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Sibelgate: US officials visiting Turkey NOW

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All the news that's fit to print doesn't seem to include recent and planned visits to Turkey by top U.S. administration and military officials. That's a bit odd, don't you think? The laundry list of visits includes General James Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (the 2nd highest ranking military office in the U.S. Armed Forces); Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense; Vice President Dick Cheney; US Attorney General Michael Mukasey; and Frank Urbancic, responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of counterterrorism for the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism.

Though the only visits that have taken place as of yet are those between General Cartwright and Turkish General Ergin Saygun, the fact that Cartwright has made two such visits to Ankara in the past four months and that Saygun has come to Washington once indicates that something must be going on. While one might attribute it to the U.S. intelligence sharing with Turkey so that the Turkish military can bomb PKK camps in Northern Iraq, one should wonder whether the posse's planned visits means something more--either for Iraq or Iran.

Cheney's planned visit in March would be his first since 2002, when he was exploring the possibility of using Turkey for a northern access route to Iraq. Though it may seem that Bush's presidency is already over, let us remember that Bush and Cheney still have more than 11 months left in their administration. While the presidency is still up for grabs, what is clear is that the Bush-Cheney administration will have drastically reduced influence beginning in 2009, meaning that their clock is ticking and if there's something to get done, it's going to be done now. Perhaps the New York Times and other U.S. papers should pay less attention to the possible president-to-be and more time on the president-that-is. Read more here and here. And just for kicks, read about Cheney's last visit to Turkey in 2002 here.


 

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I think... by Cheri Roberts on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 10:12:27 AM
It' really hard to say .. by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 3:18:59 PM
I AM WITH YOU 100% by Cheri Roberts on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 5:07:24 PM
Sibel Edmonds has not been researched by tom storey on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 2:53:49 PM
You would, you wear the "uniform" by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 3:27:00 PM
I reread your comment by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 3:48:16 PM
ok then tell me this... by Cheri Roberts on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 5:15:23 PM
THANK YOU! by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008 at 5:29:09 PM
Legalize Nuke sales to Turkey by pft on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 2:25:36 AM
You need your head examined .. by ladybroadoak on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:02:57 AM
BBC Reported Story... by Michael Morris on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 6:47:40 AM
Thank you. by ladybroadoak on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:25:51 AM
What in the hell ... by Mr M on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:16:18 AM
It could be that all the criminals have skipped town by ladybroadoak on Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008 at 8:41:38 AM

 
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