k98nights Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 January 5, 2011, 7:29 am Video: Kurdistan’s Booming Economy By NAMO ABDULLA, ANTHONY SHADID and STEPHEN FARRELL In the Times, Anthony Shadid reports on the growing economic influence of Turkey in northern Iraq. A Turkey as resurgent as at any time since its Ottoman glory is projecting influence through a turbulent Iraq, from the boomtowns of the north to the oil fields near southernmost Basra, in a show of power that illustrates its growing heft across an Arab world long suspicious of it. Turkey’s influence is greater in northern Iraq and broader, though not deeper, than Iran’s in the rest of the country. While the United States invaded and occupied Iraq, losing more than 4,400 troops there, Turkey now exerts what may prove a more lasting legacy — so-called soft power, the assertion of influence through culture, education and business. In this video, we visit one of the showcases of that Turkish penetration across the border into Iraq’s semi autonomous Kurdish region, at the glitziest shopping mall in the Kurdish enclave. http://video.nytimes...ng-economy.html http://atwar.blogs.n...onomy/?ref=asia (Sorry... you'll have to visit the source site for the video) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldiering4U Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hope this spreads south and soon for their sakes... it seems that these people are doing very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quattro1 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks for the post -- can't wait to show it to my wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slcjarhead Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Thanks for the great find and I hope this vision spreads like wildfire to the rest of Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePeoplesChamp Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Great Video K98. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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