IRAQUE = CAOS + 1
A Turquia resolveu invadir o Iraque. Pior que o caos é o caos + 1.
E assim vai o país das maravilhas dos neoconservadres...
« Turkey approves military operations in northern Iraq
Mark Tran and agencies
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Turkish MPs today gave the green light to military operations in northern Iraq, amid fears that an incursion could create turmoil in one of the few stable areas of Iraq.
Turkey's parliament overwhelmingly approved a government request for possible military action, although the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has played down fears of an imminent offensive against Kurdish fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers party (PKK).
Today's 507-19 vote provides the legal basis for Nato's second biggest army to cross the mountainous border, should it wish to do so.
Moments after the vote, President George Bush urged Turkey not to launch a major attack.
"We are making it very clear to Turkey that we don't think it is in their interests to send troops into Iraq," Mr Bush told a White House news conference.
"Actually, they have troops already stationed in Iraq ... We don't think it's in their interests to send more troops in."
Earlier, the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, affirmed Iraq's commitment to stop Kurdish rebels from mounting attacks on Turkey from inside its borders.
His announcement followed a meeting of a government crisis committee set up in an attempt to address the tensions with Turkey.
Turkish military authorities have been pressing for an attack against PKK fighters based in northern Iraq. In recent weeks, rebels have killed more than a dozen Turkish soldiers, sparking public pressure for tough action.
Speaking in London, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, Barham Salih, urged Turkey not to violate international law and Iraq's sovereignty.
"There would be serious implications for Iraq and Turkey, and [intervention] will not help anyone," he said. "We have ways and means to resolve the situation."
The Nato secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, also urged restraint in a telephone call to the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul.
"He [Mr Scheffer] expressed his view that all parties should exercise the greatest possible restraint, particularly in this time of great tension," the Nato spokesman James Appathurai said in Brussels.
Mr Maliki yesterday sent the Iraqi vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, to Ankara for urgent talks amid fears an attack would destabilise one of the few areas of Iraq to have largely been spared the sectarian violence that has plagued the rest of the country.
Iraq restated its commitment to an anti-terrorism deal it signed with Turkey last month, which saw both countries agree to take all necessary measures - including financial and intelligence steps - against the PKK and other militant groups.
The US and EU have been putting heavy pressure on Turkey to not launch an attack.
The crisis has been complicated by Turkish frustration with the US over moves in Congress to declare the 1915 killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as genocide.
As well as straining ties with the EU and US, military action could also hurt the Turkish economy, which has recovered strongly from a crisis in 2001. »
(In «The Guardian»)
E assim vai o país das maravilhas dos neoconservadres...
« Turkey approves military operations in northern Iraq
Mark Tran and agencies
Wednesday October 17, 2007
Guardian Unlimited
Turkish MPs today gave the green light to military operations in northern Iraq, amid fears that an incursion could create turmoil in one of the few stable areas of Iraq.
Turkey's parliament overwhelmingly approved a government request for possible military action, although the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has played down fears of an imminent offensive against Kurdish fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers party (PKK).
Today's 507-19 vote provides the legal basis for Nato's second biggest army to cross the mountainous border, should it wish to do so.
Moments after the vote, President George Bush urged Turkey not to launch a major attack.
"We are making it very clear to Turkey that we don't think it is in their interests to send troops into Iraq," Mr Bush told a White House news conference.
"Actually, they have troops already stationed in Iraq ... We don't think it's in their interests to send more troops in."
Earlier, the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, affirmed Iraq's commitment to stop Kurdish rebels from mounting attacks on Turkey from inside its borders.
His announcement followed a meeting of a government crisis committee set up in an attempt to address the tensions with Turkey.
Turkish military authorities have been pressing for an attack against PKK fighters based in northern Iraq. In recent weeks, rebels have killed more than a dozen Turkish soldiers, sparking public pressure for tough action.
Speaking in London, the Iraqi deputy prime minister, Barham Salih, urged Turkey not to violate international law and Iraq's sovereignty.
"There would be serious implications for Iraq and Turkey, and [intervention] will not help anyone," he said. "We have ways and means to resolve the situation."
The Nato secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, also urged restraint in a telephone call to the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul.
"He [Mr Scheffer] expressed his view that all parties should exercise the greatest possible restraint, particularly in this time of great tension," the Nato spokesman James Appathurai said in Brussels.
Mr Maliki yesterday sent the Iraqi vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, to Ankara for urgent talks amid fears an attack would destabilise one of the few areas of Iraq to have largely been spared the sectarian violence that has plagued the rest of the country.
Iraq restated its commitment to an anti-terrorism deal it signed with Turkey last month, which saw both countries agree to take all necessary measures - including financial and intelligence steps - against the PKK and other militant groups.
The US and EU have been putting heavy pressure on Turkey to not launch an attack.
The crisis has been complicated by Turkish frustration with the US over moves in Congress to declare the 1915 killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Turks as genocide.
As well as straining ties with the EU and US, military action could also hurt the Turkish economy, which has recovered strongly from a crisis in 2001. »
(In «The Guardian»)
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