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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (25958)	10/19/2007 2:42:08 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 81050

Crimson > A couple of weeks ago, the US did not allow Turkey to attack the PKK in Iraq. Now Turkey has decided that Europe, Israel and the US are playing it around. So Turkey has now nailed the US -- deal with the PKK yourself or shut up if we want to. bloomberg.com >>Turkey called on U.S. forces to seize Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, as the Iraqi government warned against a Turkish invasion of the oil-rich region. The U.S. should extradite the militants to Turkey to help prevent an attack on the rebels' bases in neighboring Iraq's Kurdish-controlled north, Egemen Bagis, an adviser to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said today. ``Our allies and neighbors should capture terrorists and hand them over,' Bagis said in a telephone interview from Lisbon, where he was attending a European Union summit. ``We want the U.S. to treat the PKK as they treat al-Qaeda.' In Washington, Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted at tougher action against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, saying the U.S. and the Iraqis ``would be prepared to do the right thing' if actionable intelligence could be developed about the group. ``We want to help the Turks with the PKK,' Gates said during a news conference at the Pentagon. ``We recognize that Turks are being killed by this organization, innocent Turks, both soldiers and civilians. It is partly a matter of intelligence and how specific the information we can get is.' `Appropriate Thing' Asked if he were threatening military action against the PKK, Gates said: ``I'll just leave it at `the appropriate thing.' These people are basically terrorists, and I think we would try and do the appropriate thing.'* Gates said both U.S. and Iraqi leaders have urged the Kurdish Regional Government to crack down on PKK fighters based on its territory. ``There certainly have been conversations with the Kurdish leaders about this,' he said. << * And we all know what he means by the "appropriate thing" -- that's what Israel wants. But whatever happens, Turkey will see where it stands -- and will know what to do.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (25958)	10/19/2007 2:57:05 PM
From: sea_urchin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81050

Crimson > It seems that the Syrian foreign policy is finally becoming pragmatic and interest-oriented rather then ideology-driven. Apparently, Syria decided to cut all support to the Kurds. After decades of supporting Kurdish movements, activists and opposition figures in Iraq and Turkey (who in return turned against Syria with total obedience to the neo-cons on anti-Syria policy), Syria finally and wisely decided that Turkey is much more important. This is very, very interesting. As we know, about 15% of Kurds live in Syria and it is self-evident that they would want to participate in the re-constitution of the "new" Kurdistan from Kurdish areas in Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran. This, of course, is the neocon intention and has to be one of the reasons behind the US invasion of Iraq. Of course, Turkish friendship with Syria automatically makes it a foe of both Israel and the US and puts a great deal of strain on Turkey's previously very cordial relationships with both countries. Clearly, it's a very delicate and a very complex situation.