# 1. AKŞAM

**Publication:** Akşam

**Columnist:** Sefer Yüksel

**Headline:** The US would not allow you to enter northern Iraq

**Summary:** Speaking at the conference entitled "Global Developments and Turkey- Lessons from the Past and Understanding the Future" organised by Akbank Corporate Banking, Kissinger responded to the question as to how the US would respond to Turkey's crossing the border in northern Iraq by saying, "Turkey will rightly resist cross border infiltration. The US reaction would be to try to understand the problem, but it will not regard the crossing of the border as a preferred outcome." Kissinger stated that Turkey's EU membership was very important adding that Turkey had a rigid nation state structure and that it had to do more than other EU members to become a full member. He also underlined the fact that it is a very serious matter for the international community to prevent Iran from owning nuclear weapons.

**Yayın:** Akşam Gazetesi

**Gazeteci:** Sefer Yüksel

**Başlık:** Kuzey Irak'a girmenize ABD müsaade etmez

**Özet:** Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık'ın düzenlediği "Küresel Gelişmeler ve Türkiye, Geçmişten Ders Almak ve Geleceği Anlamak" konulu konferansta konuşan Kissinger, Türkiye'nin sınırı geçmesine ABD'nin tepkisi nasıl olur sorusuna "Türkiye Irak sınırından sızmalara haklı olarak karşı gelecektir. ABD'nin tepkisi ise sorunu anlamaktan geçecektir ama sınırın aşılmasını tercih edilen bir sonuç olarak görmeyecektir." şeklinde yanıt verdi. Kissinger Türkiye'nin AB üyeliğinin çok önemli olduğunu söyledi. Türkiye'nin katı bir ulus yapısına sahip olduğunu ve AB'ye üye olmak için yapması gerekenlerin Avrupalı ülkelerden çok daha fazla olduğunu belirtti. Kissinger ayrıca İran'ın nükleer silaha sahip olmasının engellenmesinin uluslararası sistem için halledilmesi gereken çok ciddi bir mesele olduğunu vurguladı.

1/17

## 2. MİLLİYET

**Publication:** Milliyet

**Columnist:** İpek Yezdani

**Headline:** If the EU does not work out, there is the US

**Summary:** Dr. Kissinger gave a conference entitled "Global Developments and Turkey- Lessons from the Past and Understanding the Future" as the guest of Akbank Corporate Banking. Kissinger said the US was trying to secure the Syrian and Iranian borders of Iraq and that it would not want such a military operation at this time. Stating that on the main issues in the region the US and Turkey reached the same conclusions, Kissinger underscored the importance of the communication the two countries must have outside crisis periods as well. Emphasizing the importance of having Turkey become a part of the European system, Kissinger said, "If the EU process is unsuccessful, the US should enter into a close partnership with Turkey."

**Yayın:** Milliyet

**Gazeteci:** İpek Yezdani

**Başlık:** AB olmazsa ABD Var

**Özet:** Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak Küresel Gelişmeler ve Türkiye – geçmişten ders Almak- Geleceği Anlamak" başlıklı bir konferans verdi. Kissinger, ABD'nin Irak'ın İran ve Suriye sınırını güvence altına almaya çalışıyor. Böyle bir askeri harekatı şu an istemez şeklinde konuştu. Bölgedeki temel sorunlarda ABD ve Türkiye'nin aynı sonuçlara vardığını belirten Kissinger, her iki ülkenin kriz dönemleri dışında da iletişimde olmasının önemine değindi. Türkiye'nin Avrupa sisteminin bir parçası olması gerektiğinin önemine değinen Kissinger, AB süreci başarısız olursa ABD Türkiye'yle yakın bir otaklığa girmelidir şeklinde konuştu.

2/17

3. SABAH

Publication: Sabah

Columnist: News Room

Headline: The US would not welcome Turkey's cross border entry into Iraq.

**Summary:** Speaking at the conference as the guest of Akbank Corporate Banking, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the US would not want the Iraqi border to be crossed. Stating that Turkey wants Iraq to maintain its territorial integrity, Kissinger emphasised that Turkey's and US's interests converged. Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı Dinçer shared her views on the US policy in the region adding that the US must pay attention to the sensitivity Turkey displays in preserving the balance in the region.

Yayın: Sabah

Gazeteci: Haber Merkezi

Başlık: ABD Türkiye'nin Kuzey Irak'a girmesini hoş karşılamaz

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık'ın davetlisi olarak bir konferans veren ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger ABD Irak sınırının geçilmesini istemeyecektir şeklinde konuştu. Türkiye'nin Irak'ın bütünlüğünü istediğini belirten Kissinger, ABD ile Türkiye'nin çıkarlarının paralel olduğunu vurguladı. Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer ABD'nin bölgedeki politikaları ile görüşlerini Kissinger ile paylaşarak ABD Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermelidir dedi.

3/17

4. CUMHURİYET

Publication: Cumhuriyet

Columnist: Sinan Dinçer

Headline: Henry Kissinger in Istanbul: Do not enter Northern Iraq

**Summary:** Claiming that a withdrawal from Iraq would impact all Muslims, Kissinger said an international framework including the UN Security Council as well as Turkey, Pakistan, India and Egypt should be formed. Kissinger said the US would not prefer Turkey to conduct military operations in Northern Iraq. Opposing the view that US forces should withdraw from Iraq, Dr Kissinger stated the crisis would spill over to the entire area if this was done. In Istanbul for a Bilderberg conference as a guest of Akbank Corporate Banking, Kissinger argued that apart from Turkey and Iran, there were not nations in the Middle East with states similar to those in Europe and that these countries of the Middle East were more vulnerable in the face of terrorism. He added that in the new balance of power that emerged after the cold war, the US intervened in different regions of the world and sometimes inflicted damage on these regions without being aware of it and that it was in a learning stage. He said a solution had to be found for the Iran issue in a short time.

Yayın: Cumhuriyet Gazetesi

Gazeteci: Sinan Dinçer

Başlık: Henry Kissinger İstanbul'da. K. Irak'a girmeyin

Özet: Irak'tan çekilmenin bütün Müslümanları etkileyeceğini öne süren Kissinger BM Güvenlik Konseyi üyelerinin yanı sıra Pakistan, Hindistan, Mısır ve Türkiye'nin de dahil olacağı uluslararası bir yaklaşım geliştirilmesi gerektiğini vurguladı. Kissinger ABD'nin Türkiye'nin K.Irak'ta operasyon yapmasını "tercih etmeyeceğini" söyledi. Irak'ta işgal güçlerinin geri çekilmesi görüşüne karşı çıkarak asker çekilmesi halinde krizin tüm bölgeye yayılacağını ileri sürdü. Bilderberg toplantısı için İstanbul'da bulunan Kissinger Akbank'ın davetlisi olarak verdiği konferansta Ortadoğu bölgesinde Türkiye ve kısmen İran hariç Avrupa'daki gibi devletler bulunmadığını bu nedenle bu ülkelerin terörizm karşısında daha kırılgan olduğunu savundu. Soğuk savaşın sona ermesiyle dünyada ortaya çıkan güçler dengesinde ABD'nin dünyanın farklı bölgelerine müdahale ettiğini ve müdahale ettiği bölgelere zaman zaman istemeden zarar verdiğini ve dış politika konusunda halen öğrenme aşamasında olduğunu söyledi. Kissinger İran için kısa bir zaman diliminde çözüm gerektiğini belirtti.

Publication: Cumhuriyet Gazetesi

Columnist: Özlem Yüzak

Heading: We must own up to Turkey if EU does not accept it for membership

**Summary:** Kissinger said, in the event Turkey's EU accession ends on a negative note the US must do something. He added that this could be something like a free trade agreement. He also said, "This is my view, but I do not think the US administration has any hesitation on that." Kissinger underscored the importance of Turkey's being a part of the European system and that the main problem of Europe was the difficulty of creating a single Europe and that there was no unity in foreign policy adding that Turkey carried out a successful policy.

Yayın: Cumhuriyet Gazetesi

Gazeteci: Özlem Yüzak

Başlık: AB Üyeliğe Almazsa Türkiye'ye Sahip Çıkmalıyız

Özet: Kissinger Türkiye'nin AB üyeliğinin olumsuz sonuçlanması durumunda ABD mutlaka ümit verecek bir şeyler yapmalıdır. Bu serbest ticaret anlaşması gibi bir şey de olabilir. "Bu benim görüşüm ama ABD yönetiminin de bu konuda bir tereddüdü olduğunu düşünmüyorum" dedi. Kissinger Türkiye'nin Avrupa sisteminin parçası olmasının stratejik önem taşıdığını belirtti. Avrupa'nın temel sorununun tek bir Avrupa oluşturmanın zorluğu, bu dış politikada birlik olunamaması olduğunu söyleyen Kissinger Türkiye'nin başarılı bir politika sürdürdüğünü belirtti.

4/17

5. DÜNYA

Publication: Dünya Gazetesi

Heading: Kissinger: Withdrawing from Iraq would result in a spillover of the crisis.

**Summary:** In Istanbul as a guest of Akbank Corporate Banking, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger opposed an immediate pullout from Iraq claiming that a troop withdrawal would further deepen the crisis and cause it to spill over to other countries. Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı Dinçer shared her views on the US policy in the region adding that the US must pay attention to the sensitivity Turkey displays in preserving the balance in the region. Kissinger said the US would not prefer the Iraqi border to be crossed. Kissinger underscored the fact that the US and Turkey have common views on important issues.

Yayın: Dünya Gazetesi

Başlık: Kissinger: Irak'tan asker çekme krizi sıçratır

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak İstanbul'a gelen ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger Irak'tan derhal asker çekilmesi görüşüne karşı çıkarak "Asker çekilmesi halinde krizin daha da derinleşeceğini ve diğer ülkelere de sıçrayacağını" söyledi. Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, ABD'nin, Türkiye'nin bölgesindeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermesi gerektiğini belirtti. Kissinger Türkiye'nin sınır ötesi operasyon düzenlemesini ABD'nin tercih etmeyeceğini söyledi. İran'ın nükleer güç olmasının BM Güvenlik Konseyi'nin altını oyacağını ve diğer ülkelerin de silahlanma yoluna gideceğini söyledi. Kissinger ABD ve Türkiye'nin önemli konularda ortak görüşleri olduğuna inandığını vurguladı.

5/17

6. REFERANS

Publication: Referans

Journalist: News Room

Heading: No attack should be launched against the Kurdish region from Turkey

**Summary:** Speaking at the conference as the guest of Akbank Corporate Banking, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said "No attacks should be launched from Turkey into the Kurdish area. Of course neither should an attack be launched into Turkey from there." Sharing her views with Dr Kissinger, Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı Dinçer said, "It would be difficult for a solution that has not been agreed to by Turkey to be a lasting one."

Yayın: Referans

Gazeteci: Haber Merkezi

Başlık: Türkiye'den Kürt Bölgesine Bir Saldırı Olmamalıdır

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık'ın davetlisi olarak bir konferans veren ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, "Türkiye'den Kürt bölgesine bir saldırı olmaması gerekiyor. Tabi oradan da Türkiye'ye olmamsı gerekiyor "dedi. ABD'nin bölgedeki politikaları ile ilgili görüşlerini Kissinger'la paylaşan Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, "Türkiye'nin katılmadığı, onaylamadığı bir bölgesel çözümün kalıcı olması zor olacaktır" şeklinde konuştu.

6/17

# 7. REFERANS

**Publication:** Referans

**Journalist:** Cengiz Çandar

**Heading:** With Kissinger on the discourse about intervention into northern Iraq

**Summary:** Dr Henry Kissinger, regarded as the greatest living strategic brain in the world is aware of the great anger Turkey feels against the terrorist activities the PKK conducts by infiltrating into Turkish soil from northern Iraq and regards Turkey's concerns right and legitimate. However, he believes that there should not be a military operation. In the conference he was invited as a guest speaker by Akbank Kissinger said, "Infiltration (of the PKK) should be responded to not by national but by internationally acknowledged policies."

**Yayın:** Referans

**Gazeteci:** Cengiz Çandar

**Başlık:** Kissinger ile Kuzey Irak'a müdahale Söylemine Dair

**Özet:** Dünyanın yaşayan en büyük stratejik beyni olarak görülen Dr. Henry Kissinger Türkiye'nin PKK'nın Kuzey Irak topraklarını kullanıp Türkiye topraklarına sızarak gerçekleştirdiği Terörist Eylemlere büyük öfke duyduğunun farkında ve Türkiye'nin kaygılarını haklı ve meşru görüyor. Ancak askeri müdahalenin olmaması gerektiğini düşünüyor. Kissinger Akbank'ın davetlisi olarak İstanbul'da verdiği konferansta şu sözleri kullandı: "(PKK) sızmaya, ulusal değil uluslararası düzeyde politikalarla karşı konulmalı."

7/17

8. STAR

Publication: Star

Journalist: News Room

Heading: Henry Kissinger: Turkey should not enter northern Iraq

**Summary:** US former Secretary of State said the US should have entered Iraq at the outset with more troops. In Turkey as the guest of Akbank, Kissinger said in the event Iraq is divided and a Kurdish state is set up, it would have repercussions for Turkey. Saying, "The best thing is for Iraq not to be divided." He added, "Those in the US believe they are not being fought against in the Kurdish region and so they do not want to fight the Kurds. In my opinion there should not be an attack from Turkey into the Kurdish region. Of course, there should be no attacks launched from there to Turkey either."

Yayın: Star

Gazeteci: Haber Merkezi

Başlık: Henry Kissinger: Türkiye K. Irak'a Girmemeli

Özet: ABD Dışişleri eski bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, ABD'nin ırak'a en baştan daha fazla askerle girmesi gerektiğini söyledi. Akbank'ın davetlisi olarak Türkiye'de bulunan Kissinger, Irak'ın bölünüp bir Kürt devletinin kurulması halinde Türkiye'ye etkileri olacağını söyledi. "Türkiye açısından en iyisi ırak'ın bölünmemesidir" şeklinde konuşan Kissinger, "ABD'dekiler Kürt bölgesinde kendileriyle savaşılmadığını düşünüyor. Kürtlerle savaşmak istemiyorlar. Bana göre Türkiye'den Kürt bölgesine saldırı olmaması gerekiyor. Tabii oradan da Türkiye'ye olmaması gerekiyor" dedi.

8/17

9. HÜRRİYET

Publication: Hürriyet

Journalist: Hürriyet Economy

Heading: Turkey is an oasis in the region with its economy

**Summary:** In Istanbul for a conference as Akbank Corporate Banking guest speaker, Kissinger met with Akbank management. Suzan Dinçer Sabancı shared her views about the US policy in the region with Kissinger saying that the US must pay attention to the sensitivity Turkey displays in preserving the balance in the region. She added that it would be difficult for a solution that has not been agreed to by Turkey to be a lasting one and that stability in Turkey and the region is for the benefit of the entire world peace.

Yayın: Hürriyet

Gazeteci: Hürriyet Ekonomi

Başlık: Türkiye, ekonomisi ile bölgenin vahası

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak bir konferans vermek üzere İstanbul'da bulunan Kissinger Sabancı Center'da Akbank yönetimi ile bir araya geldi. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer ABD'nin bölgedeki politikaları ile ilgili görüşlerini Kissinger ile paylaştı. Sabancı Dinçer, ABD Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermelidir. Bölgedeki en önemli güç unsuru olan Türkiye'nin katılmadığı, onaylamadığı çözümün kalıcı olması zor olacaktır. Türkiye dinamik ekonomisi ve istikrarı ile bölgede bir vahadır. Türkiye'de ve bölgede istikrar tüm dünya barışının yararınadır" dedi.

9/17

10. HÜRRİYET

Publication: Hürriyet

Journalist: Fatih Çekirge-Hürriyet Ankara

Heading: There is the US in the middle

**Summary:** In the general news item entitled Northern Iraq, Kissinger's messages have been included. In the news item entitled "Do not enter" Kissinger gave the message that the US would not allow Turkey to intervene in Iraq. He said Turkey would rightly respond to the infiltration from across the Iraqi border. I would prefer that these infiltrations would be prevented through an internationally acknowledged arrangement. The US reaction to this would be in the form of trying to understand the problem. But crossing the border would not be seen by the US as a preferable outcome.

Yayın: Hürriyet

Gazeteci: Fatih Çekirge-Hürriyet Ankara

Başlık: Ortada ABD Var

Özet: Kuzey Irak konulu genel haber içinde Kissinger'ın mesajlarına da ayrıca yer verilmiştir. "Girmeyin" başlıklı haberde Kissinger "Türkiye'nin Irak'a girmesine ABD'nin müsaade etmeyeceği mesajını verdi. Türkiye haklı olarak Irak sınırından sızmalara karşı gelecektir. Uluslararası olarak önlenmesini tercih ederim. ABD'nin tepkisi ise sorunu anlamaktan geçecektir. Ama sınırın aşılmasını tercih edilen bir sonuç olarak görmeyecektir." dedi.

10/17

## 11. TAKVİM

**Publication:** Takvim

**Journalist:** News Room

**Heading:** Turkey is a regional power

**Summary:** Abank Executive Board Member Suzan Dinçer Sabancı said the US must pay attention to the sensitivity Turkey displays in preserving the balance in the region adding, “Turkey is the most important element of power in the region”. In Istanbul as Akbank Corporate Banking guest, Kissinger met with Akbank management. In the conference organised by Akbank Kissinger said The US would not be pleased with Turkey’s entering northern Iraq. Dr. Kissinger also said he had met with Mr Ali Babacan.

**Yayın:** Takvim

**Gazeteci:** Haber Merkezi

**Başlık:** Türkiye Bölgesel Güç

**Özet:** Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer ABD'nin Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermesi gerektiğini belirterek "Türkiye bölgedeki en önemli güç unsurudur" dedi. Akbank'ın davetlisi olarak İstanbul'da bulunan ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, Akbank yönetimi ile bir araya geldi. Kissinger düzenlenen konferansta ABD'nin, Türkiye'nin Kuzey ırak'a girmesini hoş karşılamayacağını belirtti. Kissinger Ali Babacan'la da görüştüğünü söyledi.

11/17

12. TÜRKİYE

Publication: Türkiye

Journalist: Mehmet Gel

Heading: A solution without Turkey is not possible in the region

**Summary:** In Istanbul for a conference as Akbank Corporate Banking guest speaker, Kissinger met with Akbank management. Kissinger joined the dinner reception held in his honour by Akbank Executive Board member Suzan Dinçar Sabancı following the conference. Sharing her views about US policiy in the region, Dinçer said, Turkey is the most important element of power in the region.. The continuation of stability in Turkey and the region is for the benefit of first and foremost the US and the whole world. The entire world hopes that a lasting peace would be achieved within the framework of Iraq's territorial integrity and thus there would be no more need for a US presence in the region.

Yayın: Türkiye

Gazeteci: Mehmet Gel

Başlık: Bölgede Türkiyesiz Çözüm Mümkün Değil

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak İstanbul'da bulunan ABD Dışişleri eski bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, Akbank yönetimi ile bir araya geldi. Kissinger konferansı takiben de Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer tarafından onuruna düzenlenen resepsiyona katıldı. ABD'nin bölgedeki politikaları ile ilgili görüşlerini Kissinger ile paylaşan Dinçer, "Türkiye bölgedeki en önemli güç unsurudur. Türkiye ve bölgede istikrarın sürekliliği, başta ABD'nin güvenliği olmak üzere tüm dünya barışının yararındadır. Tüm dünyanın umudu Irak'ın toprak bütünlüğü çerçevesinde kalıcı bir barışın sağlanması ve ABD'nin bölgedeki varlığına ihtiyaç kalmaması yönündedir" dedi.

12/17

13. YENİ ŞAFAK

Publication: Yeni Şafak

Journalist: Helin Şahin

Heading: Kissinger: Turkey would put an end to the war in Iraq

**Summary:** Kissinger suggested that the countries in the region should meet in Turkey to end the war in Iraq. He said if an international framework is created the war would end and Turkey can do that. Kissinger added that northern Iraq was the only region where Amercan troops were not being killed and that therefore the US did not want to confront the Kurds. He added saying, "No attacks shoud be launched from Turkey into the Kurdish area. Of course neither should an attack be launched into Turkey from there." Kissinger also said, the US should have entered Iraq at the outset with more troops. He also argued that the US would not want a military operation to be launched against northern Iraq by Turkey and that such an operation would upset the entire plan of the US.

Yayın: Yeni Şafak

Gazeteci: Helin Şahin

Başlık: Kissinger: Irak'taki Savaşı Türkiye bitirir

Özet: Kissinger, Irak'taki savaşı bitirmek için bölge ülkelerinin İstanbul'da toplanmasını önerdi ve "Uluslararası çerçeve oluşturulursa savaş biter. Bunu da Türkiye yapabilir" dedi. Kissinger Kuzey Irak'ın Amerikalılar'ın öldürülmediği tek bölge olduğunu ve bu yüzden ABD'nin Kürtleri karşısına almak istemediğini söyledi. Kissinger "Türkiye'den Kürt bölgesine, oradan da Türkiye'ye bir saldırı olmamalı" dedi. ABD'nin Irak'a en baştan daha fazla askerle girmesi gerektiğini söyledi. Türkiye'nin Kuzey Irak'a yönelik bir askeri harekatını ABD'nin istemeyeceğini savundu. "Bu harekat ABD'nin hesaplarını alt üst edebilir" dedi.

13/17

14. VATAN

Publication: Vatan

Journalist: News Room

Heading: Kissinger: If the US withdraws, the crisis would deepen and extend al the way to Indonesia.

Summary: In Istanbul as Akbank Corporate Banking's guest former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger said, "In the event of a withdrawal from Iraq the crisis would deepen and spillover into other countries and its impact would be felt from Morocco to Indonesia.." Emphasizing the fact that after NATO was formed Turkey had been their most reliable partner Kissinger conceded that he had a liking for Turkey. Stating that it was of an outstanding strategic importance that Turkey became a part of the European system, he added that none of the countries in the region followed a line that was similar to that of European countries.

Yayın: Vatan

Gazeteci: Haber Merkezi

Başlık: Kissinger: ABD Irak'tan Çekilirse Kriz Derinleşip Endonezya'ya Uzanır

Özet: Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak İstanbul'a gelen eski ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, "Irak'tan asker çekilmesi halinde kriz derinleşir ve diğer ülkelere de sızra, etkisi Fas'tan Endonezya'ya uzanır" dedi. NATO'nun oluşumundan sonra üye ülkelerden en güvenilir ortaklarının Türkiye olduğunu vurgulayan Kissinger Türkiye'ye sempati duyduğunu belirtti. Türkiye'nin Avrupa sisteminin parçası olabilmesinin olağanüstü stratejik önem taşıdığını belirten Kissinger, Türkiye dışında buradaki ülkelerin hiçbirinin Avrupa ülkelerininkine benzer bir çizgi göstermediklerini söyledi.

14/17

15. RADİKAL

Publication: Radikal

Reporter: Beril Köseoğlu

Title: 'The US' problem is border security'

**Summary:** US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger regarded as 'doyen of US foreign policy' and who has had a hand in many military coups, wars and assassinations in countries ranging from Vietnam to East Timor, form South America to Africa gave a conference in Istanbul yesterday. Kissinger said, 'If Turkey intervenes in northern Iraq, the initial reaction of the US would be to try to understand the problem. But the US would not want Turkey to engage in a military operation at this stage'. The doyen of US diplomacy praised Turkey's EU strategy: "Turkey is following a very prudent policy. The reforms are useful in the long term. I talked to the minister responsible for EU affairs and got a positive impression. The problem is whether the EU will accept a Turkey who has met its EU obligations. It would be more appropriate to wait for a long term approval for EU accession. If not, the US would help out."

16/17

16. TODAY'S ZAMAN

Publication: Today's Zaman

Reporter: News Center

Title: Kissinger Says Turkish Membership in EU is Curical

**Summary:** Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger delivered a keynote address to an audience gathered at Sabancı center for a conference organized by Akbank. Kissinger admitted that the US has caused damaged at times in other countries but stated that most of the damage the US does is unintentional. He asserted that an immediate withdrawal of US troops would cause violence to spread neighboring countries. In his speech Kissinger also stated that EU needs a political identity of what it is going to do in the world Turkey is of an extraordinary strategic and political importance for the European Union.

17/17

JUN 04 2007

Jessee LePorin

From: Dicle Kutlay [dkutlay@medyaevi.com.tr]

Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 8:21 AM

To: jleporin@kmaglobal.com

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6/4/2007

Publication: Akşam

Journalist: Mehveş Evin

Heading: For Turkey, if the EU does not work out, the US will

Summary: In Istanbul to attend the Bilderberg meeting, former US Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger, regarded by some as the "greatest living strategic mind in the world" and for some the architect of military coups in Latin America in the 70's, is a "seasoned" politician whose experience dates back to the Cold War years and the Vietnam War. In his presentation at the Sabancı Center where he spoke as a guest of Akbank, Kissinger often referred to the "international system". Former US Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger suggested that in the event the EU did not accept Turkey's full membership, Ankara should establish closer ties with the US. He said, "In order to cope with the new situation in the world, one should get over national and historical issues and baggage. Do not take this as an imposition of the US's own views. We need to listen to each other. You should not be the target of so many attacks. Preventing the nuclear armament in Iran should be the international system's foremost engagement. It is inevitable for the US to intervene. Most of the damage we have recently inflicted has been inadvertent."

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KURT POLİTİKACI KISSINGER

Türkiye için
AB olmazsa
ABD olur

**BILDERBERG** için Türkiye'ye gelen ABD'nin eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger (84), Irak savaşının mimarlarından. Türkiye için 'AB olmazsa ABD'yle daha yakın işbirliği yapın' dedi.

MEHVEŞ EVİN YAZDI SAYFA 12'DE

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2.6.2007

Publication : Hürses
Journalist : News Room
Heading : Kissinger in Istanbul

**Summary:** In Istanbul to give a conference as Akbank Corporate Banking Group keynote speaker, US former Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger met with Akbank management at Sabancı Center. Following the conference, Kissinger joined the dinner reception given in his honour by Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı. During the reception where the leading members of the Turkish business community were present, Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı shared her views on US policies concerning the region with Kissinger. She said, "The US must pay attention to Turkey's sensitivity on maintaining the balance in the region. Turkey is the most important power in the region. It would be difficult for a solution not approved and not agreed to by Turkey to be lasting. Turkey is an oasis of stability in the region with its dynamic economy. The maintenance of stability in Turkey and in the region is for the benefit of first and foremost the security of the US and world peace at large. The whole world hopes that a lasting peace is achieved in Iraq and that consequently there would be no need for US presence in the region."

Kissinger İstanbul'da

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kbank Murahhas Ûyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, ABD'nin, Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermesi gerektiğini belirterek, "Türkiye, bölgedeki en önemli güç unsurudur. Türkiye'nin katılmadığı, onaylamadığı bir bölgesel çözümün kalıcı olması zor olacaktır" dedi. Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak konferans vermek üzere İstanbul'da bulunan ABD Dışişleri eski Bakanı Henry Kissinger, Sabancı Center'da Akbank yönetimi ile bir araya geldi.

Kissinger, konferansı takiben de Akbank Murahhas
Üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer tarafından, onuruna
düzenlenen resepsiyona katıldı. Türk iş dünyasının
önde gelen temsilcilerinin de davetli olduğu resep-
siyonda, Akbank Murahhas Üyesi Suzan Sabancı
Dinçer, ABD'nin bölgedeki politikaları ile ilgili
görüşlerini Kissinger ile paylaştı. Sabancı Dinçer,
şunları kaydetti:

"ABD, Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermelidir. Türkiye, bölgedeki en önemli güç unsurudur. Türkiye'nin katılmadığı, onaylamadığı bir bölgesel çözümün kalıcı olması zor olacaktır.

Türkiye, dinamik ekonomisi ve istikrarı ile bölgede
bir vahadır. Türkiye'de ve bölgede istikrarın sürekliliği
başta ABD'nin güvenliği olmak üzere tüm dünya
barışının yararındır. Tüm dünyanın umudu, Irak'ın
toprak bütünlüğü çerçevesinde kalıcı bir barışın
sağlanması ve böylelikle ABD'nin bölgedeki varlığına
ihtiyaç kalmaması yönündedir." Suzan Sabancı
Dinçer ayrıca, Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık
Bölümü'nün dünyada alanının en yetkin kişilerini
Türkiye'ye davet ederek, bir tartışma platformu yarat-
mayı ve iş dünyasına vizyon kazandırmayı amaçladığını
söyledi. Sabancı Dinçer bu kapsamda, Henry
Kissinger'i, "ABD'nin İran ile ilişkilerine yönelik kri-
tik kararlar almaya hazırlandığı bir dönemde" Türk iş
dünyası ile bir araya getirmekten mutluluk
duyduklarını sözlerine ekledi. (İstanbul, aa)

Publication : Turkish Daily News
Journalist : Mehmet Ali Birand
Heading : The military thinks differently

Summary: American Guests at the Bilderberg Conference, before entering Ritz Carlton attended various meetings and tried to understand Turkey. Especially Dr. Henry Kissinger during the speech he made at the conference held by Akbank, and the question he asked with Richard Holbrooke at the breakfast meeting showed what they were curious about. One issue is the civilian-military relations and the other is a possible incursion into northern Iraq by Turkey. Both are worried. They don't think that AKP is out to change the system. On the issue of a possible Turkish intervention into Northern Iraq, both believe it is a trap and they also are sure that the Turkish military will not commit such a mistake

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    <td>Journalist</td>
    <td>: Tamer Çetin</td>
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    <td>Heading</td>
    <td>: Big states commit big errors</td>
   </tr>
  </table>

Summary: At the conference entitled "Global Developments and Turkey—Taking Lessons from the Past and Understanding the future" where he was the keynote speaker as the guest of Akbank Corporate Banking, former US Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger gave clues about the way recent developments on the world scene were interpreted by the US. Kissinger's comments that the US adopts the inviolability of the borders of Iraq with Syria and Iran, suggested to his concern that a probable Turkish military operation into Iraq would open the door for an Iranian intervention. Stating that no matter how strong a nation might be in our day, it was impossible for a single state to find solutions to all problems, Kissinger said the environment and disarmament would have wide-ranging implications and that they should be dealt with on a global scale. He reiterated that the damage inflicted by the US stemmed from its goodwill and that the damage was incurred inadvertently.

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     Publication
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     Radikal
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     Journalist
    </td>
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     News Room
    </td>
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     Heading
    </td>
    <td>
     Turkey is a regional Oasis
    </td>
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Summary: In Istanbul to give a conference as Akbank Corporate Banking Group keynote speaker, US former Sec. Of State Henry Kissinger met with Akbank management at Sabancı Center. Following the conference, Kissinger joined the dinner reception given in his honour by Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı. During the reception where the leading members of the Turkish business community were present, Akbank Executive Board Member Suzan Sabancı shared her views on US policies concerning the region with Kissinger. She said, "The US must pay attention to Turkey's sensitivity on maintaining the balance in the region. Turkey is the most important power in the region. It would be difficult for a solution not approved and not agreed to by Turkey to be lasting. Turkey is an oasis of stability in the region with its dynamic economy. The maintenance of stability in Turkey and in the region is for the benefit of first and foremost the security of the US and world peace at large. The whole world hopes that a lasting peace is achieved in Iraq and that consequently there would be no need for US presence in the region."

Eski ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Kissinger, Suzan Sabancı'nın onuruna verdiği resepsiyona katıldı.

## Suzan Sabancı: Türkiye bölgesel bir vahadır

İSTANBUL - Akbank murahhas üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, ABD'nin, Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermesi gerektiğini söyledi. Sabancı, "Türkiye'nin katılmadığı bölgesel çözümün kalıcı olması zor olacaktır. Türkiye, dinamik ekonomisi ve istikranyla bölgede bir vahadır" dedi. Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Gru-bu'nun davetlisi olarak İstanbul'a gelen eski ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Dr. Henry Kissinger, önceki gün Sabancı Center'da Akbank yönetimiyle bir araya geldi. Dr. Kissenger, ardından, Akbank murahhas üyesi Suzan Sabancı Dinçer'in düzenlediği resepsiyona katıldı.

Reseipsiyonda ABD'nin bölgedeki politikalarıyla ilgili görüşlerini Kissinger'a aktaran Suzan Sabancı şöyle konuştu: "ABD, Türkiye'nin bölgedeki dengelerin korunması konusunda gösterdiği hassasiyete önem vermeli. Türkiye bölgedeki en önemli güç unsuru. Türkiye'nin onaylamadığı bölgesel çözümün kalıcı olması zor ola-caktır. Türkiye, dinamik ekonomisi ve istikrarıyla bölgede vahadır. Dünyanın umudu, Irak'ın toprak bütünlüğü çerçevesinde kalıcı barışın sağlanması ve böylelikle ABD'nin bölgedeki varlığına ihtiyaç kalmaması yönündedir."

### En yetkin kişilerle tartışma platformu

Suzan Sabancı, ayrıca, Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Bölümü'nün dünyada alanının en yetkin kişilerini Türkiye'ye davet ederek, tartışma platformu yaratmayı ve iş dünyasına vizyon kazandırmayı amaçladığını söyledi. Sabancı Dinçer bu kapsamda, ABD dış politikası-na yıllarca yön vermiş olan Kissinger'ı, ABD'nin İran ile ilişkilerine yönelik kritik kararlar almaya hazırlandı-ğı bir dönemde Türk iş dünyasıyla bir araya getirmek-ten mutluluk duyuklarını sözlerine ekledi. (Radikal)

Publication : Posta
Journalist : Mehmet Ali Birand
Heading : The military thinks differently

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Bu e-posta ve muhtemel eklerinde verilen bilgiler kişiye özel ve gizli olup, yalnızca mesajda belirlenen alıcı ile ilgilidir. Size yanlışlıkla ulaşmışsa lütfen göndericiye bilgi veriniz, mesajı siliniz ve içeriğini başka bir kişiye açıklamayınız, herhangi bir ortama kopyalamayınız. Bu mesaj aksi sözleşme ile belirtilmedikçe herhangi bir finansal işlem teklifi, alımı, satımı veya herhangi bir havalenin teyidi gibi bankacılık işlemi yapılması amacını taşımamaktadır. Verilen tüm bilgilerin doğruluğu ve bütünlüğünün garantisi verilmemekte olup, önceden bildirilmeksizin değiştirilebilecektir. Bu mesajın içeriği Bankamızın resmi görüşlerini yansıtmayabileceğinden Akbank T.A.Ş. hiçbir hukuki sorumluluğu kabul etmez.

6/11/2007

1- Why doesn't the US government push the Kurdish regional government in N.Iraq to absolutely cause aiding the PKK. Don't they see that Turkey is being pushed to intervene, which will be disastrous for all involved?

2- If as you suggest, an Iraq, national identity doesn't exist (artificial border etc) how can the division of the country along ethnic lines be prevented?

3- In the light of the fact, that Iran emerged as a regional power, stretching its arms from Afghanistan to Lebanon, and developing a nuclear program rapidly;

a. Do you think, that the US invasion of Iraq contributed to that situation, by creating a suitable environment for Iran to increase its influence

b. Do you think a war against Iran is likely and possible? If yes, what would the US expectation from Turkey in terms of contributing to the war

4- Mehvesh Evin, Akşam-Executive Editor

Sir,

a. How would you describe 'a legitimate outcome' in Iraq?

b. What will happen if the country (Iraq) will be divided in 3? How will this affect Turkey?

c. How do you comment on the US-Turkish relations especially after Turkey decided not to join the war in Iraq? What outcomes does this bring for Turkey?

d. What is your comment on the Kurdish problem?

e. Are you still advising the President? And the Pope?

f. Would you please describe Turkey's position in detail? You talked about national-historical aspects- do you think they should be put aside to create a new environment. e.g; to adapt to the international system?

5- Is there an established American policy in relation to peak oil and its impact on world civilization?

6- Aydın Künutku

What are your thoughts on knowledge transfer? How does it minimize the unintentionally made mistakes? From both governments + corporations point. Thank you.

7- Cengiz A.

When you are ruling the power should you take notice of the legality and apart from the natural, historical legal bases can you create legality bases according to your plots?

8- Hakan Tansel

Mr. Kissinger, Would it be appropriate to use the "strategic partnership" terminology to define U.S.-Turkish relations in today's world or not?

9- Military in Turkey, always intervenes to the political process. In the last month, Chief of General Stuff, warned the government again about 'Islamic movements' in the country. Is that so far for Turkey to be a democratic state?

10- Yusuf Ergen-Eko Politik

How do you foresee the re-emerging influence of Russia to the Middle Asia politically, and the influence of Russia moderately to global policies and also let me ask the influence of Russia to the energy policies? Can we say a post-modern Cold War era is on the road?

11- Nurten Evrenoğlu

a. 2 years ago, the speaker in your feet, Mr. Huntington, described three roles possible for Turkey

i. Being a regional leader

ii. Being a religious (Islamic) leader

iii. Being a national (Turkic people) leader

What direction, you think, Turkey is going right now? Do you think of another option?

b. As you spoke about "nation state" current EU is about to break-up between "French" and "German" vision for Europe. German model describe Europe as "city states" with a covering "Bundestag" vs. French visualize it more as a "soulstate" which one do you think would win?

12- Hüseyin Kıvılcım

What are the main obstacles and advantages for Turkey in shaping its future?

13- Mehmet Araslı-Investor

During your active diplomatic career what has been your most difficult problem to solve?

14- Dursun Akbulut

Because of increasing demand for energy there will be more countries to invest and develop nuclear technology to produce energy which means more countries will have nuclear power and most probably they will use it in army purposes when needed. What is your expectation whether the world peace will appear by catastrophe or by agreement?

15- Turkey in the region: what is the likelihood that Turkey will grow more friendly relations with Iran and Russia, and how would the US react?

16- Great Middle East Project of the US: please comment on the feasibility and the realistic time frame with possible consequences

17- A. Özer Erman

What would be the main reason that, USA, Turkey's strategic partner, is not in favor/does not support an operation in northern Iraq against PKK... P.S: USA is in Iraq to intervene in a problem that bothers USA from miles away...

18- What can go wrong in the countries you mentioned if the US troops pull out of Iraq.

19- Cem Sipahi

a. Do you really think there is a central government controlling its territories fully in Iraq right now? After having the US troops removed from within, do you suppose the different ethnic minorities clash with each other concluding in a mass war of religion throughout the Asia?

b. You have been defining the current US as a political unit with terms such as "nation state". Do you think the US foreign policy is determined by its own government? What about extremely influential interest groups?

c. "What is necessary?" As highly flexible as a term. Behind this, hides the very hypocrisy of committing crime in the name of state interest. Do you agree?

20- Faruk Bil

a. I would like to refer to your book called "world restored" and make an analogy to the growing revolutionary pursuit of Islam which makes diplomatic solutions often impossible. Are chances higher today that some of the revolutionary forces are

weakened because alternative approaches gain ground? May the Turkish
experience help with this? Is Turkey's EU membership *curial* in this regard?

b. I would like to make another analogy, again from the same book; back in 1822 the British public opinion's rigidity against the "concert of Europe" caused an unbridgeable gulf of conception between Britain and continental Europe. The foreign minister at that time, Minister Castlereagh had a "mighty" fight to change it. This reminds me very much the current relations between Turkey and France. "Does France not need a Castlereagh?"

c. Do you think that the peace of 1919 has really ended the peace in the Middle East. Can Turkey and Northern Iraq built a common economics future that helps social and political flexibilities? What would be the impact of such a scenario in the region and the European Community?

21- Önder Özar-Ambassador (Rtd)

In view of the deteriorating atmosphere concerning the US-Turkish relations, what are the right steps to be undertaken from both sides to reach a more reliable and productive partnerships?

22- Akın Emre-Samanyolu Haber

Is it possible to avoid a possible war in northern Iraq? Turkish community suffered a lot from the terrorism and expects cooperation from US. What would you do if you were the Turkey's Foreign Minister now? This is very hard task. We are *allies* w/US and US don't want it, since they see Kurdish region as success. How you would solve this dilemma?

23- Ahu Özyurt-CNN Türk

The USA and Iran briefly *abited* to talk on Iraq. Do you believe both sides are ready for a more comprehensive dialogue?

24- When will Iraq become a nation?

25- Two American fighter jets violated Turkish border lines for four minutes. Do you think whether the incident is a sign of a decline in American-Turkish relationships regarding Northern Iraq?

26- On the issue of Iraq you've drawn a picture. Mostly based on political situations, but most people believe economic reasons are most decisive than political ones, specifically all companies. What are your comments on that? Today, the head for a military operation in Northern Iraq, and waiting for political decision. What would be the consequences of that? There is a growing anti-US sentiment in Turkey. Do you agree with that? What are your comments?

27- Bianca Kaiser (İstanbul Kültür University)

Dear Dr. Kissinger, How do you evaluate the potential of the new Germany to sustain The European Peace Project, especially with reference to Turkey's future EU membership and France's opposition to it? Thank you

28- What role lies ahead for Turkey as far as so called the greater Middle East Project is concerned?

29- How do you evaluate Turkey's EU perspective? Do you think "too late for divorce but too early for marriage" as far as Turkey - EU relations are concerned?

30- Yıldırım Aktürk

Within 20 years it is most likely that China will surpass USA as No:1 economic pauser.
USA is not managing the world issues as a just leader due to Neo Con's one sided
shallow approach about Greater Middle East(BOP) Policies UN security council is not
functioning as it should in resolving disputes because of too one sided and pro - Israel
policies of USA. Any comments?

31- Dear Kissinger, How do you see the progression of Cyprus issue ten years from now?
Thanks.

32- What if Turkey opts not to enter the EU?

33- What is America's benefit in case Turkey enters the EU?

34- Yetkin İnanöz

Turkey is always in the necessity to adapt itself to the major countries. Do you think Turkey can lead the world politics sometime in the future?

35- Why does the US not really help Turkey on the PKK issue?

36- Despite the growth of AI - Kaida in Iraq in the recent yeas, it remains a marginal organization, while the former cadres of the secular Baath party constitute the backbone of the Iraq resistance. In the light of this, do you think that it could be part of the exit strategy for the USA to reinstate the Bath government, at the least in the Sunni parts of Iraq?

37- The Turkish Parliament has refused to send military power to Iraq on march 1st 2003.
How did this resolution influence the relations between US and Turkish governments? Do
you think that it was a mistake? If the parliament had accepted it, would the relations with
US and Turkish governments be better today? Could you please access the foreign
policy of the Turkish government?

38- Turkey's operation to Northern Iraq, how does US reacts, do you think that operation is a good II step? Do you think that US will have a military operation to Iraq?

39- Mehmet Yoruk-DYH Finance Coordinator

If Mr. Kissinger was the minister of foreign affairs of Turkey, how he would try to solve;

a. PKK attacks on Turkish borders from the base in Iraq.

b. Stressful relations with USA given US support for Kurdish Government in Iraq.

40- Who is the deep state of the world?

41- Polat Çelikkan

We see there is something going wrong in US - Turkish relations. We know the official statements. What is really going on?

42- L.Burla

How should Turkey go about to solve the Kurdish (PKK) problem?

43- H.Necdet Aydoğan-Founder of Planet TEK Environment Technology

Dear Kissinger, You are warning us about the consequences of Global Warming and I am having serious doubts about the US admin approaching this issue with sincerity. As a matter of fact I do not believe that she is sincere at all. How can one country the USA be so arrogant ad so ignorant about an issue like Global Warming? I trust your sincerity.

44- A.Çağrı Özer

European system or integrated China what would be the right choice for Turkey?

a. After Arafat and Esad Do you believe Middle East is under control?

News before the conference – In summary

**Date:** 31 May 2007

**Publication:** Radikal

**Journalist:**

**Heading:** A Globalization Lesson from Henry Kissinger

**Summary:** Kissinger arrived at Istanbul yesterday, to give a conference as guest of Akbank Corporate Banking Group. Kissinger will today give a conference titled, "Global Developments and Turkey; Deriving Lessons from the Past and the Comprehending the Future". The conference will be chaired by Prof. Dr. İlter Turan.

**Date:** 31 May 2007

**Publication:** Sabah

**Journalist:** Yalçın Bel/Merkez

**Heading:** Kissinger in Istanbul for Akbank's Conference

**Summary:** Corporate Banking Group of Akbank brought the former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Turkey. Kissinger's private plane yesterday landed at Istanbul for the conference. Kissinger will today give a conference titled, "Global Developments and Turkey; Deriving Lessons from the Past and the Comprehending the Future". Kissinger is designated as one of the leading statesman of the 20th century.

**Date:** 31 May 2007

**Publication:** Takvim

**Journalist:** Haber Merkezi

**Heading:** Henry Kissinger in Istanbul

**Summary:** Kissinger, one of the most important politicians of the 21st century has come to Istanbul as guest of Akbank Corporate Banking Group. Kissinger will give a conference today at Sabancı Center. Kissinger will convey his observations and experiences on world politics, future scenarios and lessons to be derived from the past.

**Date:** 31 May 2007

**Publication:** Türkiye

**Journalist:** Cüneyt Bitikçioğlu

**Summary:** Kissinger, one of the most important living political scientists of the 21st century arrived yesterday at Istanbul by a private plane as Akbank's guest. Kissinger, who is one of significant politicians of the 21st century, will give a conference titled, "Global Developments and Turkey; Deriving Lessons from the Past and the Comprehending the Future" at the Sabancı Center.

**Date:** 31 May 2007

**Publication:** Vatan

**Journalist:** Haber Merkezi

**Heading:** Kissinger in Turkey

**Summary:** One of the world's most outstanding political scientists Kissinger, who will give a conference at Sabancı Center as guest of Akbank Corporate Banking Group, arrived at Istanbul yesterday by a private plane. Kissinger will give a conference titled, "Global Developments and Turkey; Deriving Lessons from the Past and the Comprehending the Future" at Sabancı Center. The conference will be chaired by Prof. Dr. İlter Turan.

the Future" on 31 May at Sabancı Center as the guest of Akbank Corporate Banking Group. It is expressed in the statement made by Akbank that Akbank Corporate Banking Group, which hosts world-renowned names every year in Turkey with the purpose of establishing a platform on which diverse opinions can be discussed freely, will bring this year the former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Turkey to give a conference. It was declared that Kissinger will take up some issues such as world and US politics, the effects of international relationships on economy and security, lessons from the past and future scenarios.

**Date** : 27.05.2007

**Publication** : Akşam

**Journalist** : Haber Merkezi

**Heading** : Henry Kissinger coming for Akbank

**Summary:** Akbank Corporate Banking Group is bring the former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Turkey. Kissinger will give a conference titled, "Global Developments and Turkey - Deriving Lessons from the Past and the Comprehending the Future" on 31 May at Sabancı Center. Kissinger, who will take up issues such as world and US politics, the effects of international relationships on economy and security, lessons from the past and future scenarios in his speech, is designated as one the most significant statesman of the USA in the 20th century. After leaving his post at the government, Kissinger had founded the international consulting firm 'Kissinger Associates'. Kissinger at present gives counsel to companies on investment opportunities and state relations as the chairman of the Kissinger Associates.

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# Henry Kissinger
## Türkiye'ye geliyor

İSTANBUL - Farklı fikirlerin özgürce tartışalacağı bir platformın oluşturmak amacıyla her sene alanında dünya çapında ün yapmış isimleri Türkiye'ye getiren Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık, bu yıl da ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger'i Türkiye'ye getiriyor. ABD'nin 20. yüzyılda yetiştirdiği en büyük devlet adamlarından biri olarak gösterilen

Kissinger, 31 Mayıs'ta Sabancı Center'da, "Küresel Gelişmeler ve Türkiye / Geçmişten Ders Almak, Geleceği Anlamak" başlıklı bir konferans verecek. Kissinger, konuşmasında dünya ve Amerika siyaseti, uluslararası ilişkilerin ekonomi ve güvenlik üzerindeki etkileri, geçmişten dersler ve gelecek senaryoları gibi konuları ele alacak.

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# Henry Kissinger
## Akbank için geliyor

AKBANK Kurumsal Bankacılık, ABD eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger’i Türkiye’ye getiriyor. Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Groupu’nun davetlisi olarak Türkiye’ye gelecek olan Kissinger, 31 Mayıs’ta, Sabancı Center’da “Küresel Gelişmeler ve Türkiye’ / Geçmişten Ders Almak, Geleceği Anlamak” başlıklı bir konferans verecek. Konuşmasında dünya ve Amerika siyaseti, uluslararası ilişkilerin ekonomi ve güvenlik üzerindeki etkileri, geçmişten dersler ve gelecek senaryoları gibi konuları ele alacak olan Kissinger, ABD’nin 20. yüzyılda geliştirdiği önemli devlet adamlarından biri olarak göstereiliyor. 1973-1977 yılları arasında ABD’nin 56. Dışişleri Bakanı olarak görev yapan Henry Kissinger, 1973 yılında Nobel Barış Ödülü’nü aldı. 1969-1975 yılları arasında ABD Başkanı Richard M. Nixon’ın Ulusal Güvenlik İşleri Asistanlığı’ını yapan Kissinger hükümetteki görevinden ayrıldıktan sonra uluslararası development firması Kissinger Associates’ı kurdu. Kissinger halen firmanın başkanı olarak şirketlere yatırım fırsatları ve devlet ilişkileri konusunda tavsiyelerde bulunuyor.

Henry Kissinger

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# Kissinger İstanbul'da ge

ABD'nin 20'nci yüzyılda yetiştirdiği en önemli devlet adamları arasında yer alan eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kissinger, 31 Mayıs'ta konfrans için Türkiye'ye geliyor. Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık Grubu'nun davetlisi olarak İstanbul'a gelmek olan Kissinger, Sabancı Center'da "Küresel Gelişmeler ve Türkiye/Geçmişten Ders Almak, Geleceği

Anlamak" konulu bir konuşma Akbank'tan yapılan açıklamalı fikirlerin özgürce tartışılacağı form yaratmak hedefiyle her yıl da dünya çapında ün yapmış isimleri Türkiye'ye getiren Akbank Kurumsal Bankacılık'ın, bu yıl d eski Dışişleri Bakanı Henry Kiss bir konferans vermek üzere Türü getireceği belirtildi.

Açıklamada Kissinger'ın kor sında, dünya ve Amerika siyase

Jesee LePorin

Tom Graham

From: Thomas Graham [tgraham@kmaglobal.com]
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 6:24 PM
To: Jessee LePorin
Cc: Paul W. Speltz; Sara Curran; J Stapleton Roy
Subject: Message for HAK - Commercial matters

SEP 2 3 2007

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I want to bring you up to date on my business-related activities in Russia.

Last week, as you know, I spent several days in Moscow and met with the Moscow representatives of the
following companies:

*   Western Union. We reviewed the tax case on which we are working with them. Things are moving in the right direction, and there is no direct action required on our part at this moment. We also discussed how we might work together to improve Western Union's outreach to key individuals and agencies in the Russian government and banking community. I will be following up.

*   Wal-Mart. A high-level Wal-Mart delegation was in Moscow to continue studying the possibility of entering the Russian market. I participated in meetings with Ambassador Bill Burns and with representatives of the Moscow Oblast Government. Wal-Mart is inching toward a decision to enter the Russian market, but is still looking for a suitable Russian partner. I will be providing them some ideas.

*   Alcoa. We discussed the current political situation in Russia and how it might impact on Alcoa's operations. We also began a discussion of how to structure Alcoa's relations with the new government, to prepare for the political transition in Russia and the corporate transition at Alcoa. We will be working on a detailed contact plan over the next several weeks.

*   Google. I received a briefing on Google's operations in Russia, and we discussed the current political situation in Russia. We have not yet identified anything concrete that Google wants KMA to work on.

*   Chevron. We discussed Chevron's activities in Russia and the former Soviet space. Chevron is working actively to get Turkmen agreement to develop a major gas field in Turkmenistan. Depending on how things play out over the next several weeks, Chevron might seek our help on this matter. (The pipeline routes Chevron is considering would impact on Russia's effort to maintain a monopoly over the export of Turkmen gas.)

Back in Washington on Monday, I briefed some Microsoft executives on Russian domestic and economic policy and discussed Russia's strategy for developing the information sector in Russia.

I plan to be in New York on Thursday and Friday this week. I know you have a tight schedule, but, if you have time, I can provide more detail on any of the issues above, as well as my impressions on Russian political developments from my conversations in Moscow last week.

9/24/2007

JUN 14 2007

FLOOR STATEMENT OF SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER (R-TN)
On Legislation to Implement the Recommendations of the Iraq Study Group

May 10, 2007

There is too much partisan game playing on the issue of Iraq. We owe it to our country and our troops to find a bipartisan consensus to support where we go from here.

We need a political solution in Washington, DC, as much as we need one in Baghdad. We need to get out of the combat business in Iraq and into the support, training, and equipping business as soon as we honorably can.

That is why Senator Salazar and I have drafted legislation to implement the recommendations of the bipartisan Baker-Hamilton Iraq Study Group.

We will introduce our legislation after Congress and the President have worked out the Iraq supplemental appropriations bill. We invite our colleagues -- both Democrats and Republicans -- to join us. We believe the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group offer the best opportunity for a bipartisan consensus on a new course in Iraq.

In fact, these recommendations seem to already be guiding the President's efforts and the efforts of those on the other side who were calling for change.

For example, the administration has begun to act on these recommendations by increasing the number of troops embedded with Iraqi forces, using milestones to help chart progress, and by meeting with Iraq's neighbors, including Iran and Syria. The President's national security adviser has pointed to the Baker-Hamilton report as authority for the surge of troops in Baghdad.

Just last week, the President himself told the Associated General Contractors of America at their convention that he liked what Baker and Hamilton had to say. "It is something we should seriously consider. Their idea was that, at some point in time, it makes sense to have a U.S. presence configured this way," the President said. "It is an interesting idea."

At the same time, Democratic proposals in Congress have also been guided by the ISG report, for example, working on milestones for improvement in Iraq, limiting the role of the United States to one of training, equipping, and counterterrorism operations, and stating as a goal a drawdown of combat forces by March of next year.

In short, the seeds of bipartisan consensus about how the United States should go forward in Iraq are best found in the Iraq Study Group report.

Former Secretary of State Jim Baker and former Congressman Lee Hamilton prefaced their report by saying this:

> Success depends on the unity of the American people in a time of political polarization. Americans can and must enjoy the right of robust debate within a democracy. Yet U.S. foreign policy is doomed to failure -- as is any course of action in Iraq -- if it is not supported by a broad, sustained consensus. The aim of our report is to move our country toward such a consensus.

Yesterday and today, I talked with Secretary Baker and Congressman Hamilton. Each said the Salazar-Alexander legislation accurately reflects the recommendations of their report.

I have learned that sometimes a Senator has to say something two or three or more times on the Senate floor before anybody pays much attention.

For example, on March 14, I said that it was time for the President to take the Iraq Study Group report down off the shelf and use it for something other than a bookend.

Today, I am making that same suggestion again, and I am going one step further. The Senator from Colorado and I are offering to our colleagues on both sides of the aisle -- and to our country -- a way to go forward on a bipartisan basis.

I was surprised and disappointed that the President didn't take advantage of this opportunity during his State of the Union Address in January. He knew then that a majority of Americans didn't support his strategy. Fewer do today. He knew then his strategy cannot be long sustained without that support. That is still true today.

The President could have invited the distinguished members of the Iraq Study Group to sit in the gallery during his speech and, as Presidents often do, introduced them, 10 of America's most distinguished citizens from the Reagan, Carter, and George H.W. Bush administrations, and the U.S. Supreme Court. One of these is now the Secretary of Defense. They are ideologically and politically diverse. They spent nine months, met nine times, went to Baghdad, interviewed 171 individuals, and made 79 recommendations. They are all in this book. They didn't shy away from the unpleasant facts.

They told us 79 percent of Iraqis have a mostly negative view of U.S. involvement in their country. Then they said 2,900 American lives were lost, and another 21,000 wounded; $400 billion was spent, with estimates as high as $2 trillion for the final cost. They said this is not a perfect option, but it is the best option.

The President could have said in January, "This isn't my recommendation, it is theirs, and I accept it for the good of our country, and I ask the American people to accept it."

That is not Presidential weakness, that is Presidential leadership. The President's job is not only to see urgent issues and lay out a strategy. The rest of his job -- at least for a sustained military strategy -- is to persuade half of the people he is right. It is not too late.

The President has the option before him today, and we are trying to make it easier for him. What we are respectfully saying in our legislation is, if the President should choose to develop a way forward based upon the Iraq Study Group's recommendations, we will support that plan and we will encourage our colleagues and our country to do so on a bipartisan basis, so that Iraq, the Middle East, our troops, and the world will know that in the United States we are unified in our purpose.

Such a plan will not satisfy everybody. It will not pull out our troops tomorrow. It will not get us out of the combat business immediately. It won't add 100,000 or 200,000, or 300,000 troops for "victory" in Iraq. It will get us out of the combat business in Iraq and into the support, training, and equipping business, in a prompt and honorable way. It will reduce the number of forces in Iraq.

Because there will still be a significant but limited military presence in Iraq, it will signal to the rest of the Middle East to stay out of Iraq. It will give support to General Petraeus and his troops, who are in the midst of a surge. It will expand diplomatic efforts to build support for Iraq national reconciliation and sovereignty. It will recognize, as Prime Minister Blair said, it is time for the next chapter of Iraq's history to be written largely by the Iraqis themselves.

As a Republican Senator, my message with respect to the President is that I hope he and the White House seriously consider this.

We are not introducing this bill today. It will be introduced in 2 or 3 weeks. Then, we hope other Senators will support it. I hope the President will embrace it. There is plenty within this report that gives him the opportunity to continue our mission in Iraq. The difference is that this is not the President's report, and that is its advantage. It has a better chance of success, in terms of developing bipartisan support here and in our country.

Finally, there are some issues that are simply too big for one party to solve. Iraq is, as the Senator from Colorado has said, the foremost among these. Here we are, the oldest democracy, lecturing Baghdad, an infant democracy, for not coming up with a political solution, when we ourselves cannot come up with one.

Until we do come up with one, we should spend less time lecturing Baghdad and more time working together to fashion a way forward on the foremost issue facing our country.

....

United States Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, June 5, 2007

CONTACT:

Cody Wertz (Salazar) - 202-228-3630
Lee Pitts (Alexander) - 202-224-8816
Lisa Ackerman (Pryor) - 202-224-2353
Emily Christensen (Bennett) - 202-224-5444
Larry Smar (Casey) - 202-228-6367
Erin Rath (Gregg) - 202-224-3324
Katie Laning (Lincoln) - 202-224-5455
Barbara Riley (Sununu) - 202-224-9881

Senators Salazar, Alexander & Others Introduce Bipartisan Iraq Study Group
Implementation Bill as 'New Way Forward'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eight Senators – four Democrats and four Republicans – today introduced legislation that would make the Iraq Study Group recommendations the basis for future U.S. strategy in Iraq.

Senators Salazar and Alexander were joined by a bipartisan coalition of their colleagues, including Senators Bob Bennett (R-UT), Mark Pryor (D-AR), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Robert Casey (D-PA), John Sununu (R-NH) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), in introducing the 'Iraq Study Group (ISG) Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007.'

"We are gaining momentum on our bipartisan effort to implement the recommendations developed by some of America's most thoughtful and experienced leaders on our future strategy in Iraq," said Salazar. "I am proud to sponsor this legislation with my Republican and Democratic colleagues. The American people expect us to find a solution to the situation in Iraq; this legislation sets us on the right track diplomatically, economically and militarily to do so."

"For the sake of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq and their families, Washington needs to put aside partisan sniping and reach across party lines to agree on a way forward in Iraq," said Alexander. "The Iraq Study Group report is a strategy for tomorrow. It offers a reasonable solution for getting out of the combat business in Iraq and into the support, equipping and training business in a prompt and honorable way."

"The legislation we are offering will give the president and Congress new opportunities to work together to find solutions for a more stable Iraq. The Iraq Study Group performed a thorough analysis of the situation in Iraq, and this bill reflects the bipartisan support for their recommendations," said Bennett. "I am honored to join with my friends on both sides of the

aisle as we work toward progress in Iraq."

"Every day our troops work as a team in the field to achieve their mission. Congress and the President must do the same," Pryor said. "This strategy helps stabilize the region, holds the Iraqis accountable for progress, and turns over responsibility to the Iraqis so American troops can come home."

"The Iraq Study Group Implementation Act of 2007 helps chart a responsible path forward and it does so in a way that prizes serious, thoughtful policy over partisan rhetoric," said Gregg. "The report lays out a comprehensive plan that was forged out of consensus and one that can change the political climate here in Congress."

"A majority of the Congress have made clear their desire to change course in Iraq. I supported the provisions to transition the mission in Iraq contained in the supplemental spending bill vetoed by the President," said Casey. "Yet, unless we achieve more bipartisan consensus in the Congress that a change is necessary, an impasse will continue. It is for that reason that I believe the Iraq Study Group's prescribed course of action represents our best hope for a new way forward in Iraq."

"This legislation focuses on improving the security situation in Iraq while moving toward the withdrawal of combat forces," said Senator John Sununu, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Guided by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group Report, which I endorsed upon its release last year, the bill provides a realistic approach to achieving reconciliation and stability within the Iraqi government, maintaining sovereign Iraqi borders, and ending sectarian violence. No American serviceman or woman should remain in Iraq a day longer than is absolutely necessary. This legislation takes an important step toward improving conditions so that a stable, democratic, and prosperous Iraq may emerge."

"Americans are exhausted by continuous accounts of violence and frustrated by news that the Iraqi government has failed to take more responsibility for its own future," Lincoln said. "It is clear that our open-ended commitment in Iraq is not working, and the Iraq Study Group's report offers critical guidance for a much-needed new direction."

Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III and former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Lee H. Hamilton co-chaired the December report that seeks to bring a responsible conclusion to the Iraq War. Both Mr. Baker and Mr. Hamilton have confirmed that the legislation accurately reflects the recommendations of the ISG report.

Salazar and Alexander's bill sets a 'new way forward' by establishing as United States policy:

* A new diplomatic offensive in the region that includes the creation of the Iraq International Support Group;

* Giving the highest priority to training, equipping and advising the Iraqi military and security forces;

* Assessing the full budgetary and personnel impact of the war in Iraq on the U. S. military;

* Accelerating and increasing oil production and accountability, including equitable distribution of oil revenues in Iraq;

* Implementing and conducting oversight of economic reconstruction programs in Iraq with the creation of a new Senior Advisor for Economic Reconstruction;

* Ensuring that the President includes the cost of the war in his annual budget request; and

* Setting conditions that could lead to redeployment of U.S. combat brigades not needed for force protection as early as the first quarter of 2008 if diplomatic, infrastructure and security benchmarks are met.

In the House, a companion bill will be introduced by Rep. Mark Udall (D-CO) and co-sponsored by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Mike McCaul (R-TX) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL).

President Bush, while speaking at the Associated General Contractors of America Convention in May, said the United States should, "seriously consider the recommendations of the ISG."

Iraq Study Group Recommendations Implementation Act

S. 1545 Salazar-Alexander

* Legislation to make the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) the official policy of the United States.

* Asks the President to develop a plan to implement those recommendations.

**Why introduce this bill now?**

* We need a political solution in Washington as much as we need one in Baghdad.

* The recommendations of the Iraq Study Group offer the best opportunity for a bipartisan consensus on a new course in Iraq.

**What would the Salazar-Alexander bill do?**

* It would get the United States out of the combat business in Iraq, and into the support, training, and equipping business, as soon as we honorably can.

**How would that work, specifically?**

* Create the conditions that could allow for a drawdown of combat forces by March of 2008 (but not set a deadline) so that those who remain would:

  * Protect U.S. and coalition personnel and infrastructure

  * Train, equip, and advise Iraqi forces

  * Conduct targeted counterterrorism operations

  * Conduct search and rescue missions

  * Conduct rapid reaction and special operations

* Maintain a long-term, but more limited presence in Iraq.

* Could support a short-term redeployment of combat forces to stabilize Baghdad, complemented by a political, economic, and diplomatic strategy.

* Support the comprehensive set of recommendations of the Iraq Study Group - from establishing milestones to evaluate Iraqi progress, to engaging in diplomatic discussions with all of Iraq's neighbors.

DATE: 11/14/07

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Eli Jacobs, John Whitehead and Stan O'Neal invite you, as a member of Alfalfa, to a dinner on May 22nd at 7:00pm at The Century Association, 7 West Forty Third Street.

This will continue the tradition of dinners among Alfalfa members in the New York area.

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IAK:

Dr. Haitham Al-Hassani (Iraq's Amb. to Canada in the 1990s) says he met with you in Montreal when you attended an international symposium in 1996. You and he allegedly discussed the situation in Iraq at some length.

Before the Iraqi election he formed a political party (Home Democratic Liberal Party) which, he says is strongly pro-USA, and ran for President. He claims he was pushed aside, was denied his rights and respect, and is now living in Jordan.

He considers you his "spiritual father" and appeals to you for "support" for his party. Doesn't say how, but most likely a letter of praise which he can dis demonstrate.

Ignore ✓ Draft note attesting to his patriotism, background and integrity but explain unable to endorse any foreign political party

ssm

Shantala DuGay

From: haitham tawfieq [haithamtfq@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:47 PM
To: Shantala DuGay
Subject: H.E.DR.HENRY KISSINGER

OCT 02 2007

Dear Sir:

I'd like to have the honour to pay my best wishes and regards to your excellency. It gives me the pleasure to salute the maker of Diplomacy, Politics and Globalization of International Economies (Dr. Kissinger). I'd like also to inform you of your excellency that I had tried my best many times to talk to you but unfortunately you were travelling as Shantala told me.

I am Dr.Haitham T.Fayadh Al-Najjar Al-Hassani. I had been Iraqs Ambassador in Ottawa/Canada from 1993-1998.

I had many pictures with your Excellency when we discussed your Theory "The Globalization of International Economies" in Queen Elizabeth whole in Montereal in May 1996, Mr. Shamon was with me at that time and we talked so much about the situation in Iraq.

I never forget that you praised me at the presence of approximately 1500 international characters who were attending your section. Your praise is more than a Ph.D. from your Excellency. This is a degree which you added to my degrees in defence and Strategic Studies "Diplomacy", "Crises Management", "International Relations" and "The Decision Making and Foreign Policy making of U.S.A" which I had been awarded by the Johns Hopkins University" In Washington DC. 1989-1990 when I got back to Iraq at the end of 1998.

I was imprisoned in an individual cell because some of the magazines and pictures I had with you were sent to Baghdad which pushed the previous regime to think that I was a Pro-Kissinger Politician.

I had been accused as atraitor and sentenced to death then reduced to life imprisonment then to 6 years. I had been released before the tittle of the regime.

Then I had been Elected as the Secretary General of Home Democratic Liberal Party in April 2003 (H.D.L.P) the party which I founded according to the advice of our friend Mr. Brown (who was then the president of the democratic party of U.S.A) and we had many business lunches in Washington when I was the first secretary in Iraq's embassy in Washington when I worked with Senator Alan Spector, Sentaor Schellby, Congressman Lee Hamilton, Sentaor Bob Dole and other Congressmembres and before Mr. Brown becomes the Minister of finance of U.S.A then his plane had fallen on Kosovo in 1995.

In April 2004 I was Nominated by H.E. Al-Akhdhar Al-Ibrahimi as a Presidential Candidate (first among other names).

Any how the post was given to Mr. Yawar. During the last few years I met with many Colonels, Brigadares and Generals of the U.S forces in Iraq like, Col:Alan king, Brig:Mansoor, Col:Shweitzer, Gen:George Kessi and others and I met ambassador Horn, ambassador David Dunford other ambassadors and staffers of the U.S embassy in Baghdad.

But they didn't give me my right as a political prisoner stood against the previous regime, as a senior diplomat or as a political leader in Iraq and my party is a pro-american party.

As I consider you as a spiritual father for me, I appeal to your excellency to support my case in any position that confirmes our discussions in 1996 to support the theory of Globalization of the international Economies" and the school of Dr.Henry Kissinger.

I am living with my family in Amman /Jordan.

My telephone numbers are :

0096278525339
00962777723057

10/2/2007

Al Jazeera English Interview Request

Jessee LePorin

**From:** Hebah Abdalla [hebah.abdalla@aljazeera.net]
**Sent:** Friday, January 19, 2007 12:56 PM
**To:** jleporin@kmaglobal.com
**Subject:** SUSPECT: Al Jazeera English Interview Request

JAN 22 2007

Mr. Kissinger,

We are currently gearing up for our coverage of the State of the Union address next Tuesday, January 23. We plan to broadcast live President George W. Bush's speech and we'd like to include analysis on the subjects he is expected to address, including Iraq policy.

We're reaching out to a number of political experts across the spectrum and would like to invite you to participate in one of our live programs either on Tuesday or Wednesday. We would also be flexible to do a taped interview at any time or place convenient to you.

As I'm sure you already know, **Al Jazeera English** is the latest addition to Al Jazeera's groundbreaking family of television networks. We provide a fresh, in-depth perspective on today's news during prime viewing hours in the Middle East, South Asia and Europe. The channel broadcasts to 80-million+ households around the world—the largest launch of any international news network to date.

Since our November launch, we have interviewed **Bill Clinton**, **Jimmy Carter**, His Holiness the **Dalai Lama**, Sir **Richard Branson**, former Israeli Prime Minister **Shimon Peres**, Nobel Peace Laureates **Elie Wiesel** and **Gen. Richard Myers** among many others.

**Al Jazeera English** is a 24-hour news and current affairs channel with broadcast centers in Washington DC, London, Doha and Kuala Lumpur. Its broadcasting day begins with sunrise in the East and moves West across the globe, with the editorial control of the news passed on from one broadcast center to the other, so that the flow of news is South to North and East to West. This unique approach to newsgathering ensures coverage of all sides of the story from every corner of the globe.

You can watch us online at: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1EBB4C7F-7F2E-4257-A04C-56678862E31A.htm

I'm also attaching a number of articles written about us since our launch.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Central Bookings and Assignments Manager | Al Jazeera English
(+1) 202 496 4508 (office)

(+1) 202 498-4150 (mobile)

http://www.gardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1971223,00.html

1/19/2007

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BBC World dropped by Israeli satellite TV

Tara Conlan

Wednesday December 13, 2006

BBC World has been dropped by Israel's satellite provider Yes TV in favour of the newly launched al-Jazeera English.

It is the first major distribution blow the corporation's international news channel has suffered since al-Jazeera's English-language service began broadcasting last month.

Although BBC World will still be available in Israel via cable, it will lose around 50% of its audience in the country as a result of being dropped by Yes.

Al-Jazeera English signed the carriage deal with Yes last month, but the damaging consequences for BBC World have only just emerged.

One BBC executive said: "We are disappointed but hopefully they will come back to the negotiations."

The deal with Yes takes al-Jazeera English's global reach to around 80m households.

The market for rolling international news is becoming increasingly crowded, with new rivals to BBC World and CNN.

In addition to the launch of al-Jazeera English, France 24 began broadcasting last week.

The BBC has had a difficult time over its coverage of Israel, with regular accusations of bias coming from both the Israeli and Palestinian sides.

Earlier this year an independent panel was set up by the corporation's board of governors to review its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

## Al Jazeera's no foe

### It's good enough for CBC and many Israelis, so why can't we get the Arab station on our sets?

http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-12-21/news_story4.php

By GLENN WHEELER

The long-awaited Al Jazeera English hasn't made it to Canadian TV screens, but it's parading its programming on your computer screen for $8 a month.

So despite lobbying by the Canadian Jewish Congress that has kept the network's Arab-language station off the air, everyone can now get a taste of the slick reporting its fans say has been the biggest boost ever of democracy in the Arab world.

And, in a fascinating new development, CBC-TV will be offering samplers. A conversation with Tony Burman, CBC's news editor-in-chief, reveals that our national broadcaster will begin airing content from Al Jazeera English just as it uses reports from the BBC and other foreign broadcasters, both on-the-spot reports and docs.

"Al Jazeera has approached us for that arrangement, and I don't see any reason why

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we wouldn't do it," says Burman, who believes that once a viewership develops online (www.aljazeera.net/english), there will be pressure to air it on cable.

"Nothing I have seen takes away from my original impression that this is a worthwhile, pioneering and important service," says Burman, who's been monitoring the station.

CBC viewers will no doubt experience what I have by clicking onto the forbidden news source: smart, diverse Arab-centred reporting presented with the visual stylishness of MTV.

One afternoon, for example, I watched Darren Jordon quiz Gil Hoffman of the Jerusalem Post and Daoud Kuttab of Al Quds University in Palestinian East Jerusalem about Jimmy Carter's controversial new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, in which the former U.S. president compares Israel to South Africa.

"If the Palestinians were in South Africa, there would still be apartheid, because the Palestinians never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity," Hoffman retorts, claiming that Israel's peace bids have been rebuffed.

Interestingly, Jordon asks Kuttab if the "A" word has any resonance among Palestinians, and his answer is "not really." They don't need the word, Kuttab says, because the UN resolutions and international law ignored by Israel tell the story vividly enough.

Canadians who associate the name Al Jazeera with allegations of anti-Semitism will be surprised to see so many Israelis interviewed. The network airs in Israel, where it has a wide audience. Recently, on the CBC website, Burman linked to an article in the conservative Jerusalem Post containing sympathetic reviews of both the English and Arabic Al Jazeera.

"I have only the utmost respect for Al Jazeera in Israel," Daniel Seaman of Israel's Government Press Office told the Jerusalem Post. "They've tried their best to be fair, and even if I disagreed with their coverage at times, it was not one-sided.'"

Indeed, the Jerusalem Post says the Israeli government has helped the network get through red tape so it can open bureaus and bring the Israeli point of view to the Arab world.

Nevertheless, the reception to Al Jazeera in Canada has been outright hostile. When cable TV companies applied in 2003 to carry the Arabic network here, the Canadian Jewish Congress intervened in the process with dire warnings of a flood of anti-Semitism.

The CRTC ruled that any cable TV company that wanted to carry Al Jazeera had to have someone monitoring the service 24/7, ready to hit the button in case anti-Semitic or other hate speech came out of someone's mouth. Not surprisingly, the cable companies gave the deal a pass.

The CJC, in its arguments, relied in large part on incendiary comments by Faisal Al-Qassam, host of a two-hour weekly show entitled The Opposite Direction. On May 15, 2001, he read on air a viewer's e-mail describing Jews as "the sons of Zion, whom our God described as the sons of apes and pigs."

He also features racists and right-wing crackpots like David Duke and Lyndon LaRouche, the CJC pointed out.

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But what the CJC didn't say is that The Opposite Direction has offended every sensibility in the Middle East. British journalist Hugh Miles, author of Al Jazeera: How Arab TV News Challenged The World, points out that guests on the show have debated whether Islam is an obstacle to social progress, discussed corruption in the House of Saud and asked if torture in Arab jails is worse than at the notorious Abu Ghraib. (Eighty-six per cent of respondents thought it was.)

It's these kinds of call-in shows that have created controversy, Miles tells NOW, not the network's news reports, which adhere strictly to journalistic standards. Miles expects the new network to become a major global presence. "In many parts of the world, both CNN and BBC are regarded as suspicious and colonial, while Al Jazeera is seen as the noble underdog," he says. "So I think it's going to get a pretty sympathetic reaction."

When will Canadians take their place in the global living room? It may be a while. CRTC rep Caroline Grondin says a cable firm will have to apply to air the network before the broadcast regulator will discuss the issue again.

Rogers Cable PR director Nancy Cottenden, however, says that, although Rogers has received inquiries from viewers wanting the new service (she won't say how many), it has no plans to make such an application. She says the new network should do so itself. But Al Jazeera spokesperson Katie Bergius says from London that she's not aware of any plans to do so.

Lurking in the background is the CJC. National executive VP Manuel Prutschi says he's concerned the anti-Semitic views his group complained of in the Arabic station could creep into the English channel.

But he doesn't know for sure whether the CJC would object to an English Al Jazeera on cable. "We haven't had a chance to see it," he says. He acknowledges that both are easily available in Israel, but suggests the networks are allowed there because Israelis want to know what their Arab neighbours are saying. The CJC's arena of concern, he says, is Canadian. "Our focus is anti-Semitism."

## From Columbia Journalism Review's online site: CJR Daily

November 30, 2006

During live coverage of last Thursday's dramatic mass funeral-cum-political rally, which drew hundreds of thousands to Beirut's city center, Al-Jazeera English and its competitors -- BBC World and CNN International -- appeared virtually identical, relying on the same pool feed as the Arabic channels. But it was in the analysis and depth of coverage that AJE finally began to distinguish itself.

While Western channels focused largely on the obvious confrontation between the anti-Syrian faction that Gemayel represented and Hezbollah, AJE's other Beirut correspondent, Zeina Khodr, provided valuable insight into the way in which the assassination had exacerbated divisions within the Christian community as well.

But the biggest difference between AJE and its competitors came as the funeral ended. It was here that Jazeera's home court advantage came into play.

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Both BBC World and CNN International (a completely separate channel from the CNN domestic U.S. service) quickly switched away to other programming. CNN-I's anchors looked a little uncomfortable with a segue from Lebanon and the latest carnage in Iraq right into a fluff piece about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, without so much as a commercial to buffer the jarring contrast.

AJE stayed with Lebanon, interviewing a Hezbollah spokesman, a perspective not heard on the other channels -- one in a comprehensive series of interviews with the key players in the drama not seen elsewhere. AJE's Lebanon specialist Omar al-Jassawi dug deeper into the impact on the country and region as a whole, while Middle East analyst Lamis Andoni noted that although Syria is widely presumed responsible for Gemayel's death, plenty of other players in the region had reason to want him dead.

She also picked up on some historic references in the speech of Phalangist leader Samir Geagea, architect of the 1982 Sabra and Chatilla massacre of Palestinians and Shi'ites, that have important implications for the future but were largely overlooked on the other networks (Andoni, it should be noted, has been Al-Jazeera Arabic's lobbyist with the Americans and Spanish over the cases of Al-Jazeera staffers currently imprisoned on terrorism charges by authorities in those countries). The discussions were facilitated by intelligent and knowledgeable prompting by Sami Zeidan, an Egyptian anchor most recently with CNBC Arabia.

The Gemayel assassination was not the first hard news reported by AJE. Since launch day, its correspondents in Gaza and Israel have been doing yeoman's work, as have those covering the deepening chaos in Iraq. But there has been little in AJE's reports to differentiate it from those of the competition. In Lebanon, the channel finally began to separate itself from the pack. This week's Israel-Palestine ceasefire, extensive live coverage of the Pope's controversial visit to Turkey, new unrest in Chad and the Ecuador elections provided more evidence that AJE is developing into a genuine alternative source for international news.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have about the interview and may be reached at (202) 496-4508 or hebah.abdalla@aljazeera.net. We at Al Jazeera International see this time as an incredible opportunity to offer a fresh approach to news to viewers around the world.

Thank you for your consideration.

Hebah Abdalla
Central Bookings and Assignments Manager

Al Jazeera
1627 K Street, 11th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006

office: 202-496-4508

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Jessee LePorin

From: Annie Pons [annie.pons@aljazeera.net]
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:30 PM
To: jleporin@kmaglobal.com
Subject: AJE request

APR 04 2007

Hi Jessie,

I hope you are well! We spoke a couple months ago when Al Jazeera launched in English. I put in an interview
request with you for Sec. Kissinger, but we were not able to work it out.

We will have special coverage on Monday, the 9th on "The Fall of Baghdad". This is the day that visually changed Iraq, and we are taking a look back and a look forward. We have guests from the state department, former members of congress, military experts, etc and we would like to see if Sec. Kissinger could join us for an interview.

I do not have time details as of yet, but we can work around any scheduling issues, as well as pre-taping this interview. The anchor would most likely be David Marash (formerly of *Nightline*) and the duration of the interview would be anywhere from 7-12 minutes. A remote studio will not be a problem b/c we have a deal with NBC to use any of their studios in the country.

Please let me know if you think this could be a possibility and I will be in touch via phone. Thanks!

Annie Kate Pons
Al Jazeera International, The Americas
Interview Producer
Office: 202.496.4671
Cell: 202.725.1169
annie.pons@aljazeera.net

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Jessee LePorin

Al Jazeera

JUL 10 2007

**From:** Jessy Elmurr [murrj@aljazeera.net]
**Sent:** Tuesday, July 10, 2007 12:54 PM
**To:** jleporin@kmaglobal.com
**Subject:** Intervie Request- Monday July 16 2007
**Importance:** High

Dear Jessee,

I am writing to check the availability of Secretary Henry Kissinger for an interview this Monday July 12 2007 at 3:05 P.M Live on our show "Min[From]Washington". This week, Iraq debate is at the forefront once again with the White House report to Congress due on Sunday and as the debate in Congress continues on a strategy foreword with Iraqi leaders warning of more chaos if the U.S troops withdrew from Iraq. Secretary Kissinger's participation in the show is truly instrumental and his input is crucial to bringing the Iraq debate to our viewers all over the world, especially our viewers in Iraq who constantly look for officials with his background and experience to bring to them a better understanding of the situation on the ground and inside Washington.

Following are the details of the show:

**Broadcast/Program:** "Min [From]Washington" LIVE current Affairs show broadcast every Monday via satellite from 3:05-3:55 PM. The show broadcasts to over 42 million viewers around the world including the U.S.

**Host:** Washington D.C Bureau Chief Abderrahim Foukara. Former U.N Correspondent for Al Jazeera, Mr. Foukara has interviewed senior U.S and U.N officials as well as senior U.S correspondents, columnists and writers.

**Date:** Monday July 12 2007 at 3:05 P.M EST

**Topic:** Iraq-The way forward-

**Length:** 20 minutes

**Studio:** we have a studio in N.Y and I will be more than happy to provide you with any transportation accommodations needed to and from the studio.

**Booking Producer Contact:** Jessy Elmurr- 202 498 0568

**Language:** The show is in Arabic but our English speaking guests receive simultaneous English translation

**Previous guests on the show include:** Former National Security Adviser **Zbignew Brejinski**
Senior Iraq Advisor, Department of State **David**

**Satterfield**

Former Middle East Envoy **Dennis Ross**
FBI Assistant Director **John Miller**
Coordinator for Counterterrorism at the Department of

**State:** Henry A. Crumpton

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Under Secretary Office of Terrorism and Financial

**Intelligence- U.S Treasury Stuart Levey**

Former Pentagon Spokesperson **Torie Clarke**
New York Times columnist **Thomas Friedman**
Newsweek's Investigative Reporter **Mike Isikoff**
Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy **Karen Hughes,**

Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs **David Welch,**

Director, office of press and public diplomacy - Bureau
of Near Eastern Affairs- Department of State **Alberto Fernandez**

I would appreciate an answer at your earliest convenience so I can proceed with the logistics.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for any additional information and please note I will be more
than happy to accommodate you in any possible way.

Sincerely,

Jessy Elmurr
Associate Producer
Al Jazeera Satellite Channel- Washington Bureau
1627 K Street, N.W Suite 2
Washington, DC 20006

Phone: 202 327 8233
Cell: 202 498 0568
Fax: 202 223 4232

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