Posted by: zanshin, 2007-12-16 01:38

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Date: 2007-12-16 (Sunday)
"Last night, the Turkish armed forces carried out a comprehensive air strike against targets of the terrorist organisation in northern Iraq. I am satisfied to say that, according to our preliminary evaluations, the operation, undertaken under night conditions, was successful."
-- Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, in a televised speech






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