Wednesday, September 13, 2006

U.S. envoy meets with Turkish leaders

"U.S. envoy meets with Turkish leaders

By SELCAN HACAOGLU
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

ANKARA, Turkey -- A special U.S. envoy assured skeptical Turks on Wednesday that the United States was determined to help counter Iraq-based Kurdish guerrillas waging an escalating battle for an autonomous homeland.

Retired Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston met with Turkish leaders a day after three bombings - including one that killed 10 people in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir - that authorities have blamed on the Kurdish guerillas."

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