Monday, August 29, 2005

JTW News - Time to reassess combat against terror in Turkey

"Time to reassess combat against terror in Turkey
A complete rethinking on how to combat threats stemming from terror attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party is vital, political scientist La�iner says, suggesting Parliament as a key place to start

EMÄ°NE KART

ANKARA - Turkish Daily News

No one can regard the cost of Turkey's fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as “inexpensive,” given that the country has spent not only tens of billions of dollars but, more importantly, also lost tens of thousands of people over more than two wasted decades.

It is not possible to term such a fight that is still taking lives as “successful,” according to political scientist Dr. Sedat La�iner, head of the Anka
ra-based International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO/USAK). "

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