| Another source for the article 'Moose posted; this has the words straight from the Foreign Ministry. They can't be this stupid, can they? |
While new measures to be taken against terrorism were being discussed at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, US Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson and Iraqi Ambassador to Turkey Sabah Umran were summoned to the Foreign Ministry. The message “If you don’t organize an operation against the PKK presence in northern Iraq, we will” was conveyed to the ambassadors.
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ali Tuygan stated that the military option was on the table. In the wake of stepped-up deadly terrorist attacks, Turkey is preparing to take measures about northern Iraq, where most of the terrorist PKK’s members are based. After the meeting with the ambassadors, Tuygan told a press conference, “I told the two ambassadors that more determined steps should be taken on this issue,” and added, “I emphasized that the current situation was unacceptable for Turkey. I declared to them that we were expecting steps to change the current situation to be taken in the shortest possible time.”
In related news, US Ambassador Wilson said that Turkey shouldn’t act unilaterally in northern Iraq, adding, “The next step should be the continuation of trilateral meetings. Meetings between Turkey, the US and Iraq should be continued.” After his visit to the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Wilson told reporters that he felt sorrow over Turkish security forces losing their lives to PKK terrorism. |