Mr. Bass, talking earlier about the issues between the Kurds and Turkey, certainly I've been in contact with citizens of the Kurdish region and they're certainly pressing for independence. And reading in the press, it's sounding like Turkey may be more open to [the prospect of Kurdish independence], even though they've been utterly opposed to it in the past. Is there, am I reading that right? Is there a growing possible acceptance on the part of Turkey to have an independent state of Kurdistan? (04:35–04:40)
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Asserts that Turkey may be more open to Kurdish independence than in the past.
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