old guards
who pursue pure Kemalist ideology. With Sav on the board, Kilicdaroglu
could never achieve his goals.
General Prosecutor Yalcinkaya is the most prominent figure of secularist
establishment. He has the right to open dissolution cases (as he did
against AKP in 2008) and is always at odds with the government. The fact
that he kicked off the change process in CHP is significant as he is a
symbol of Kemalist elite.
Is this a fundamental transformation?
I certainly think so. But not because Kilicdaroglu is a social-democrat
or he created a momentum in CHP as others say. This may change in the
future, a new leader could come. Doesn't matter. CHP's genes are
undergoing a major transformation, which means that the Kemalist Turkish
state is also doing that.
Secularists have come to understand after eight years of AKP's tenure
that passed with scandals about military, judiciary (Ergenekon,
Sledgehammer and other countless cases), there is no way to stop AKP but
to adopt a new strategy. This strategy, I believe, is to introduce new
social and democratic policies so that AKP cannot abuse the Kemalist
state of being undemocratic, suppressive, unable etc. And to do that,
the secularists had to oust the old guard of CHP, namely secretary
general Sav.
In sum, I think the Kemalist Turkish state is transforming itself
against (and thanks to) AKP. Because transforming CHP is transforming
the state.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: INSIGHT - TURKEY - Leadership change in the main opposition
party (CHP)
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:24:09 -0500
From: Antonia Colibasanu <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Reply-To: Analyst List <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: Analyst List <email@example.com>
ATTRIBUTION: STRATFOR sources in Turkey
SOURCE DESCRIPTION: Kurdish lawyer and politician, non-PKK
PUBLICATION: Yes/Background
DISTRIBUTION: Analysts
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SOURCE HANDLER: Emre
[Source is currently in talks with CHP to be a part of the leadership
soon. No urgent significance here, but good to know some details about
the leader change in CHP, which happened last month. Also, the bit about
new leader's plan can be used as background in an analysis later, as we
follow the extent to which the new CHP leadership will be able to
challenge the ruling AKP]
Source says the guy behind the leadership change within CHP is party's
secretary general Onder Sav. Sav has long been the right hand of former
chairman Deniz Baykal. But lately, they were at odds due to Baykal's
efforts to monopolize the power. Baykal changed the internal legal
document of CHP to take over the post of secretary general, thus
discharge Onder Sav. But Baykal postponed its implementation for a long
time as he was in a weak position over the past few months. However, he
would have implemented the legal change (and remove the secretary
general) in the latest party congress, if he had not been ousted
following the sex video footage that was published on an Islamist
newspaper's website.
The new leader, Kilicdaroglu, completely disregarded the change about
secretary general post and kept Onder Sav on board. However, source says
Kilicdaroglu has not been able to create his own team yet. He needs to
consolidate his power within the party first, and is likely to replace
the hardliners with his own team in a party congress this fall.
Following this change, he will be able to speak up more freely on thorny
issues, such as the Kurdish dispute.
Emre Dogru
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