Monday, July 24, 2006

Will Turkey FollowIsrael's Lead? - by Ann Berg

"Will Turkey Follow
Israel's Lead?
An attack on Iraqi Kurdistan
may be in the offing
by Ann Berg

Anyone who has spent time in Turkey will find its people civil, generous, educated, and open-minded. Just don't mention the Kurds. The day after I zigzagged through a sloped, ramshackle enclave to reach the ancient Alexandrian fort of Kadifekale overlooking the port city of Izmir, I received a stern lecture on this sinister group. While waving at little boys greeting me from the escarpment, I had wandered unwittingly into a ferment of terrorism."

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