State Department security chief resigns amid Blackwater fallout
Richard Griffin, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, steps down under pressure as scrutiny over private contractor protection in Iraq grows. The resignation follows a report citing lapses in oversight of private guards and the Baghdad Blackwater shooting that killed 17 Iraqis.
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Turkish Warplanes Hit Kurdish Positions Across Border
Turkish air and helicopter forces pounded Kurdish positions along the Turkey Iraq border as Ankara weighs a northern Iraq offensive. A six hour Ankara meeting of the Cabinet and military leaders debated actions and urged economic pressure to compel Iraqi cooperation. Local reports from Derishkit claim a strike inside Iraq near the Zey Gowra River, while AP footage showed multiple F 16s and transport helicopters operating from Diyarbakir.
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