] On the eve of a fence-mending trip to Europe and Turkey,
] Colin Powell has ratcheted up pressure on Syria and Iran,
] hinting that if they did not change their ways, they too
] would come under intense pressure from Washington, after
] the war with Iraq was won.
]
] Mr Powell leaves today for Ankara, then EU and Nato
] headquarters in Brussels, in a personal bid to ease
] strains between the United States and some of its
] alliance partners over the Iraq campaign.
]
] He will be trying to to defuse tensions with Turkey after
] the latter refused permission for the US to launch a
] second front against Baghdad from its territory.