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To: zonder who wrote (2674)	1/23/2003 11:54:24 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

I'd be very surprised if Turkish intelligence isn't aware of US interaction with all Kurdish groups, seeking intelligence on Iraq, Al Qaeda, Ansar Al Islam, and cooperation. Odd how you don't deny that it is said that Gul's government agreed to let American troops base in Iraq due to fear of a military coup.

To: zonder who wrote (2674)	1/23/2003 12:03:29 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

I don't know very many people from Turkey. In fact, the only Turk I really knew was a woman who was a dentist in Turkey, but worked as a dental technician for my father because she couldn't get a license in the US. She was a very polite person, so I have been assuming that your poor manners were unusual. Apparently what appears to those of us in the US to be extremely bad manners is considered proper in Turkey. >>Arinc Says He Rejected Pearson's Invitation Anadolu Agency: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 ANKARA - Bulent Arinc said on Wednesday, ''U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson invited me to a luncheon a few days ago. However, I rejected this invitation as Pearson did not come to congratulate me after my election as Parliament Speaker''. When a reporter recalled that some parliamentary commission chairmen responded Pearson's invitation saying, ''you come here'' Arinc said that they knew what they were doing and added that reporters should ask this question to the responsibles of this attitude. Noting that he can respond the part of the question which is related with him, Arinc said, ''Mr. Pearson invited me to luncheon at the Embassy residence a few days ago. I think he wanted to talk about the issues which have been high on agenda recently. However, I rejected his invitation because Mr. Pearson has not paid a congratulatory visit since the day I was elected as Parliament Speaker. Under the rules, first an Ambassador pays a congratulatory visit to Parliament Speaker then Parliament Speaker partakes his invitation.<< turkishpress.com Arinc may well be correct, I have no idea what "the rules" are, but apparently they don't preclude behaving badly in public.

To: zonder who wrote (2674)	1/23/2003 12:35:53 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15987

You don't get it, do you? Well, I get it... We have NO proof that offered that this is an authorized representative of the United States. But if it is, might it be tantamount to sending a message to Ankara that the US will work with whoever provides it support, even if that might be Turkish Kurds?? IOW,.. think about the repercussions of Turkey not providing support for the US overthrow of Saddam.. And possibly the removal of the PKK from the terrorist list (since they haven't been actively violent in years that I've heard of). Hawk