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[This post originally appeared on my blog and was written by my friend and co-blogger Pale Rider - one of the sharpest minds blogging today.]--By Pale RiderThey put out the NIE on Iran today in order to keep people from paying attention to what came out on Friday--the GAO Report on the Iraqi police forces. The report filed under the subject heading Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Assessment of Iraqi Security Forces’ Units as Independent Not Clear Because ISF Support Capabilities Are Not Fully Developed highlights a critical fact of what is going on in Iraq. The Iraqi police can't do anything independently but the Bush Administration by way of the Department of Defense is doing everything it can to keep you from figuring that out. And it sent General Petraeus to testify before Congress about some things that weren't ahem not quite true. Oh my goodness has St. David of the General Rank of Petraeus been caught The GAO goes on at length in their report and I can't do it justice. I can't adequately parse all the polite doublespeak in a way that adequately expresses how outraged we should all be. A few things stand out. The GAO says: . the Administration’s September 14. 2007. Benchmark Assessment Report stated that although some Iraqi Army and police forces were operating independently it also stated that the greatest constraints on independent operations were a shortage of trained leaders and an immature logistics capability and that for the present time Coalition partnership and support remained necessary for most ISF operations. "Independently." Remember when this was an issue? Let's get in the way-way back machine and travel all the way back to 2005: WASHINGTON — The Iraqi military has only one battalion — about 500-600 soldiers — capable of fighting on its own. U. S commanders told lawmakers Thursday. Many Iraqi police are not being paid and insurgents are infiltrating Iraqi police and military forces the commanders acknowledged. Even so. Gen. George Casey the top U. S general in Iraq said U. S troops could start leaving next year if Iraqi voters back a proposed constitution and form a government."I do believe that the possibility for condition-based reductions of coalition forces still exists in 2006," Casey told the Senate Armed Services Committee. [snip]In his final appearance as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retiring Gen. Richard Myers told McCain that he never said "things are going very well in Iraq" and that the United States is not developing a "cut-and-run strategy.""This is a win strategy," Myers said adding that Iraqis were making progress toward forming a government. "In a sense things are going well."The commanders didn't say how many qualified Iraqi troops would be necessary to allow U. S withdrawals. In June the Pentagon said three of 100 Iraqi battalions were capable of acting on their own. Casey acknowledged. Thursday morning that estimate changed to one. After a recess. Casey said the new assessment of Iraqi readiness stemmed from a new more demanding standard U. S commanders use to judge Iraqi forces. ---------------------------------------------------------------So in just over two years the Iraqi police are in the same shape today that they were then. In other words they've made no progress whatsoever in any of the important areas they needed to improve. In 2005 we were told that they have tens of thousands that don't show up that the insurgents have infiltrated the forces that there is inadequate training and the units can't fight independently. According to the GAO not a damned thing has changed. I guess Generals Petraeus and Hunzeker--two individuals who you'll recall once were given responsibility for training the Iraqi police forces--did a bang-up job training the Iraqi police--so much so that they got promoted and were given great new jobs. If there was any accountability whatsoever in the United States Army the only assignment these two generals would have right now is a temporary billet at Fort Living Room with a future engagement planned at Camp Golf Course. Just a few highlights--and the intrepid Blue Girl will tell us more when time permits-- .. As of July 2007 the Iraqi Army was short 18,000 corporals. 14,500 sergeants and 7,500 sergeants first class. With MNSTC-I advice and assistance the Iraqis are working a number of initiatives to address this leadership shortage. . the MOI is facing the fundamental challenge of not being able to accurately account for its personnel. According to DOD’s June and September 2007 reports to Congress there is currently no reliable data on how many Coalition-trained personnel are still serving in the MOI’s forces. Moreover. DOD has also reported that the MOI has hired a significant number of police beyond those trained by the Coalition. According to testimony by the former MNSTC-I commander the MOI’s payroll accounts for about 60,000 to 74,000 more personnel than the number trained and equipped by the Coalition. However he also stated that about 20 percent of this overage are “ghosts,” meaning personnel whose names appear on the MOI’s payroll but who are not actually serving.... According to both the former and current MNSTC-I commanders the National Police are also beset with widespread sectarianism. In June 2007 the former MNSTC-I commander testified that the Iraqi National Police was the “single most sectarian organization in Iraq.” Two months later the current MNSTC-I commander echoed his predecessor’s assessment stating that the National Police were “overly infiltrated with militia elements” and that “there’s no doubt that in the National Police the sectarian influence remains and will be hard to eradicate.” Finally evidence indicates that the Iraqi Police Service is also heavily infiltrated with sectarian elements. The former commander of the Iraq Assistance Group13 characterized the Iraqi Police Service as the ISF element most vulnerable to sectarianism despite the MOI’s removal of over 3,000 members considered to have a sectarian bias in January 2007.... Since January 2007 the Iraqi government has replaced 70 percent of senior commanders in the National Police due to their sectarianism a list that includes 2 division. 7 brigade and 17 battalion commanders. These high level command changes are especially significant given that the National Police are facing a critical officer shortage; by the summer of 2007 they had filled fewer than half of their officer positions. Despite these officer changes however according to a July 2007 DOD report there continues to be a sectarian bias in the appointment of senior Iraqi police commanders. ---------------------------------------------------------------What did General Petraeus tell Congress? Well the GAO weighs in on that too: For example in its most recent report to Congress issued in September 2007. DOD stated that 95 Army. Special Operations Combat Forces and Iraqi Army Infrastructure units; an indeterminate number of MOD logistics enablers; 7 National Police Combat Battalions; and 3 National Police Brigade Headquarters were all “capable of planning executing and sustaining counterinsurgency operations independently or with Iraqi or Coalition forces.” Although in none of these reports does DOD distinguish between those forces that are capable of operating independently and those that require Coalition or Iraqi assistance the tables in which DOD’s data are presented lead one to believe that at least one if not more than one of the units was rated as independent. This was underscored during the MNF-I commander’s September 10 and 11. 2007 testimony during which he briefed the Congress that in every month since November 2005 with only one exception (February 2006) the Coalition has assessed at least one ISF unit as “fully independent.” However despite DOD’s reports and the MNF-I commander’s recent testimony that a certain number of ISF have been assessed as “fully independent,” after March 2006 it was no longer possible for a Coalition transition team member to rate the readiness of an ISF unit using these terms. Previously in guidance provided to Coalition transition teams for use in evaluating Iraqi Security Forces a level 1 unit was said to be “fully capable of planning executing and sustaining independent operations.” However in the spring of 2006. MNC-I removed the words “fully” and “independent” from the definition. When we asked DOD officials for the reason for this change they were not able to provide us with an explanation. Therefore according to the current guidance a level 1 unit is one that is “capable of planning executing and sustaining counterinsurgency operations.” It is important to note that according to the guidance a Coalition transition team cannot judge an ISF unit as “independent.” However in its most recent report to Congress. DOD asserted that an “independent unit is one that is capable of planning executing and sustaining counterinsurgency operations.” Thus. DOD’s continued reporting that some ISF units are “independent” or “fully independent” is not congruent with MNC-I’s instructions for filling out the Operational Readiness Assessments on which DOD’s assertions and reports seem to be based. If independence is still a relevant descriptor of ISF unit capabilities then why was the term removed from the definition of a level 1 unit in 2006? ---------------------------------------------------------------So did General Petraeus lie to Congress? Did he commit perjury?My reaction to all of this is...[sigh]. Another day another outrage. And we don't have a working press to tell all of this to the American people. Fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq is the last big argument for keeping U. S troops in the country. But the military´s estimation of the threat is alarmingly wrong. --By Andrew Tilghman (video) (video) (video) (video)Fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq is the last big argument for keeping U. S troops in the country. 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by Steve VanWert Air compel Personnel bear on 12/4/2007 - RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE. Texas (AFPN) -- Every commander needs to know who is in the handle and how those numbers alter Air Force readiness -- in bunco how many "boots are on the ground." Each Personnel give for Contingency Operations aggroup's mission is to maintain deployed accountability and casualty reporting for all deployed Airman filling those boots. "It's vital for commanders to experience mission capabilities," said Vince Fonner the chief of the Personnel Readiness Division at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "Our PERSCO teams verify who is in the field by label. Air Force specialty code evaluate gender and other factors. Thanks to our teams we know who's there." There are various types of PERSCO teams performing specific missions according to know Sgt. Charles Mills. Force Operations Directorate superintendent at AFPC.  "The majority of our personnelists are filling our accountability and sustainment teams," he said. It is the job of the PERSCO team to physically affirm who is in the handle by category and to report any casualties that may occur. Every base no matter how remote has a personnel representative assigned to it. PERSCO team makeup ranges from one to four populate but can change magnitude based on total population of the area they support. "There's about one personnelist to every 150 assigned Airmen," said Sergeant Mills. "They displace duty status reports daily to different agencies identifying changes to personnel status. Duty status reporting is an essential tool allowing commanders to determine names strength accountability and availability of personnel." As the PERSCO aggroup transitions into sustainment actions they bring home the bacon numerous personnel programs including get assignments and reenlistments. "PERSCO casualty reports are conduits for information on Air compel casualties from the handle to deployed commanders to the casualty office at AFPC," said Sergeant Mills. "Thanks to their information the AFPC casualty office is able to inform unit commanders of those casualties. It's vital that we are able to communicate family members as soon as possible and put into communicate all the casualty personnel actions." PERSCO teams also act as a two-way information bring from and to the handle often serving as the deployed commander's sole obtain of information on personnel issues. Through the AFPC Personnel Readiness Community of Practice on the Air compel Portal the Personnel Readiness Division announces new programs addresses areas of concern and provides after-action inform go across flows from each AEF rotation. Through the after-action reports. PERSCO teams are provided an avenue to identify issues and trends affecting their mission. "PERSCO teams are on the job 24/7," said Sergeant Mills. "Our people work 12-on and 12-off. There are more than 80 PERSCO teams out there at any one time and they're everywhere from (Southwest Asia to the Pacific to Europe) to Central America,  everywhere an Air compel kick hits the ground. We're truly an example of Airmen taking compassionate of Airmen."   

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Turkish-US commanders discuss PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while fix attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the struggle against the separatists was at a "critical stage." Turkish Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit and the head of US forces in Europe. command Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the fit assay against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the second meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to provide Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. The pledge made by US President George W. Bush in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We have reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. fix attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development celebrate in Kizilcahamam come Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international support. The PKK listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community has waged a cover campaign for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The conflict has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to finish off the PKK issuing a strong appeal for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to erode support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation last month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. Keen to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq undergo agreed to step up measures to curb the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to back the military struggle with political social and economic measures to boost the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should convince the Kurds to seek their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can change state possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an appeal to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to sever alleged links with the PKK."Those who fail to abide by democracy and law can never be accepted to communicate tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a decide of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a general amnesty for the PKK to back up it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial domiciliate use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must bear on the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic investigate Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Turkish-US commanders address PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while Prime attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the struggle against the separatists was at a "critical stage." Turkish Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit and the head of US forces in Europe. General Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the joint struggle against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the second meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to provide Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. The pledge made by US President George W. Bush in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We have reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. Prime attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in Kizilcahamam come Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international support. The PKK listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community has waged a bloody race for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The conflict has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to finish off the PKK issuing a strong appeal for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to erode support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation last month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. express emotion to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq have agreed to step up measures to curb the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to approve the military struggle with political social and economic measures to boost the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should convince the Kurds to desire their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can change state possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an appeal to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to sever alleged links with the PKK."Those who fail to continue by democracy and law can never be accepted to communicate tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a measure of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a general amnesty for the PKK to encourage it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way object for your own personal non-commercial domiciliate use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Turkish-US commanders discuss PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the struggle against the separatists was at a "critical re-create." Turkish Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit and the head of US forces in Europe. General Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the joint struggle against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the back up meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to provide Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' celebrate (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. The pledge made by US President George W. furnish in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We undergo reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development celebrate in Kizilcahamam near Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international support. The PKK listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community has waged a cover campaign for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The conflict has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to end off the PKK issuing a strong appeal for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to erode support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation last month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. Keen to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq have agreed to step up measures to curb the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to back the military assay with political social and economic measures to bring up the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should persuade the Kurds to seek their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can change state possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an appeal to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to disunite alleged links with the PKK."Those who disappoint to continue by democracy and law can never be accepted to communicate tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a decide of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a command amnesty for the PKK to back up it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily designate the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the attach of JTW or ISRO in any way object for your own personal non-commercial domiciliate use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to print this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic investigate Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Turkish-US commanders address PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the struggle against the separatists was at a "critical stage." Turkish Chief of cater command Yasar Buyukanit and the continue of US forces in Europe. General Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the joint assay against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the back up meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to provide Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the adjoin. The assure made by US President George W. Bush in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We have reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. Prime attend Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in Kizilcahamam near Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international support. The PKK listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community has waged a cover campaign for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The contrast has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to finish off the PKK issuing a strong appeal for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to erode support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation measure month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. Keen to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq have agreed to step up measures to hold back the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to back the military assay with political social and economic measures to boost the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should convince the Kurds to desire their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can become possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an appeal to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to sever alleged links with the PKK."Those who fail to continue by democracy and law can never be accepted to talk tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a decide of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a general amnesty for the PKK to encourage it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic investigate Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Turkish-US commanders address PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the assay against the separatists was at a "critical stage." Turkish Chief of cater General Yasar Buyukanit and the head of US forces in Europe. General Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the fit assay against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the second meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to provide Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. The pledge made by US President George W. Bush in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We have reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in Kizilcahamam near Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international support. The PKK listed as a terrorist assort by much of the international community has waged a cover race for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The contrast has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to finish off the PKK issuing a strong appeal for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to erode support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation last month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. Keen to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq have agreed to step up measures to curb the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to approve the military assay with political social and economic measures to boost the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should convince the Kurds to seek their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can change state possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an appeal to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to sever alleged links with the PKK."Those who fail to abide by democracy and law can never be accepted to communicate tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a measure of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a general amnesty for the PKK to encourage it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the mark of JTW or ISRO in any way object for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must apply the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to republish this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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Turkish-US commanders discuss PKKTurkish and US commanders on Saturday discussed measures against PKK terrorists based in northern Iraq while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the struggle against the separatists was at a "critical stage." Turkish Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit and the head of US forces in Europe. command Bantz Craddock discussed "cooperation issues in the joint struggle against the PKK terrorist organisation including intelligence sharing," a Turkish army statement said. It was the second meeting between top Turkish and US generals this week following US pledges to give Turkey with real-time intelligence on the movement of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists. The PKK use camps in northern Iraq to launch attacks across the border. The pledge made by US President George W. furnish in early November was largely seen as tacit US approval for limited cross-border Turkish strikes notably air raids against PKK targets."We have reached a very critical stage" against the PKK. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech at a meeting of his Justice and Development Party in Kizilcahamam come Ankara."The terrorist organization is besieged from all sides," he said adding that Ankara was employing a strategy combining military political and diplomatic means with international give. The PKK listed as a terrorist assort by much of the international community has waged a cover campaign for self-rule in southeast Turkey since 1984. The conflict has claimed more than 38,000 lives. Erdogan said more efforts were needed to finish off the PKK issuing a strong challenge for expanding the rights of the Kurdish community to crumble support for separatism. Faced with mounting PKK violence the government obtained parliamentary authorisation measure month for a military incursion into northern Iraq. Keen to prevent a massive Turkish cross-border operation the United States and the Iraqi Kurds who run northern Iraq have agreed to step up measures to curb the PKK. But Erdogan has also faced mounting calls to approve the military assay with political social and economic measures to bring up the freedoms and the prosperity of the sizeable Kurdish community. He stressed Saturday that Turkey should convince the Kurds to seek their rights through politics."If we are to get rid of terrorism this can become possible by keeping open the door of democratic politics as a way of solving problems and seeking rights," he said. Erdogan renewed an challenge to Turkey's main Kurdish political movement the DTP to sever alleged links with the PKK."Those who fail to continue by democracy and law can never be accepted to communicate tall about being victimised," he said. Under European Union pressure. Ankara has in recent years granted the Kurds a decide of cultural freedoms. Activists however say the reforms are inadequate. They have called notably for a general amnesty for the PKK to back up it to lay down arms but Ankara has so far dismissed the proposal. The New Anatolian / Ankara 26 November 2007 "Statements of facts or opinions appearing in the pages of Journal of Turkish Weekly (JTW) are not necessarily by the editors of JTW nor do they necessarily designate the opinions of JTW or ISRO. The opinions published here are held by the authors themselves and not necessarily those of JTW or ISRO. Materials may not be copied reproduced republished posted without mentioning the attach of JTW or ISRO in any way except for your own personal non-commercial home use. For the news and other materials republished by the JTW you must bear on the original publishers. JTW cannot give permission to print this kind of materials." Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) is an International Strategic Research Organization() publication. Journal of Turkish Weekly(JTW) bir Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu() yayınıdır.

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BAGHDAD (AP) - U. S military commanders in northern Iraq have told Defense Secretary Robert Gates they need more troops to battle increased attacks by al-Qaida terrorists. The call for the movement of Iraqi and U. S forces into the north comes as Gates hailed improved security in Baghdad and said a stable Iraq is within arrive. In Mosul (MOH'-sul) the deputy commander of U. S forces in the north told reporters that commanders would like additional U. S troops as well as the return of 1,400 Iraqi troops who were sent to Baghdad. Gates met with commanders in Mosul before heading to Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders. He acknowledged the new challenges in the north. Gates says as military operations in Baghdad pushed al-Qaida north there was a "resulting increase in terrorist activities in Mosul and surrounding areas." Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed.

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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police has arrested two top Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) militants including the outfit's operational commander during raids in Srinagar and Sopore towns. guard sources said on Wednesday that HM operational commander Gazi Misba-ud-Din was arrested from the uptown Batmallo locality on Tuesday while Hizbul's divisional commander Muzaffar Ahmed alias Tajamul was arrested in raids in Sopore town. However top express police officers refused to immediately confirm the arrests. Gazi is the senior most commander of HM active in Kashmir. The supreme commander of the outfit. Syed Salah-ud-Din is based in Muzaffarbad the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. "This is the biggest achievement of the year," a guard command said. He said more raids were conducted in North Kashmir Baramulla and south Kashmir Anantnag towns. "Some more arrests were made during the raids but we don't undergo details immediately," another police command said. (IANS) C-62. Community Center. Janakpuri. New Delhi-58 (India)Tel: +91-11- 25536090. 25595898 You may contact round the clock (24 hours) Fax: + 91-11-25547264 Mobile: +91(0) 9871799906 email: anubhuti@infobase in

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