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to: John Cuccia
from: Adam
date: 2006-08-27 23:02:40
subject: Re: Involuntary recall - so much for reducing forces in Iraq?

From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Cuccia wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:13:26 +0100, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:
>
>>> I believe that the Kurds have already decided to do that.  In their
>>> vision Kurdistan should include parts of both Turkey and Iran.  That
>>> is one reason that Turkey is talking about launching
"anti-terrorism"
>>> raids into Iraq.
>> Oh I think they'll settle for the purely Iraqi version of Kurdistan for
>> a while
>
> Maybe the Kurdistan government will, but to do so they'll have to quit
> harboring terrorists:
>
>
http://www.adnki.com/index_2Level_English.php?cat=Security&loid=8.0.333625286
&par=0
> Erbil, 24 August (AKI) - Turkish airforce jets on Thursday struck in
> northern Iraq, bombing bases believed to be operated by the separatist
> Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the Cihan news agency reports. The PKK
> which is banned in Turkey had earlier appealed to the population in
> the villages in Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Turkish border, to leave the
> area, predicting military attacks by Turkey and Iran. The separatist
> group also said it had proposed some sort of truce to Ankara.

I noticed that. Must have had US "support" which is interesting
given the US's wittering about Iraqi sovereignty etc.

I'll bet the boys in Balad (& Qatar & possibly US East coast)
watched it happen "in real time".

Lucky for the Turks that the USAF ain't "guaranteeing Iraqi sovereignty".

Adam

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