Dear friends everywhere, The Chief of General Staff of the Turkish Military Forces has made an official statement last midnight, which is posted on the official web site of the General Staff in Turkish. Through his words the military is: a) pressuring the government to grant permission for a military intervention in Northern Iraq (and the real intention is to assault the Kurdish government there and possibly to go all the way down to Musul/Kerkuk) b) calling the “Turkish nation” to mass reactions against terror [by PKK], which ultimately means against Kurdish movement at large – and you may read here Kurds, pro-democratic & pro-peace people and groups who support a peaceful, political resolution to the Kurdish problem. c) trying a last resort to put the country in a state of emergency (and war) to stop the upcoming elections. I request that you lobby/pressure your governments to try to stop the Turkish army through international community and all its relevant organizations binding Turkey, and to support the Government in Turkey. I have made a quick translation of the text. Forgive, yet, note that the idiotic, primitive expressions are results of the original text, which uses a primitive Turkish! For the too primitive Turkish I had to add an editorial touch while translating so that it could convey the meaning in English. original text in Turkish at the URL below: http://www.tsk.mil.tr/10_ARSIV/10_1_Basin_Yayin_Faaliyetleri/10_1_Basin_Aciklamalari/2007/BA_13.htm Also, the following is another English translation of the text: Date : 08 June 2007 NO : BA- 13 / 07 1. In his statement at the press meeting on 12 April 2007, Chief of Staff General Yasar Buyukanit made it very clear to the public that terror would be escalating from May 2007 on. The rising incidents of terror has demonstrated that this statement was realistic. 2. These acts of terror has also clearly demonstrated the true intentions of the separatist and racist terrorist organization. 3. It is time that those people and organizations in the country and abroad, who at every opportunity use the sublime values of humanity such as peace, freedom and democracy as a disguise to the terrorist organization, see the real face of these incidents. 4. The Republic of Turkey is face to face with an approach that assumes its national and unitary structure is an outdated structure. Our nation has, and must have, the necessity to be aware of this dangerous approach. 5. It is beyond doubt that the escalating acts of terror is a very clear parameter of the pervert ideas of those who indirectly or directly support them. 6. Turkish Military Forces keeps an unwavering will in the struggle against terror and it is an undebatable fact that it will give the necessary response to such assaults. 7. The expectation of the Turkish Military Forces is that the great Turkish nation demonstrates its massive reaction reflex to such acts of terror. Declared to the public with respect. .,_.