CIZRE, Turkey, Feb. 23, 2008
Turkey Presses Ahead With Iraq Offensive
Military Reports 7 Troops, Dozens Of Kurdish Rebels Killed In Cross-Border Fighting
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A Turkish soldier patrols a main road in Senoba, Sirnak, at the border with Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. The Turkish army launched a ground operation Thursday night against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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A military helicopter surveys the scene at Senoba, Sirnak, near the border with Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Photo Essay Turkey-Iraq Tensions Nation mulls cross-border military incursion into northern Iraq to chase Kurdish rebels.
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Photo Essay Week In Iraq Photos A daily diary with scenes of the latest attacks and snapshots from the effort to rebuild a nation.
Along with an increase in U.S. troop levels and a move by Sunni fighters to turn against their former al Qaeda in Iraq allies, the cease-fire has been credited with reducing war deaths among Iraqis by nearly 70 percent in six months, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.
Extending it has several advantages for al-Sadr, who launched two major uprisings against coalition forces in 2004.
It enables al-Sadr to present himself as a shrewd political figure interested in reducing violence for all Iraqis and perhaps as a more popular alternative to the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, the country's largest Shiite party and a U.S. partner. It also makes al-Sadr a player that the U.S. must continue to handle respectfully while he keeps the peace.
Al-Sadr's announcement came two years to the day since the bombing of a revered Shiite mosque in Samarra that unleashed Mahdi Army fury. Most Iraqis are now loathe to return to the worst days of sectarian violence when the monthly body count sometimes topped 3,000.
In Other Developments:
AP Television News footage showed him with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the chest and bandaged shoulders and arms. Al-Timimi, who is in his mid-70s, was elected president of the union in 2004.
Last year in Iraq, 47 journalists were killed, up from 41 in 2006, according to the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders.
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- GENOCIDAL TURKS - Kurds, Armenians, Greeks and others have known torture and death at the hands of Turkey for over a century. Millions have been the victims of ''ethnic cleansing'' by a government that will not tolerate any resistance to the crushing boot to the face of the infamously brutal turks.
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- The political terms left and right arose during the French Revolution,
and the original meaning of
far right
was the throne-and-altar reactionaries such as Joseph de Maistre and Louis de Bonald.
They rejected democracy, liberalism and individualism, and were in favour of an authoritarian monarchical government.
far right
They rejected democracy, liberalism and individualism
Hey just like jowand does - Reply to this comment
- jowand,,,, Just who are the American Haters ?? ---
Those of us who want this nation to progress, solve it''s domestic issues, rebuild it''s infrastructure & security and establish credible foreign policies as a model of democracy for otghers to emulate ???
Or is it the GOP who want to set this nation back to the 1920''s on every issue including foreign ??? - Reply to this comment
- jowand,,,, Just who are the American Haters ?? Your republicans who never enlist & call everyone else an American Hater ??
Or, is it those Americans who demand higher accountability & truth once in a while from an incompetent President & corrupt immoral GOP.
Or, is it those Americans who demand this contry change from the policies that have made us much less safe, caused ''Exceptionaly Grave Damage'' to our National Security ??? - Reply to this comment
- I demand that a draft be instituted immediately! Our diplomats should never be inconvenienced by freedom fighters anywhere in the world!--not when there are pot-bellied neo-cons and their semi-retarded offspring who can shed a few pounds and make their mark on a contract to join up and protect OUR sovereignty...as represented by said pool and tennis courts....This is crucial to the survival of democracy!! Posted by Prinzowhales at 03:32 PM : Feb 24, 2008
That''s a whale of a tail, O'' Prancing Prince, you go volunteer and set the example for the rest of your pot-bellied ProRat America haters. - Reply to this comment
- How many more years and American lives and treasure will it take before our diplomats can enjoy the new embassy''s pool and tennis court without..."indirect fire"?
I demand that a draft be instituted immediately! Our diplomats should never be inconvenienced by freedom fighters anywhere in the world!--not when there are pot-bellied neo-cons and their semi-retarded offspring who can shed a few pounds and make their mark on a contract to join up and protect OUR sovereignty...as represented by said pool and tennis courts....This is crucial to the survival of democracy!! - Reply to this comment
- "It was the fourth time this week that U.S. outposts in Baghdad appeared to be the targets of rocket or mortar attacks, killing at least six people and wounding both Iraqis and Americans, including at least two U.S. troops."
Come on George! The US death toll is up to 3,973! You still have 27 more of our soldiers to murder before you can proudly proclaim that 4,000 of our young men and women have died for NOTHING in YOUR war! Mission accomplished you bas*****! - Reply to this comment
- Friday, February 15, 2008 11:11 AM The Herald Sun
" WASHINGTON -- Republican frontrunner John McCain drew sharp distinctions with his Democratic White House rivals over Iraq, saying an untimely US withdrawal would bring about genocide."
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The major rationale for our continuing occupation of Iraq is to prevent genocide. Turkey has pursued a policy of genocide against the Kurds since at least 1915.They are using American taxpayer dollars and American weapons to eradicate the Kurds.
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The quote is from a Rupert Murdoch paper in Austalia. Mr. Murdoch, an Australian, has been aggressively advocating a continued US presence in Iraq and the McCain candidacy, with a secondary interest in the Clinton effort, in his international media empire. Mr Murdoch''s holdings include The London Times, The New York Post, Fox Television, Dow Jones Newswires, MySpace and The Wall Street Journal. - Reply to this comment
- If freedom is good enough for Kosovo, why not for Kurdistan?
If the USA finds it appropriate to assist Kosovars in expelling oppressive landlords, the Serbs, why does the USA not find it appropriate to assist Kurds in exprelling the Turks, far harsher owners than the Serbs?
Could it be that the Darth Bushit regime has a less than stellar committment to freedom, and only uses the rhetoric when it fits the Neocon-scum game plan?
Ya think? - Reply to this comment
- demslie,
Do you know any Democrats in your area who have blown anything up recently because they hate America or are you just living in an isolated fantasy world? Really, tell me how many Democrats you''ve talked to are hoping for a nuclear attack on America? Do you ever talk to real people? And that gay-socialist-decapitation fetish you''ve got going should steer you straight to a mental health professional. - Reply to this comment
- Yes Turkey can invade IRAQ, but its all Bush''s fault. Al Qaeda could invade America and Democrats would be there to blame America First. IRAN in not building nuclear weapons. Democrats say they just want the extra power to love and hug everyone, not to nuke us back to the stone age. No matter what the evidence, the Democrats are going to hate America. The words said here by IRAN, Al Qaeda and Democrats are exactly the same. Even the UN who hates America as much as Democraps had to admit that IRAN is pushing ahead with its nuclear weapons programs. But the Democrats are still here calling America the bad country and hoping that terrorists will kill every American Family with atomic bombs. Then the world will be rid of bad old American and we can live in one big happy Democrat ******* Commune like good little Communists. Oh, I forgot, IRAN chops the heads off ******* but, they are still better than Americans.
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- The enemy has been "on the run" according to Bush for months now. Of course, they haven''t left Baghdad yet.
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- The latest:
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber struck Shiite pilgrims Sunday on a highway south of Baghdad, killing at least 25 people and wounding 20, police said.
Obama is unpatriotic because he won''t wear the pin. McCain is patriotic because he wants to keep our troops in an unwinnable occupation for hundreds or thousands of years. - Reply to this comment
- And here is other photos from N.Iraq
http://www.tsk.mil.tr/10_ARSIV/10_4_Diger_Haberler/2008/sinir_harekati_2008/23_subat_2008.htm - Reply to this comment
- If you want some photos from original source;
Here is Turkish Military Official Website and these photos are new(Taken yesterday by TR Military)
http://www.tsk.mil.tr/10_ARSIV/10_4_Diger_Haberler/2008/sinir_harekati_2008/24_subat_2008.htm - Reply to this comment
- It doesn''t matter what the puppet Iraqi government thinks of Turkey coming across its border. Turkey is there with the blessing of the United States. The United States controls the border and the airspace. Duh.
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- The political terms left and right arose during the French Revolution,
and the original meaning of
far right
was the throne-and-altar reactionaries such as Joseph de Maistre and Louis de Bonald.
They rejected democracy, liberalism and individualism, and were in favour of an authoritarian monarchical government. - Reply to this comment
- Pilgrams way is obviously crazy and just cut and pastes that same post in response to multiple articles on multiple websites. Hopefully the day will come when there are no republicans and we are left only with fair,caring and intelligent people.
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- To the U.S. people saying " Military action will not solve problem" I say - " U.S. invasion of Iraq will not solve problem". How stupid is the U.S.? military is the supposed solution to all of our problems with terrorists but somehow, will not solve the problems of any other country....how stupid do they think we are? OBAMA ''08 - Get the Bush Dictatorship out of power!!!!!
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- If there was a secret radical Muslim in the white house as president what would He CHANGE? Would He CHANGE the way to make it easy for terrorists to get into this country to over throw this country? Would He CHANGE the laws for any of His kind? Would He hang out with those who supported tyranny against this country? Would He impose martial law? Could He start unjust wars for His hidden ideology? Could His decisions CHANGE the course for America? Would He CHANGE your civil liberties? Last of all would He CHANGE your mind that you voted for Him? Believe me when I say there are no one with hidden agenda%u2019s in this world!
If there was a secret radical Muslim in the white house as president what would He CHANGE?
I just hope to all who read my comment on the radical Muslim do not think I am talking about any of the presidential candidates! If you do it just shows your short sightedness! - Reply to this comment
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