Foreign Correspondence

[CoalTrain]

Have the thugs in Moscow made any clear statements indicating how and when they might get involved in the Kurdish squabble? I suspect they are going to let Tehran run with the ball for the moment.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_86.jpg

Kurds are sitting on some prime real estate. Gee, I wonder why the current government in Israel supports a Kurdish state? Why is it I think Moscow and Tehran have other plans?

If you have more recent maps please post.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_lands_92.jpg

Complete with Mountains and lots of airports no less. I wonder what sized airplanes those airports can service?

more maps...

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/al_basrah_iraq_80.jpg

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/iraq.html