Marines in Iraq; Turkey and the EU; Iran next?
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William Pfaff (&quot;Neocons have Iran in their sites,&quot; Views, Aug. 26) writes that neoconservatives might use Iran&#39;s Islamic extremism as a reason to invade Iran.
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Analysis: It has been clear for some time that the U.S. is not in control of events in Iraq. But the latest sectarian bloodshed suggests that even help from Iran and Syria  may not be enough to stop the slide into chaos
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Developments concerning Iraq on Monday.
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A green light to Turkey to begin EU membership talks receives a cool reception from Europe's press on Thursday. While in Russia, fare-dodgers are in for a surprise.
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ISN SECURITY WATCH (18/10/04) - As the security situation in Iraq worsens, the US has called on Britain to shift some 650 troops to more dangerous hotspots around Baghdad in order to free up the 2nd Battalion of the US 24th Marines to take part in attacks
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IRBIL, Iraq -- Iraqi border police believe neighboring Turkey has amassed 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers along its southern border with Iraq. Turkish helicopters have flown into Iraqi airspace to conduct missions against Kurdish rebels in the mountainous region, and Turkish mortar shells regularly crash...
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The deployment of European troops to Lebanon and Afghanistan comes under the spotlight and there are mixed views on how the EU should deal with a national unity government in the Palestinian territories. In Austria and Germany, papers are dismayed at a fall in the number of students receiving university degrees.
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AP Correspondent Robert H. Reid covers Iraq events from Baghdad. AP Correspondent Rebecca Santana is embedded with the New Jersey National Guard at Camp Anaconda, Iraq. Antonio Castaneda is embedded with the U.S. Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Regiment.
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Another group of Camp Pendleton Marines will leave for Iraq Thursday, base officials said.
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European editors Wednesday had a lot to say about joining the EU in general and specifically about Turkeyâs bid. Other dailies commented on Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s revelation that there was no link between Iraq and al Qaeda.
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Â· Iraqi president says PKK set to announce ceasefireÂ· Ankara intensifies military operations near border
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"They (Western outlets) don't usually cover the whole story ... The news about Iraq does not cover all perspectives. The news about Palestine and Beirut is also like this"  TEHRAN: Iran's state broadcaster will launch a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel next week to rival dominant Western services, a senior official said on Tuesday. via Daily Times
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Thursday's developments in Iraq:
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Two more US Marines have been killed in action in Iraq&#39;s western Anbar province, bringing to ten the number of Marines killed there in the past three days.
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Several European dailies today focus on the role of international troops in Afghanistan as clashes with the Taleban intensify. Elsewhere, French presidential hopeful Nicolas Sarkozy comes under fire, EU expansion comes under scrutiny and an Austrian daily fears that Muslim schools in Europe could be forced underground.
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An Estonian soldier died and five were injured when a bomb exploded at a market outside Baghdad as their patrol passed by. US Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search a building yesterday in Ramadi
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ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (IPS) - Turkey appears to be taking final steps towards a  military foray into the Iraqi quagmire. It is a move favoured by  the public and the military, but opposed by major powers -- and  Iraq.