Firat News

Obviously the US knows about this and approves, but don't hold your breath until this little hypocrisy makes it into Western news.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060818/ap_on_re_mi_ea/turkey_mideast_iran

I'm still awaiting Aug 22, and hope it is nothing.

Haven't learned anything have you?

Iran is shelling northern Iraq and massing forces along with Turkey to contain the Kurds, the Guardian reports.Turkey and Iran have dispatched tanks, artillery and thousands of troops to their frontiers with Iraq during the past few weeks in what...

Obviously, this could be a messy situation. It’s interesting that this has been going on four days and this is the first I’ve heard about it. Then again, sporadic shooting across the ephemeral borders of “Kurdistan” is rather commonplace.

This is a perfect justification for us to expand democracy in the Middle East. If Iran is shelling our territory we need to respond with a shock and awe air campaign. A few shells on Ahmednejad's Presidential Palace would tip the scales in Iran, big time. There are numerous Iranian exiles in the US who are committed to democracy, like the Shah's son, who we can set up in an interim government.

It might be a little early now to get the Iranians, but if we lauch something in late-October, it might be useful enough to cause a surge in patriotism and we can make some gains in Congress, further weakening the Defeat-ocrats.

A vote for a Democrat is a vote for Al Quaeda and Iran.

The PKK has existed for more than 20 years and don't receive or need our support. Most of their financing comes from donations from the Kurdish diaspora population in Europe and “taxes” i.e. extortion, theft, and other crime.

Expect the second civil war in iraq to be shia vs kurd. The kurds don't stand a chance without the aid or israel and US and time will tell if they step up to save their favorite terrorist organizations especially if Turkey moves (and they will).