Thomas Friedman is an arrogant ignoramus: "Let's start with Turkey -- the only Muslim, free-market democracy in Europe ... must help strengthen Turkey as a model of democracy, modernism, moderation and Islam all working together. Nothing would do that more than having Turkey be made a member of the European Union ..."

The man continues to amaze with his genius. Forgotten is the repression, arguably genocide, of the Kurds. Similarly he admires Israeli democracy, ignoring occupation, torture, murder. His fans are encouraged to read the State department's human rights reports on Turkey and Israel.