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Turks are not Arabs or Mongols.

In my previous posts, I have written about Turkey and its history. The following is a 6 minutes video I would like to share with you. It will help to know the Turks better. Turks are often mistaken for Middle Eastern and Arab; these two groups have nothing in common but  Islam. Otherwise, they couldn't be more different. The Turks ethnically range from Caucasian to Asian to Black. Yes, there are black Turks. One thing you will not learn in your classroom is the 6 Turkic Empire spending over 2000 years. This video is just a quick answer to the question, "Who are the Turks" it is now up to you to find out more. Watch the Video Now

2010 In Review Top News Stories

January 12 - Haiti earthquake     On January 12, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti, toppling buildings and destroying most of the country's infrastructure. The Haitian government estimated 230,000 people were killed, more than 300,000 injured, and more than one million people were left homeless. Humanitarian aid began flowing into the country within hours of the quake. However, it was insufficient to prevent rioting in the economically ravaged nation.     January 19 -Scott Brown elected to Senate On January 19, Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown shocked the political world, upsetting Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election for Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat. Brown's victory tipped the Senate away from a Democratic Super Majority.   February 18 - Plane flew into IRS building On February 18, Joseph Stack, a 53-year-old software engineer, committed suicide by flying a small plane into an IRS building in Austin, Texas. Thirteen others were hurt, two