<Tukey's parliament delays vote on aiding Iraq invasion

Meanwhile, the Iraqi Kurds get sold out yet again by a Bush...
"Aside from economic concerns and worries about a tide of refugees from the conflict flooding into the country, many Turks fear that the fall of Saddam could lead to the creation of an independent Kurdish state in northern Iraq, which in turn could boost the aspiration of Turkey's Kurdish population.



To prevent this, Turkey plans to send up to 40,000 troops into a 12 mile-wide buffer zone in northern Iraq in case of war. As part of its deal on military cooperation with the US, Ankara says it has also won assurances that Iraqi Kurds will not be allowed to make a bid for independence from Iraq, or to control its northern oil fields. "


(my boldface)
So the semi-autonomous nation we have allowed under the northern no-fly zone - the same one that some on the right have boasted about - will disappear, as will any subsequent mention of Turkey's treatment of its own Kurds.
That's OK, so long as we have willing allies in our fight against Saddam...........

Cheers,
Tony