KurdisAspect-Previously in his interview with Paul Gigot in the Wall Street Journal President Bush said to partition Iraq would be "a mistake." Bush went on to say "the Iraqi people are going to have to make that decision."
Kurdishinfo-Last Friday there appeared a small article in the Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram announcing the pending sale of 30 new F-16 fighters to Turkey. According to the article, the Pentagon had already notified Congress of the deal and if there are no congressional objections in 15 days, the sale will be approved automatically. (1)
Bianet-Prof. Dr. Dedeoglu says Ankara does not have the luxury to wait for silencing of guns to address the Kurdish problem. Solution based on discriminating between the Kurdish population and PKK, hearing demands and addressing them within the political system.
Human Rights Foundation Chair Onen says '80 military coup still intact by renewing and sophisticating itself. "The culture of conflict is trying to spread into the civilian environment. This is an operation to suppress peace."
Bianet-Turkish courts are geared up to hear 45 press and freedom of expression cases until the end of the year. First case starts with the Kirandi trial on September 8 while eight journalists, writers and publishers are to face judges on October 5.
Darren Ennis: "EU lawmakers slam Turkish reform slowdown"
STRASBOURG / 4 September 2006 European Union lawmakers approved a highly critical report on Monday accusing Turkey of dragging its heels on reforms, marking the start of looming crisis between the EU and Ankara over its accession bid.
Seven years on and Turkey finds itself at war with the Kurds again
By Oliver Poole in Diyarbakir (Filed: 04/09/2006)
The war against Kurdish rebels that Turkey believed was all but won seven years ago appeared to be on the verge of bloody resumption last night after eight soldiers were killed at the weekend.
SPECIAL - Police storm Kurdish institutions on instructions of Interior Ministry
Press statement 5 Septembre 2005- This morning, 5 September 2005, more than 300 police officers stormed the premises of Ozgur Politika, MHA (Mesopotamian Press Agency) in Frankfurt am Main, musical publishers MIR in Dusseldorf, and the Mesopotamia Press in Cologne.
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KurdisAspect-Previously in his interview with Paul Gigot in the Wall Street Journal President Bush said to partition Iraq would be "a mistake." Bush went on to say "the Iraqi people are going to have to make that decision."
Kurdishinfo-Last Friday there appeared a small article in the Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram announcing the pending sale of 30 new F-16 fighters to Turkey. According to the article, the Pentagon had already notified Congress of the deal and if there are no congressional objections in 15 days, the sale will be approved automatically. (1)
Bianet-Prof. Dr. Dedeoglu says Ankara does not have the luxury to wait for silencing of guns to address the Kurdish problem. Solution based on discriminating between the Kurdish population and PKK, hearing demands and addressing them within the political system.
Human Rights Foundation Chair Onen says '80 military coup still intact by renewing and sophisticating itself. "The culture of conflict is trying to spread into the civilian environment. This is an operation to suppress peace."
Bianet-Turkish courts are geared up to hear 45 press and freedom of expression cases until the end of the year. First case starts with the Kirandi trial on September 8 while eight journalists, writers and publishers are to face judges on October 5.
STRASBOURG / 4 September 2006 European Union lawmakers approved a highly critical report on Monday accusing Turkey of dragging its heels on reforms, marking the start of looming crisis between the EU and Ankara over its accession bid.
By Oliver Poole in Diyarbakir