Word: northerners
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...gulf war ended a year ago. If America wanted Saddam Hussein toppled by Kurds and Shi'ites, this should have been done by now. There is already an uprising in northern Iraq, and the people of Kurdish origin, of Turkish origin, of Iraqi origin, are miserable. There is no government control. There are tribes, mostly Kurdish, controlling the region. How can these poor people topple Saddam? Furthermore, I don't think anyone wants the Shi'ites to topple Saddam. That would mean an Iranian-style regime. I don't think Iraq's neighbors would be very happy about that...
...Assume that an Iraqi government, with or without Saddam, repeats massacres of the Kurds using poison gas, or tries to implement genocide. I don't think that either Turkey or the world should stand idly by and just watch. Three or four million northern Iraqis shouldn't be left to the tyranny of anyone. I hope an Iraqi military offensive doesn't happen, but if it does, Turkey won't + just watch it happen again. We will call upon the world to do something...
...have to be realistic. We are willing to have a political solution, because that will ease Turkey's financial burden in maintaining troops in northern Cyprus ((where the Turkish Cypriot community is located; Greek Cypriots live in the south)). The basis for any solution should be United Nations Resolution 649 ((which calls for establishment of an independent, bicommunal federal republic on the island of Cyprus)). You can't force the two communities to live together as if you were making a man and woman marry against their will. We are pushing the leaders of northern Cyprus to be reasonable. Some...
...since 1982 has Northern Ireland been so besieged by terrorism. The I.R.A. opened its latest campaign with a spate of bombings in November that severely damaged parts of the center of Belfast. Since then, more buildings have been bombed, and there has been an upsurge in murders by the I.R.A., as well as by Ulster loyalist extremists. The bombings have spread to London, Manchester and other British cities...
...they were confident the worst was over. Now, demands for increased security have prompted the government in London to send two more army battalions to the province, bringing military strength to 17,800. Prime Minister John Major flew to Belfast last week and declared that the I.R.A. "cannot bomb Northern Ireland out of its way of life, and they cannot bomb the British government out of its policy." He added, "The I.R.A. are not going to win. Not now and not ever...