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2006-07-21 Iraq

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Posted by Mike 2006-07-21 17:58|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 With the OIC meeting and TURKEY/IRAN saying stupid things.. Would Turkey be ready to attack the US in Iraq while Iran attempts nukes?

Posted by 3dc 2006-07-21 19:14|| 2006-07-21 19:14|| Front Page Top

#2 3dc, who do you think is the Secretary General of the OIC? Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu. A Turk. An AKP Turk, part of the Gülen Gang--Fethullah Gülen, that is.

Old Fethullah got himself in a pickle with the pashas, so he's in self-imposed exile in the US for the time being. It seems that the Gülen Gang (AKP) thought it could take over the system in Turkey but recently it's been a bit of a battle.

So, it's not only EU accession pressure, Kurds, the US regional presence and Iran's lust for nuclear weapons that's the problem for Turkey. The real problem is the internal power struggle from AKP's attempts to take over the system.

I think AKP is trying to create a military situation to cater to the pashas, while at the same time catering to the Islamist crowd in order to give it more prestige with the pashas, and therefore more leverage in their attempt to take over the system.

After reading the most recent interview with Murat Karayılan (leader of Koma Komalên Kurdistan and one of the HPG's senior commanders--also an original founding member of PKK), it seems that he suspects the same thing.

The HPG Headquarters commander has issued a statement this week, saying that if Turkey persists in it's violence (meaning, invasion of South Kurdistan), the gerîla war will extend to the Mediterranean and the Aegean areas.

So far, only TAK has targeted the Mediterranean and Aegean areas.

Posted by Azad 2006-07-21 21:41|| 2006-07-21 21:41|| Front Page Top

#3 So basically the political party nominally in charge in Turkey thinks military action in Iraq would be a winner because they could keep the anti-Kurdish military and the religious party "base" at least singing from the same songbook?

Posted by Phil 2006-07-21 22:17|| 2006-07-21 22:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes but the tie in with Iran really bothers me. I think the US needs to make sure our bases in Turkey are safe. I smell Turkey and Iran ganging up on the US!

Posted by 3dc 2006-07-21 22:25|| 2006-07-21 22:25|| Front Page Top

#5 Smell some bad juju if that happens 3dc. NATO will not sit it out if NATO Turks should happen to team up with Iran. Greece would get very nervous and Turkey could catch a cold.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-21 23:07|| 2006-07-21 23:07|| Front Page Top

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