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* Taq Taq crude exports to reach about 60,000 bpd by endJune* Kurdistan to start deliveries to second terminal in Turkey* Crude in steady stream to Northern EuropeBy Julia Payne and Peg MackeyLONDON,
Kurdish rebels are withdrawing from Turkey after 30 years of armed conflict. Is establishing a new homeland the next step?
“Two years later and Turkey’s vaunted soft power looks more soft than powerful. The Arab Spring has soured and the Syrian war has turned a region’s optimism into despair; Erdogan, too, cuts a smaller, humbler figure on the world stage. His overwhelming support for the Syrian opposition is not mirrored by the majority of the Turkish public, and his reliance on other foreign powers to push the diplomatic envelope has resulted in something of a loss of face.”
“This article does not beat the drums of war. It wants only to say that the survival of this tiny Kurdish homeland relies on an army, advanced weapons and well-fed soldiers.”
“Beware, lest you lose the substance, By grasping at the shadow.” —Aesop / If a car is white when it enters a tunnel—and comes out black on the other end, you can be pretty sure something happened inside the tunnel. It’s probably the same thing in a pri…
