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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (72535)2/14/2003 2:05:08 AM
From: Bilow  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Hi Nadine Carroll; Re: "Carl, looks like we made the Turks an offer they couldn't refuse. As I predicted: ..."

Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Here's the latest news from TurkishPress.com:

GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS MOST IMPORTANT STEP REGARDED WITH IRAQI OPERATION
Demand to send soldiers to Iraq and to give permission to the U.S. soldiers for passage will not be brought onto the agenda of the parliament on February 18. Government suspended the most important step regarding the Iraqi operation. The reason is that, ''signals for the report of the weapons inspectors on February 14 are positive. Why should be call for a parliamentary decision on February 18 if there are positive developments. Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said they had not set a date.
turkishpress.com

YAKIS AND BABACAN IN UNITED STATES
Bargaining between Turkey and the United States about a possible military operation against Iraq, has moved to Washington D.C. Upon invitation of the White House, State Minister Ali Babacan and Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis left for the United States to reach a compromise on Turkey's political and economic requests. Babacan and Yakis are scheduled to hold contacts with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and with the U.S. Secretary of Treasury. Meanwhile, a third plan of the United Nations about Cyprus is expected to be brought onto agenda of Yakis's contacts.
turkishpress.com

And a UN resolution authorizing force, in addition to failing to win a majority vote at the Security Council, would also end up with France, Russia and China fighting over the priviledge of vetoing it.

-- Carl
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