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To: epicure who wrote (4433)	11/10/2003 9:42:36 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 20773

A senior Turkish official, speaking on condition of anonymity, complained that even Iraqi Kurdish groups that until recently helped Turkish forces battle the Turkish Kurd rebels in Iraq "are now protecting them." Gul noted that Turkey had helped shield Iraq's Kurds from Saddam Hussein by allowing U.S. planes patrolling a "no-fly" zone over Kurdish areas to be based in Turkey. But now, he said, "the Kurds are behaving irresponsibly in their relations with Turkey, and the United States would be committing an historic error if it sides with these marginal groups." The warnings from Turkey come as congressional leaders in Washington continued to urge the Bush administration to overhaul its strategy in Iraq. Sen. Charles Hagel (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees, called Sunday for revamping the 24-member Iraqi Governing Council appointed by the United States. Instead, he said on CNN's "Late Edition," control should be given to "a provisional government like we have in Afghanistan … because the military of Iraq, the military police, the allies, all are anchored through government." Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Governing Council needed to be "reorganized" and urged the Bush administration to give greater control of military operations in Iraq to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to turn over civilian affairs to the United Nations. Biden, speaking on ABC's "This Week" said President Bush should call a summit with European leaders to discuss NATO involvement and the Governing Council. He also said leaders should consider establishing a "high commissioner" who would run the civilian side of the government, reporting to NATO and the U.N. Security Council.