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MORE "TERRORISM" AHEAD
[MER - As Turkey moves
toward civil striff, as the Middle East region furiously arms for future
battle, and as the Turkish invasion of northern Iraq proceeds with American
and Israeli encouragement, new forces are brewing in the region and new
forms of "terrorism" -- historically the underdog's weapon of
choice -- may be coming.
This Reuter dispatch from
a few days ago didn't get the attention it deserves in the U.S. in the
midst of the McVeigh/Oklahoma Bombing trial extravaganza. Like so many
other groups in the Middle East, now the Kurds are experiencing the growth
of passions calling for revenge against the Americans and the Israelis.
One day this powder-key of hate could yet explode, sweeping the region
from country to country.]
AMERICANS AND ISRAELIS MAY BE TARGETED
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Beirut, Lebanon (Reuter 6/2/97 ) - The Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK) Monday threatened worldwide attacks against Israeli
and U.S. targets if the two countries continued to ``support Turkish massacres
against Kurds.'' PKK central committee member Halil Atas told reporters
in a Beirut suburb -- a bastion of the pro-Iranian Hizbollah guerrillas
-- that the PKK planned attacks against tourist centers in Turkey and warned
tourists of the dangers of spending their vacations there. ``In order to
put Turkey in a state of bankruptcy we will hit its economy and we will
especially attack touristic centers. We have planned specific attacks against
such targets,'' he said. Speaking as Turkey's foray in pursuit of PKK guerrillas
in northern Iraq entered its 19th day, Atas urged countries of the region
to take a decisive stance in order to bring the Turkish ``barbaric attacks''
to an end. Meanwhile, Turkish troops backed by artillery, armor and helicopter
gunships continued to consolidate their positions in northern Iraq. ``We
will not be responsible for the safety of tourists. We are warning tourists
and we are saying that it is dangerous for you to go there ... Turkey is
a dangerous country,'' Atas said. The PKK also planned attacks against
U.S. and Israeli ``non-civilian'' targets, he added. ``Our plan is to attack
Turkish, American and Israeli centers but not civilians and we are warning
them not to support the massacres taking place against the Kurdish people.''
The campaign against Kurds was carried out under a strategic deal between
the three countries, he said. ``If these countries continue to carry out
massacres against the Kurdish people then these people will make their
objective to hit targets of these countries in the world,'' he said.
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