The U.S.’ Designs On Anatolia
BY UMIT ZILELI

Cumhuriyet (Ankara)
4/7/2005

Strange and perilous things are happening both in Turkey and in
the world. The steep and unstoppable rise in oil prices is shaking
budgetary balances. The fall of the US dollar frightens not only
developing countries, but also leading economic powers such as Europe.

What we should ask is, who benefits from this situation? Nezih Erverdi
of Ankara University gives clear and striking answers to this question
in his essay ‘Analysis of Turkey and the Rest of the World.’ Below
is a short summary of his ideas:

The US has two main principles in its national security policy. The
first is, no nation (besides itself) or alliance of nations should
be allowed to become a global power. And the second principle is,
in order to achieve this goal, the US will use any means, including
military intervention.

The US also has three main objectives concerning Turkey, which are
founding a ‘Greater Israel,’ ‘Greater Armenia,’ and ‘Greater Kurdistan’
on our lands.

Washington has long been trying to block Europe’s path. It has
depreciated the dollar in order to cut the European Union’s exports.
Moreover, it has increased oil prices, which has dealt a heavy blow
to the economies of oil-dependent countries.

The motive behind the invasion of Afghanistan was getting a post
close to China, and the US base in Kyrgyzstan serves similar
purposes. Erverdi notes that in order to survive, the EU must turn
to Turkey, which stands closer to oil-rich regions such as Central
Asia and the Middle East. The Europeans however, foolishly think that
it would serve their interests better to support a ‘Kurdish state’
in the region than admit Turkey into the Union.

You may disagree with any of the above claims, but just ask yourself
why the Orthodox Fener patriarch now more than ever wants to be
ecumenical. Also consider why the Armenian ‘genocide’ claims have
won so much support all of a sudden. And by the way, why have EU
delegations begun to visit Diyarbakir so frequently?