I bet you if NATO get involved in Kosovo that would open a gate for some to settle a score...Dangerous times..
The Turkish Prime Minister, Mesut Yilmaz, has issued the strongest warning yet against Syria for its alleged support for Kurdish separatist forces.
Mr Yilmaz said that Turkey had a duty to "poke out the eyes" of Syria unless it stops harbouring Kurdish rebels.
The semi-official Turkish news agency, Anatolia, quoted Mr Yilmaz as saying it was Turkey's duty to, as he put it, bring Syria's world tumbling down if Damascus didn't come to its senses.
Undeclared war
Turkey accuses Syria of waging an "undeclared war" by backing Kurdish separatist guerrillas fighting for autonomy in the south-east over the past 14 years.
Syria denies the charge.
"If Syria did not shelter the head of the bandits, if it did not set up camps and give money then it would not be possible for this separatist bandit to continue his path," Mr Yilmaz said.
"Our primary duty is to uproot this bandit. We are determined to do this, we are sworn."
The Turkish President's statement dramatically raises the stakes in the growing crisis with its neighbour.
International mediation efforts
Correspondents say the warning comes after what appeared to be an easing of the tension between the two countries following a mediation effort by Egypt whose foreign minister, Amr Moussa, is expected in Ankara on Monday.
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Kamal Kharrazi, has also made efforts to mediate in the dispute.
On Friday, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ismail Cem, wrote to his Arab counterparts accusing Syria of trying to incite the Arab world against Turkey with false information.
Syria has been at the forefront of a chorus of criticism of Turkey for its growing defence relationship with Israel.
Turkish leaders have threatened military action if Syria does not hand over Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, widely thought to live in Damascus.
Foreign governments, including the United States, have expressed concern that any violent conflict could rapidly spread in a notoriously unstable region.
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