Foreign Correspondence

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This ‘Holy Land’ base could take the place of Incirlik in Turkey. It might mean the Kurds will get their own state in Iraq much to Turkey’s horror.

Incirlik becomes logistical, potential “operations” to the East.
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Greenpeace: The US has nukes at Incirlik
International environmental group Greenpeace yesterday claimed that the U.S. has nuclear bombs at Turkey's Incirlik Airbase. Greenpeace have opened a “Peace Embassy” in the Incirlik area of Adana to publicize the find to the public.
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I read while ago that the IDF had agreed to let the US stockpile Military Supplies in Israel. That is actually a good thing for Israel on a number of levels. Second, In the event of an emergency, Israel could take these materials immediately after receiving the OK from the US. This is far better than having to wait for material to be shipped from US bases Germany or Turkey. For what that's worth.

The Council on Foreign Relations, which usually reflects State Department thinking, has recommended the restructuring of Iraq into six states under a single national government. The council, in a report entitled "Power-Sharing in Iraq," warned that even with elections an Iraq led by a strong central government might not be democratic.

Phillips, a former adviser to the U.S. government, proposed the establishment of two or three states dominated by Shi'ites. Another state would be comprised of mostly Sunnis and a third state would be Kurdish. Baghdad would be a separate state.
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If the Kurds get their own state Turkey may scratch its name off the list of U.S. allies.

-Am