Turkey agreed Friday to open two air corridors over that nation for U.S. planes to use for air attacks on Iraq, said Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul.

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On Friday, Turkey agreed to open two air corridors over its territory for U.S. planes to use in air attacks on Iraq, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said.

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Characterizing the holiday traffic period "a season of dread, " the president said the Pentagon would open two military air corridors to commercial airliners from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday.

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