Iran is the Shadow Over Turkish Invasion Plans


	Iran is the Shadow Over Turkish Invasion Plans

abailart

10-30-2007 5:00 AM

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iran, iraq, turkey, kurdistan, pkk

abailart says:

The article is a whirlwind overview of the background diplomacy, talks, visits over recent weeks involving, israel, turkey, northern iraq, UK et al.

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																	time in northern Iraq. They are there for the long haul. They have bought up 
																	much real estate in and around Suleymaniah. They are traveling in a gravy train 
																	with corrupt Kurdish local officials.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ25Ak01.html">
																	There is also much evidence that weapons given by the US to Barzani, ostensibly 
																	for fighting al-Qaeda, are finding their way into the PKK's hands.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ25Ak01.html">crisis on the Turkish-Iraqi border region at its peak, and amid 
																	distinct signs that a large scale Turkish invasion is imminent,</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ25Ak01.html">the 
																	snowballing crisis in the Turkish-Iraqi border region. But somewhere in the 
																	near background, there is the lengthening shadow of the Iran question.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ25Ak01.html">unanswered questions remain about the sudden eruption of 
																	Kurdish violence in Turkey's eastern provinces bordering Iraq and Iran</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ25Ak01.html">
																	It is at once obvious that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is not acting on 
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