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concerning this are both urgent and vital. In later chapters, we will be
dealing with these measures in greater detail.

The issue that we wish to emphasize here is the approach of cer-
tain Western figures since the start of the solution process. Needless
to say, when peace comes to a country, the whole world should
rejoice and therefore there is nothing wrong in the Western countries'
praise and admiration with respect to the fact that there has not been
an outbreak of violence during the period concerned. The odd part is

that some spokespeople in these Western countries went on to make
some strange propositions to Turkey. Interestingly, all these proposi-
tions were in favor of the PKK and built around the PKK's demands.
These suggestions had no indication of any desire to preserve the
indivisible integrity of the Republic of Turkey or to make Turkey
stronger in the face of the PKK. Probably the most important reason
behind this is the fact that what will be achieved by means of the PKK
in fact represents the West's own aims.

One of the most striking examples of this phenomenon is the
statements of neocon David Phillips, who has been working as an

advisor in the US State Department for a long time. Phillips' sugges-
tions, made in 2007, regarding Turkey are quite striking. His first sug-
gestion was a general amnesty for the members of the terrorist group
if a peace process with the PKK is started. He later followed it up with
another fundamental suggestion saying that a civilian constitution be
put into practice immediately, which meant that important rights
would be granted to local administrations, thus setting the basis for
separation.

A statement of Ross Wilson, former US ambassador to Turkey, on
April 13-15, 2009, contained similar sentiments. The most important
condition was the release of PKK members; the second fundamental

condition was the reinforcement of local administrations, which will
eventually lead to federalism.

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