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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Michael Baker: Remember Istanbul

"Remember Istanbul

This week marks the seventh anniversary of another gross attack on innocent people at the hands of Al Qaeda but it will go largely unnoticed in the United States or in Europe. On November 15th and then again on November 20th 2003 Al Qaeda detonated four car bombs in Istanbul, Turkey killing 57 people and wounding 700. Turkey is a NATO ally directly attacked by our top enemy, but how often do you hear someone say, 'Remember Istanbul' when referring to Al Qaeda and the war on terror? "

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