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"PKK leader acknowledges Turkey strike

 

A combination of three pictures shows the name tags of Czech Republic, Portugal and Turkey during the draw for the UEFA Euro 2008 soccer finals in Lucerne December 2, 2007. Czech Republic, Portugal and Turkey were drawn in Group A along the pre-seated team of Switzerland for the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland. (EURO 2008 PREVIEW) REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

PKK leader acknowledges Turkey strike

A leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party on Sunday acknowledged the Turkish military's attack on the group's bases inside Iraq after initially denying it, but said there had been no casualties. On Saturday, Turkey said it had inflicted heavy casualties on a group of '50 to 60 terrorists' inside northern Iraq, and the PKK leader denied there had been any attack that day."....

VOA News - Turkey Claims 'Significant' Gains in Attack on Kurdish Rebels in Northern Iraq

Turkey Increasingly Shuns U.S. Weapons

By UMIT ENGINSOY, WASHINGTON And BURAK EGE BEKDIL, ANKARA

Recent Turkish procurement practices that favor non-U.S. suppliers in key defense programsmay indicate a larger tendency to avoid the purchase of American weapons where the Turks easily can find alternatives, analysts and industry sources said...........

 

Bianet :: Turkey According to the UNDP Report


EU, US oil firms’ uneasy gamble in Northern Iraq - NEW EUROPE

Turkish cabinet gives green light to army, which attacks Kurds - International Herald Tribune

Booming Kurdistan rethinks independence -- chicagotribune.com

AK Party should solve headscarf problem now

Enough is indeed enough. Why doesn’t everyone in this country mind their own business and make sure that they are competently doing their job instead of wasting this country’s precious energy and resources in shadow boxing?

"Apo" and his legacy of bloodshed (SETimes.com)

champagne socialite: Is the nature of leadership in Israel and Turkey basically the same as in the democracies of Europe?

 

‘Immunity’ needs to be revised

There is something peculiar about the concept of immunity for Turkey’s deputies. Widely defined, it gives them not only full legal protection for expressions stated in Parliament, but also keeps them safely away from the hand of the law in the event they face a criminal trial.

Strategic shallowness

The fashionable concept of the day is “strategy.” The importance of this concept is further emphasized with “depth.” It is believed that when such an attribute is attached to an initiative, things are done with more wit and preciseness.

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