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2008-10-08 Iraq

Turkey: PM warns of Iraqi incursion to target Kurdish militants

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 I wonder if we are pre-notified by the Turks so we accidentally don't happen to be watching (and shooting) when these incursions happen. The PKK is not exactly our insurgency of choice.

Posted by Glenmore 2008-10-08 07:36|| 2008-10-08 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 The Kurds living in northern Iraq aren't terribly fond of the PKK (communists), but they're "family". They certainly don't like the Turks. Iran, as usual, is the "unindicted co-conspirator" in this battle, but little is said about them. Something definitely needs to be done, but it's something that's going to have to transcend four or five different political boundaries, and that's not going to be easy to do. The Kurds also have a long memory of prior promises not kept, and real grievances with the governments of all the involved states.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-10-08 15:55|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-10-08 15:55|| Front Page Top

#3 ION TURKEY, TOPIX > TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN TO SPLIT GEORGIA INTO AUTONOMIES? Turkey, Azeri Govts insist and demand that Georgia become a FEDERAL-ORGANZ STATE into to protect the rights of Muslims + Turkic, Ajaria Minorities. AZERBAIJAN indics, iff necessary, it will be willing to send AZERI MILITARY FORCES INTO GEORGIA TO PROTECT THE ETHNIC AJARIA COMMUNITY.

Also from TOPIX > TURKISH PRESIDENT GUL: CAUCASUS STABILITY CAN BECOME A GATE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-10-08 22:47|| 2008-10-08 22:47|| Front Page Top

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