Saturday, June 19, 2010

CNN - Turkish soldiers killed in border clashes
CNN reports: "Fighting between the Turkish military and Kurdish rebels erupted along the Turkish-Iraq border and left several troops dead, the military and a rebel group said on Saturday. The Turkish military said at least eight Turkish soldiers and 12 Kurdish rebels died."

CNN - Turkey emerges as Middle East leader
CNN reports: "Turkey has also used its increasingly rancorous disputes with Israel to advance its status in the Middle East at the expense of traditional leaders across the region."

Comment: Turkey continues to get a free pass from the U.S. and the West. When will they realize that Turkey has changed?

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