US-Installed Puppet Council is not even allowed to communicate with out side its cage

"A rift is growing between Iraq's interim government and the United States-led coalition over the deployment of Turkish troops to Iraq.

Meetings with US overseer, Paul Bremer, and the Turkish ambassador to Iraq have not resulted in any compromise, with the Americans even preventing the release of a council statement denouncing the Turkish deployment." Read more .

I wouldn't call it a "rift" though. This can also be an attempt to make that puppet council look independent from the Americans and as a result buy them some public support and integrity. On the other hand, this shows that even officially and on the surface they have no power. After all, they are not even allowed to release a simple statement without the permission form their American masters.

Meanwhile, Turkish public does not want their soldiers die for the US. Read Protests rock Turkey over Iraq troop decision .