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| Gen. Büyükanıt: Attacks will only make us stronger Saturday, August 26, 2006 The new chief of general staff promises to crush terrorism and dismisses attacks against the military and the republic under the guise of protecting democracy and human rights as futile ones that will only make them stronger ANKARA - Turkish Daily News Gen. Yaşar Büyükanıt, who will officially take over as the new chief of general staff on Aug. 28, said on Friday attacks on the military would only serve to make it stronger. Speaking at a ceremony during which he handed over the post of land forces commander to Gen. İlker Başbuğ, Büyükanıt said the military was not like a small fire that could be extinguished by wind but was rather a huge blaze that became even bigger. |