Re: schoen


"Joachim Pense" <spam-collector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Am Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:03:40 GMT schrieb Peter T. Daniels:
>
> > Joachim Pense wrote:
> >>
> >> Am Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:55:32 GMT schrieb Peter T. Daniels:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> American influence led to the usage of "Middle East" instead of "Near
East"
> >>>> over here as well. (In the 90s, around the time of the 2nd Gulf War).
Now,
> >>>> they say "Near and Middle East"; I have yet to see a borderline
between the
> >>>> two.
> >>>
> >>> That's redundant.
> >>
> >> Not quite. Iraq is Middle East, Israel is Near East over here.
> >
> > What's Jordan? Syria? What's the point of making that distinction?
>
> Near East. I think it's historical: the local countries involved in the
> Israel wars and conflicts are Near East, the ones relevant in the Iraq
wars
> conflicts are Middle East. Jordan is probably both, depending on the
> subject matter area. As I wrote, "Middle East" was imported from America,
> and now we have to invent a distinction or give up one of the two names.

You're really talking about "Naher Osten" and "Mittlerer Osten", aren't you?

Regards,
Ekkehard


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