Middle East Clashes

It’s happing, the people in Tunisia-Yemen-Bahrain-Egypt-Iran and Algeria have at last said no to dictatorship.

18 days of revolution movements has lightened up the people who are ruled with dictatorship,  especially the April 6th youth movement of Egyptians; their long desired freedom has made its points. How did they do it? Leading the millions isn’t an easy job. All the demonstrations took place in peace until the pro-Mubarak came in to the picture.

Yesterday night I watched the first part of people power documentary shown on Aljazeera English channel about the April 6^th  youths movement preparing their demonstration demands and organizing the groups in pairs to do what and what to say. All have the common purpose, the propose of demanding their freedom from dictatorship. As I watched the documentary I thought of Turkey. The youth of Turkey. Would we do the same thing? Could we gather around for even a week out on the streets? Well I am not quite sure?

We all know that Turkey has faced one of its important wars, which lasted with the Turks victory; the war of Independence between years of 1919-1922, FYI which not long after in 29 October 1923 the announcement of Republic of Turkey was proclaimed.

 But that war was won by the people living in those days generation. If it had been done in this time of period I am unfortunately going to say definitely no, we can not even get to gather for a birthday celebrations. So I guess the youth in the Middle East is more eager for their rights. I really admire the youth’s determination.

Now in Bahrain, unfortunately clashes have started, the army and the civilians are clashing. The latest news coming from Bahrain is that the nurses and doctors are not treating the wounded activists that have come to the hospitals. No ambulances are out on the streets. What is happing?!? Can this be true? Are we that stoned hearted? Have we lost our souls?

There is the US 5th fleet based in Bahrain, why doesn’t Washington make some phone calls to Manama to allow ambulances to their jobs? What is going on?

As for king Hamad, he will never regain credibility after letting the peaceful protestors get attacked during sleep in the streets. Blood will be forever in his hands…

Tuğçe Birgen

17.02.2010