For his part, Khasbulatov managed to alienate a large block of his hardline supporters by favoring early elections for deputies most of whom took office in 1990 under the ancienregime.
"The sentence was too harsh and confirms the opinion of many people in Turkey who believe this was essentially an attempt to settle political scores with the ancienregime, as opposed to being a fair trial, " said Asli Aydintasbas, a columnist with the newspaper Milliyet.
Changed Circumstances: Second, I believe that Scoop Jackson would be appalled at the prospect that the United States government would press forward with a Trade Agreement signed over fifteen months ago with the ancien Soviet regime as though nothing had happened in the intervening period.