Amenzu
01-08-06, 17:40
Het hele interview is te lezen op aljazeera:
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1836029F-217E-427B-B617-89E0A2DC39AA
Aljazeera.Net: Did you feel your article was inflammatory while you were writing it?
Perihan Magden: The whole article was logically written. I said that the Turkish military was so rich, so omnipotent that we really don't need these unnecessary numbers of people in service. The period [of conscription] is too long and the number [of conscripts] is too high.
I also defended Mehmet Tarhan who at the time was in military prison in Sivas because he is a conscientious objector. He is gay and the authorities wanted to examine him - a medical examination - as if you can discover a person is gay from that!
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1836029F-217E-427B-B617-89E0A2DC39AA
Aljazeera.Net: Did you feel your article was inflammatory while you were writing it?
Perihan Magden: The whole article was logically written. I said that the Turkish military was so rich, so omnipotent that we really don't need these unnecessary numbers of people in service. The period [of conscription] is too long and the number [of conscripts] is too high.
I also defended Mehmet Tarhan who at the time was in military prison in Sivas because he is a conscientious objector. He is gay and the authorities wanted to examine him - a medical examination - as if you can discover a person is gay from that!