PKK is using al-Qaeda’s strategy
Ekim 25th, 2007Just like al-Qaeda, the Kurdish terrorist group is hoping to make its enemy ‘lose consciousness and act chaotically against those who attacked it’. Read the rest of this entry »
International atmosphere changing in favor of Turkey
Ekim 25th, 2007German Ambassador to Turkey Eckart Cuntz asked something unusual of the General Staff a while ago. The ambassador was seeking permission to attend a funeral ceremony held for one the soldiers killed by the separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkey doesn’t want to, PKK pushes on…
Ekim 23rd, 2007The readers of this column will remember how I repeatedly underlined the same points: 1) A military operation into north Iraq was not a priority for Turkey, but settling the issue through diplomatic channels was 2) The PKK was doing its utmost to involve Turkey in north Iraq 3) A new attack would set off the implementation of the incursion motion, and that the PKK would do it. That’s exactly what happened. Turkey was at the brink of entering north Iraq when America stepped in and asked for respite. The game is over, and we are now on extension time. It’s the beginning of a new and long process. Read the rest of this entry »
Assessments
Ekim 23rd, 2007It’s perhaps high time to make a realistic evaluation of the problem we have. Read the rest of this entry »
PKK’s game is the government’s urgency
Ekim 23rd, 2007On the morning of the referendum on Sunday we woke up to the news of the bloody developments that took place in the southeastern province Hakkari. Read the rest of this entry »