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	Beers: Ralston p. 667
		Joseph Ralston and his wife passed their days on the farm, and in a good old age were laid to rest in Three Springs cemetery, Brooke county, W. Va. The land, which had then increased in value, was left to his two sons.
		Joseph Ralston, eldest son of Joseph, was first married to Ann McCready, of Beaver county, who lived with her parents on Mill creek, now Hookstown, Penn. They were early settlers in that section, and of Irish descent.
		Joseph Ralston was the oldest of the eleven children born to Joseph and Ann (McCready) Ralston.
	www.chartiers.com /beers-project/articles/ralston-667.html (962 words)

	Scots around the world - Joseph Ralston
		Joseph settled for a short time just east of the Allegheny mountains, but it wasn't long until the lure of the wilderness brought him and his young family to the Kings Creek area,(near present day Weirton).
		Joseph Ralston and his sons Joseph and Samuel staked out "tomahawk claims" along Kings Creek as early as 1775, making them some of the earliest settlers in the region.
		Joseph and his wives are buried at Three Springs Cemetery in Hollidays Cove,West Virginia, and Samuel Ralston and his wife Martha are buried at the Tucker Church Cemetery between Florence and Paris, Pennsylvania.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/ralston_joseph.htm (298 words)

	Joseph W. Ralston, Schema-Root news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He said that Joseph Ralston, the retired US general and special envoy for countering the PKK, understood the urgency of the problem and was "bringing...
		Speaking of his meeting with Joseph Ralston, a retired American general who was appointed to coordinate American plans to reduce the PKK presence in...
		Retired US Air Force General Joseph Ralston is working to decrease those tensions, on both sides of the border, between the Iraqis and Turks, McCormack said...
	schema-root.org /region/americas/north_america/usa/government/branches/executive/departments/defense/air_force/personnel/generals/joseph_w._ralston (1056 words)

	US Presses for Turkish, Iraqi Cooperation on PKK
		Ralston told reporters that several steps need to be taken against the rebels, including stopping the flow of money to them and closing their offices in Iraq.
		Ralston dismissed Turkish media reports that implied he would be meeting with representatives of the PKK, saying the United States does not meet with terrorist groups.
		Ralston says he believes all factions in Iraq understand the PKK problem is a serious one and have agreed that strong measures must be taken.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-09-27-voa68.cfm (617 words)

	Başer: ''PKK'yı destekleyen görevden alınmalı''
		Joseph Ralston, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin PKK'ya karşı hiçbir şey yapmadığı yönünde söylentiler bulunduğunu belirterek, "ben bunları yalanlamak için buradayım.
		Ralston, Irak ve ABD’de, Irak'ın üçe bölünmesini savunanların olabileceğini ancak ABD yönetiminin böyle düşünmediğini belirtti.
		Ralston, "Amerikan Başkanı George Bush daha geçen hafta Irak'ın bütünlüğünü vurguladı" dedi.
	www.milliyet.com.tr /2006/10/20/son/sonsiy06.asp (350 words)

	CNN TÜRK.com - Haberler - Dünya - "Koordinatör değil özel elçiyim" - 28 Eylül, 2006
		Joseph Ralston: Türk hükümetinin atamış olduğu General Başer ile ve Türk hükümeti ile kesinlikle birlikte çalışacağım.
		Joseph Ralston: Kendi görevimle ilgili, Irak Anayasasına girmeden, yeterli derecede güçlüklerim var.
		Joseph Ralston: İlk olarak, sadece bu babaya değil, PKK'nın terör eylemlerinin tüm kurbanlarının ailelerine en derin başsağlığı dileklerimi iletmek istiyorum.
	www.cnnturk.com /DUNYA/haber_detay.asp?PID=319&haberID=238121 (1130 words)

	DefenseNews.com - U.S. Names Former Top General To Lead Counter-PKK Effort - 08/29/06 11:27
		A former Vietnam War pilot, Ralston was vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff between 1996 and 2000 and Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe and commander of U.S. European Command between 2000 and 2003.
		Before accepting his new post at the State Department, Ralston was a vice chairman of the Cohen Group, a U.S. consulting firm led by William Cohen, former U.S. secretary of defense.
		Ralston “personally will be sincere in his efforts to solve the problem,” said Michael Rubin, a Turkey and Middle East specialist at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank here.
	www.defensenews.com /story.php?F=2066876&C=america (444 words)

	Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
		Gen. Joseph Ralston (USAF, Ret.) was named a distinguished senior adviser at CSIS in March 2003.
		Ralston served as Supreme Allied Commander Europe from May 3, 2000, until March 1, 2003 and in that position was the overall commander of approximately 65,000 troops from 39 NATO and other nations participating in ongoing operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
		Among his previous assignments, Ralston served as commander of Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base; deputy chief of staff for plans and operations, U.S. Air Force; commander of the Alaskan Command and director of operational requirements in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, U.S. Air Force.
	www.csis.org /component/option,com_csis_experts/task,view/type,34/id,70 (382 words)

	BBC News \| EUROPE \| Profile: General Joseph Ralston
		General Joseph W Ralston has earned respect as a soldier and diplomat in his 35-year Air Force career.
		In 1997 he was Mr Cohen's first choice to replace General John Shalikashvili as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but General Ralston withdrew his name when news leaked that he had had an affair 13 years previously.
		Ralston, who was vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff then, stayed on and was re-appointed for a second term.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/733315.stm (363 words)

	The Cohen Group: About: Joseph Ralston
		As NATO commander, General Ralston contributed to preserving the peace, security and territorial integrity of the NATO member nations while commanding approximately 65,000 troops from 39 NATO and other nations participating in ongoing operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
		He also led the efforts to integrate the three nations that were admitted to NATO in 1999 and oversaw the process to invite seven nations to join NATO in 2002.
		General Ralston is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin, The Timken Company, and URS Corporation.
	www.cohengroup.net /about/teammember.cfm?id=6 (499 words)

	Images of Gen. Ralston's visit
		Following the ceremony, Ralston was briefed on the AFSOUTH mission prior to a scheduled visit to Kosovo.
		The visit was Ralston’s first official trip to NATO’s Southern Region headquarters and came only two days after he assumed command of the Alliance’s top military post.
		U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, is escorted by an Italian Carabineri officer as he inspects troops of Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy, during an Honor’s cordon held today, 5 May 2000.
	www.afsouth.nato.int /images/ralston.htm (184 words)

	Ralston: PKK’ya yoğunlaştık
		Ralston, ancak bu konuda daha fazla detaya giremeyeceğini belirterek, “Beni anlayacağınızı ümit ederim.
		Ralston, Irak’ın kuzeyindeki bölgesel yönetimin başkanı Mesud Barzani ile görüşmesine ilişkin bir soru üzerine de, “Başkan Barzani ile görüştüğünü”, ancak basında çıkan bazı haberlerde ileri sürülenlerin aksine herhangi bir basın açıklaması yapmadığını söyledi.
		Ralston, bugün Genelkurmay Başkanı Orgeneral Yaşar Büyükanıt’la da görüşecek.
	www.ntvmsnbc.com /news/398436.asp (1147 words)

	Joseph Ralston
		General Joseph Ralston, the vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was purposely scheduled to eat dinner with General Jehangir Karamat, the Pakistani Army’s chief of staff, in Islamabad, Pakistan the night of the missile strike.
		At one point during the dinner, Ralston looks at his watch and announces that in ten minutes about sixty cruise missiles will be entering Pakistan’s airspace on their way to Afghanistan.
		These findings are passed on to General Joseph Ralston who provides them to General Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /entity.jsp?entity=joseph_ralston (678 words)

	Lockheed Martin, Joseph Ralston and the PKK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		What is most interesting about former USAF General Joseph Ralston are not the words he speaks or what is reported about him in the press as Washington's PKK coordinator.
		The most interesting thing about Joseph Ralston is that he is a member of the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin, 9 the same corporation whose deal for the sale of 30 F-16's sits in the venerable halls of Congress at this very moment.
		Joseph Ralston is a member of the 2006 ATC Advisory Board,10 while a former Lockheed Martin executive, George Perlman, is a member of the 2006 ATC Officers and Board of Directors.(11)
	www.kurdmedia.com /news.asp?id=13383 (1093 words)

	Joseph Ralston Official SACEUR Biography William Cohen External links NATO Air Force Biography Cohen Group United ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Joseph Ralston was a general of the United States Air Force.
		He is currently a partner at the Cohen Group, a private international business consulting firm headed by former Defense Secretary William Cohen.
		STATEMENT OF GENERAL JOSEPH W. RALSTON THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 10 MARCH 1999 Mr.
	en.powerwissen.com /L7xTeseja0Cn22mMucEtbw%3D%3D_Joseph_Ralston.html (202 words)

	TRT/HABER
		Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin Terörle Mücadele Özel Temsilcisi Joseph Ralston, Irak'ın kuzeyindeki Mahmur Kampı'nın teröristlerden arındırıldığını açıkladı.
		Ralston, Ankara temasları sırasında gerek Başer ile gerekse Dışişleri Bakanı Abdullah Gül ile yaptığı görüşmelerde, terör örgütü ile mücadele konusunda iyi yolda oldukları mesajını verdi.
		Joseph Ralston, "Bu konuda Türk kamuoyu ve medyası biraz daha sabır gösterirse, daha başarılı olabileceğimize inanıyorum" diye konuştu.
	www.trt.net.tr /wwwtrt/hdevam.aspx?hid=168983 (207 words)

	ATV - Kaliteden Ödün Vermeden Zirvede
		Başer, ABD'nin PKK ile mücadele özel temsilcisi Joseph Ralston ile birlikte Dışişleri Bakanı Abdullah Gül ile görüşmelerinin ardından bir soru üzerine, "Askeri operasyon her zaman masada, yeni adımlar her şeye açık, her şey ihtimal dahilinde" dedi.
		Türkiye'den PKK üyelerine yönelik bir af istemediklerini söyleyen Ralston, "Bu Türk insanının karar vermesi gereken bir konu" dedi.
		Ralston, Kuzey Irak yerel yönetiminin lideri Mesud Barzani ile yaptığı görüşmede PKK'nın sadece Türkiye'ye yönelik değil Irak'ın istikrarına da bir tehdit olduğu görüşünü ilettiğini söyledi.
	www.atv.com.tr /haber,9623d8b585f54f589f855fb4a1532d4b.html (382 words)

	Ralston
		JOSEPH entered the Union Army in Kenton, OH.
		Dudley Harris Ralston was a teacher and farmer in the Jumbo
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	afamilyreunion.freeservers.com /ralston.htm (112 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Military operation on PKK in Iraq should be last option: U.S. envoy
		The United States would take tangible measures on the PKK, Ralston said, adding that all measures would be taken for an influential fighting.
		Ralston said that he would travel to Baghdad from Ankara for talks with Iraqi officials.
		Ralston's remarks came one day after a powerful bomb killed 10 people and injured 17 others in Diyarbakir, the largest Kurdish- majority city in southeastern Turkey.
	english.people.com.cn /200609/14/eng20060914_302652.html (337 words)

	Lost in the Valley of the Wolves (Harpers.org)
		Three months ago, the Bush Administration appointed retired Air Force General Joseph Ralston to be U.S. Special Envoy for Countering the PKK,” or Kurdistan Workers Party.
		Ralston sits on the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin and serves as vice chairman of The Cohen Group, a lobbying firm that has represented Lockheed since 2004.
		As Kurdish activist and blogger Mizgin Yilmaz has explained in detail, Ralston has close ties to Turkey through his military service and through his seat on the advisory board of the American Turkish Council.
	www.harpers.org /sb-valley-of-the-wolves-1164806194.html (801 words)

	Southeast European Legal Development Initiative
		On March 19, 2002, General Joseph W. Ralston, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), visited the Center for the Study of Democracy, SELDI Executive Secretariat.
		General Ralston commands one of the nine Unified combatant commands in the Department of Defense.
		The United States European command is responsible for the activities of all U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces operating within its area of responsibility in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
	www.seldi.net /ralston_visit.htm (303 words)

	Lockheed Martin, Joseph Ralston and the PKK (KurdishMedia.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Lockheed Martin, Joseph Ralston and the PKK (KurdishMedia.com)
		The entire Turkish establishment, from Buyukanit to Erdogan have rejected it, while clearly stating their determination to continue the war.6 This is in spite of the fact that the PKK perfers to negotiate a political settlement and indicated their willingness to do so in August, with demands that are fully consistent with EU accession criteria.(7)
		The conflict of interest becomes more obscene by the fact that both Joseph Ralston and Lockheed Martin are closely tied to the Turkish lobby organization, the American Turkish Council (ATC).
	www.kurdmedia.com /articles.asp?id=13383 (1108 words)

	Gen. (Ret.) Joseph Ralston Special Envoy for Countering the PKK Interview with NTV (September 13, 2006) - Ankara, Turkey
		NTV: General Ralston, everyday, as you mentioned at the beginning of the interview, innocent people are losing their lives including small children, and security forces are also have lost their lives.
		GENERAL RALSTON: My mission will be to work with Turkish authorities, with General Baser, to work with Iraqi authorities and with US authorities to come up with a full range of measures that we can take that will be effective in countering the PKK.
		GENERAL RALSTON: Once again, I would like to see the use of force as a last resort, and I think there are a lot of effective measures that we all need to take prior to that time.
	turkey.usembassy.gov /statement_091306b.html (1995 words)

	MİLLİYET İNTERNET - YAZARLAR
		ABD'nin PKK terörüyle mücadele için atadığı özel temsilci emekli Orgeneral Joseph Ralston ile Türkiye'nin terörle mücadele temsilcisi olarak görevlendirdiği emekli Orgeneral Edip Başer çalışmalarına başladılar.
		Bu ofiste Ralston ile görüşmeleri için, "kırmızı telefon" hattına benzer bir özel hat bulunacak.
		Ralston, 26 Eylül'de Başer'e bir e-mail göndererek özel hattan görüşmek istediğini bildiriyor.
	www.milliyet.com.tr /2006/09/30/yazar/bila.html (419 words)

	Scandal Scuttles General's Candidacy
		WASHINGTON -- U.S. Air Force General Joseph Ralston gave up his fight to become America's top military officer, his candidacy doomed by the clamor over his admission that he had an adulterous affair years ago.
		Ralston mounted a last-ditch effort on Capitol Hill trying to save his once-bright chance to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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	www.moscowtimes.ru /stories/1997/06/11/033.html (174 words)

	Joseph W. Ralston, Schema-Root rss
		He said that Joseph Ralston, the retired US general and special envoy for countering the PKK, understood the urgency of the problem and was "bringing...
		Speaking of his meeting with Joseph Ralston, a retired American general who was appointed to coordinate American plans to reduce the PKK presence in...
		Retired US Air Force General Joseph Ralston is working to decrease those tensions, on both sides of the border, between the Iraqis and Turks, McCormack said...
	schema-root.org /rss/?p=9561 (1607 words)

	General Joseph Ralston, US Special Envoy for Countering the PKK, CNN-Turk Interview, Washington, DC (September 27, ...
		GENERAL RALSTON: It is certainly my intent to work with General Baser who is my counterpart and was appointed by the Turkish government and to work with Turkish government.
		GENERAL RALSTON: This was the reason for my trip to Iraq to talk to all of the governmental officials in Iraq to convince them of the need to eliminate the PKK presence in Iraq.
		GENERAL RALSTON: This is what General Baser and I and our Iraqi counterpart will be working on, we'll be working very hard to go through what are the appropriate steps that are doable that can lead to countering the PKK and making the PKK go away as a terrorist organization, that’s our goal.
	ankara.usembassy.gov /statement_092706b.html (1737 words)

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