RecDiver said:
Wes, I understand where your cynicism might be coming from. However, I suggest to maintain an open mind in this situation and attempt to see all possibilities and angles before you rush to assumptions, suggestions and post opinions.
As you may or not may know, that particular area is very complicated from a political stand point and the various games being played there.
Have you noticed the contortions CNN is going thru not to call the PKK as a terrorist group but still call them as rebels? They were up in arms when 1 Israeli soldier was kidnapped and now totally silent when 8 Turkish soldiers facing the same?
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I was raising on honest and sound assumption based on my experience in the region. I will continue to make my opinions as required, and not be lectured by you. I am not an idiot Mr N/Cdt. If you had any real INT experience, you'd accept my comment, as it is reasonalbly valid, and any person would normally downplay a propaganda statment from a Turkish local rag (paper). I base the whole article simply as a distant 'maybe', not gospel, as you seem to do. What I do understand and believe,is a quantiy of Polish manufactured PM series of SMG's were recovered.
Without being too rude, don't TELL or LECTURE about what I post, or about Iraq! I was there. Although I am far from some middle east expert, I know how things are done there, and they way things happen, inshalla
Elements of the Australian Army had been in the Mosul area during my tour, and before, although the majority of my tour was in the Baghdad region.
What do you know about the region, shy of CNN and AJ broadcasts? If you don't think there is some serious propaganda war ongoing by all sides, your blind to the real facts. we all know the first casualty of war is the truth.
BTW, I do have an open mind. My post and opinions are based on my life experience.
Big Red has a very valid point also about these weapons, and is there in country NOW. Oh, met him too when I was 'over there'. Top bloke!
You are comparing the death of one Israeli soldier to being more signifcant to 8 Turks?. I noticed in another post, you seem to compare this PKK mob to be worse than AQ?
Didn't see these guys attack and murder over 3000 people in the USA, or wage a cowardly war of gutless murder against the west lets say, since Sep 2001.
Is there some hidden pro-Turkish agenda you carry, or what? Do tell, don't be shy.
Regards,
Wes
EDITed for clarification and ya, spelling