U.S. Trying to Prevent Turkey from Attacking Kurdish Guerrillas… In Iraq
July 30th, 2007This cluster is spiraling out of control.
Via: Washington Post:
The morass in Iraq and deepening difficulties in Afghanistan have not deterred the Bush administration from taking on a dangerous and questionable new secret operation. High-level U.S. officials are working with their Turkish counterparts on a joint military operation to suppress Kurdish guerrillas and capture their leaders. Through covert activity, their goal is to forestall Turkey from invading Iraq.
While detailed operational plans are necessarily concealed, the broad outlines have been presented to select members of Congress as required by law. U.S. Special Forces are to work with the Turkish army to suppress the Kurds’ guerrilla campaign. The Bush administration is trying to prevent another front from opening in Iraq, which would have disastrous consequences. But this gamble risks major exposure and failure.
I suspect a decoy operation. As most people who read this blog know GW just issued an Executive Order stating that anyone who interfered with the stabilization of Iraq would have all of thier assets seized.
I think it is pretty easy to argue that exposing this operation interfered with the stabilization of Iraq. So why target Novak? Because the prosecution of Novak would send a very clear message to the media and could in no way be construed as partisan (as Novak is a long time supporter of the administration).
Sacrifice a pawn and you shut down the attacks of the fourth estate. I could be wrong – its just a guess.
Z