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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! Turkey braces for war, fortifies border with Iraq SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Friday, November 30, 2001 ANKARA — Turkey has bolstered its border with Iraq to prepare for any U.S.-led effort to topple the regime of President Saddam Hussein. The government of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit has become increasingly convinced that the United States will attack Baghdad. Turkish officials said they believe Washington will seek Ankara's support in any such campaign. Turkish sources said military troops have replaced gendarmerie units deployed in the border region with Iraq. The troops are meant to protect the border and stop any influx of refugees from Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported. The buildup comes amid plans by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to visit Ankara next week. Turkish Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu said he does not rule out reconsidering Ankara's opposition to any U.S.-led attack on Saddam. "We repeated several times that Turkey doesn't want an operation in Iraq," ''Cakmakoglu said. "However, new conditions might call for new assessments." [On Thursday, the United Nations Security Council voted to extend sanctions on Iraq for another six months.] Already, the Incirlik air force base in southern Turkey has become a major center for Britain and the United States. The base serves British and U.S. combat jets that patrol northern Iraq and could be the launching point for any attack on the Saddam regime. Turkey has also ordered surface-to-air batteries to protect vital targets around the country. The military has also increased readiness over the last two months. The Ankara-based Turkish Daily News reported that Iraq has been alerted to the Turkish military preparations. The newspaper said the Iraqi army has reinforced deployment in the oil-rich Kirkuk region as well as in Mosul and Dohuk. Western diplomatic sources said Turkey might seek to seize Mosul as part of any U.S.-led offensive against Iraq. Turkey has already joined the war in Afghanistan and officials said Ankara is considering sending a force of up to 5,000 soldiers. The Ankara-based Milliyet daily quoted one senior official as saying a Turkish brigade, which could be supported by artillery and tanks, would protect Kabul's airport. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
