Exclusive: Risking a Civil War.(Turkish responses to a possible war with Iraq: demand more money from the US, send Turkish troops into Iraq to deter Kurdish refugees)

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Byline: Owen Matthews, Sami Kohen and John Barry

Turkey is raising its price for allowing U.S. forces to invade Iraq from its territory. In early negotiations with the United States, Ankara spoke of sending in Turkish troops to set up a "buffer zone" perhaps 15 miles deep along the Iraqi border. This would prevent a flood of Kurdish refugees from northern Iraq, the Turks said. But now, NEWSWEEK has learned, Turkey is demanding...

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