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The Next Front in the Iraq War? Amidst Invasion Talk, Iraq Accuses Turkey of Bombing Northern Region

The Next Front in the Iraq War? Amidst Invasion Talk, Iraq Accuses Turkey of Bombing Northern Region

Following weeks of a Turkish military build-up along Iraq’s northern borders, the Iraqi government formally accused Turkey of bombing northern parts of the country. Turkey in turn asserted that the Kurdish Workers Party is being indirectly armed by the US military. With increasing talk of a Turkish invasion, we go to Turkey to speak with chief Christian Science Monitor Middle East correspondent Scott Peterson. We’re also joined in Washington by Laura Rozen, national security correspondent for Mother Jones. [includes rush transcript]

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