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2003-06-19 Europe

Turks To Talk Turkey With Iranian Military

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Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-19 02:43 pm|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I said it before and I'll say it again... many diplomats are making the mistake of dealing with Turkey as it used-to-be rather than as-it-is-now.

It is like assuming that the US, with Bush in charge, will respond to threats in a similar fashion as it did when Clinton was in office. It ain't gonna happen that way anymore.

Posted by Becky 6/20/2003 10:09:22 AM|| 6/20/2003 10:09:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Man, if THIS doesn't bring Murat back for another round.....but I thought the Turk military was secular, and it was the new GOVERNMENT that was chock full of nuts...er...jihaddis. Time to crank up the eartquake machine again.

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-06-19 15:22:57|| 2003-06-19 15:22:57|| Front Page Top

#3 "Time to crank up the earthquake machine again"

Sorry, you'll have to wait till we get the shuttle flying.

Posted by Steve 2003-06-19 15:30:23|| 2003-06-19 15:30:23|| Front Page Top

#4 I would like to see more on this in the near future. It sure sent up flags for me when I read and posted it.

The Turkish military can't have it both ways. If they get palzy-walzy with either Iran or Syria our cooperation has to dry up with Turkey. Hostiles would have a back door to our ops.

If we are putting Turkey up to this, then expect a spy thriller book to come out.

If Turkey is initiating this, then their $1 billion from us for flyover and limited surface rights is at risk.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-19 15:36:11|| 2003-06-19 15:36:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Or the Turkish military might be giving some hints to the Iranian military about how to set up a secular govt after a revolution or things like that.

Posted by mhw 2003-06-19 15:46:47|| 2003-06-19 15:46:47|| Front Page Top

#6 supposedly the(Turks)killed a couple of Kurd terrorists the other day,report didn't have much detail.

Posted by raptor 2003-06-19 22:17:16|| 2003-06-19 22:17:16|| Front Page Top

#7 I said it before and I'll say it again... many diplomats are making the mistake of dealing with Turkey as it used-to-be rather than as-it-is-now.

It is like assuming that the US, with Bush in charge, will respond to threats in a similar fashion as it did when Clinton was in office. It ain't gonna happen that way anymore.

Posted by Becky 2003-06-20 10:09:22|| 2003-06-20 10:09:22|| Front Page Top

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