Thursday, October 11, 2007

Turkey mulls cutting military ties with U.S. over genocide vote

"Turkey mulls cutting military ties with U.S. over genocide vote 20:08
ANKARA, October 11 (RIA Novosti) - Turkey is considering the suspension of military cooperation with the U.S. after a House of Representatives committee adopted a resolution classing the 1915 massacre of some 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee passed the document on Wednesday despite opposition from President Bush. Turkey is a key NATO ally and a crucial U.S. partner in operations in Iraq."

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