"Erdogan may also find himself walking a tightrope when it comes to distancing Turkey from Israel. Ankara has long depended on Israel to act as a conduit to the Washington and to American Jewish organizations, who have frequently acted as a kind of surrogate lobby for Turkey in Washington. In the past, Jewish organizations have been instrumental in helping Turkey block efforts to introduce resolutions in Congress recognizing the Armenian genocide of 1915."There is real anger with Erdogan on Capital Hill and among people who follow Turkey in Washington," says a Washington-based consultant who closely monitors Turkish affairs. "Nobody is threatening anything right now, or knows if there are going to be repercussions, but this is going to have an effect."
Friday, January 9, 2009
The blackmail of Ankara, by Israel and its cronies goes unabated ...
... and the blackmail of Turkey continues! Eurasianet.com, here
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It's a shame A country like Turkey needs Israel to have its voice heard in the US. Maybe Obama will fix this and anyway the US is now a dead man walking.
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