The Banning of Schwarzenegger

The good people of Turkey, not satisfied with vilifying native novelist Orhan Pamuk for repeating the "myth" that at least a millions of Armenians were murdered during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, have directed their anger toward California governor and former "actor" Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It seems Schwarzenegger has repeated this same "myth"; and because of it, a coalition of business and civic groups want to ban his films throughout Turkey.

But while the Turks are right to be angry with Schwarzenegger for perpetuating the "myth," the punishment is quite unreasonable. For it will deprive its citizenry of some of world's finest cinematic achievements.

Just try and imagine a country without Conan the Barbarian, The Terminator, and True Lies.