"Ally Turkey comes under increasing criticism from some lawmakers
By Kevin Bogardus - 06/13/10 08:05 PM ET
A U.S. military ally has come under increasingly withering criticism from Capitol Hill due to its role in the flare-up over the Gaza aid flotilla.
Turkey was where the flotilla left from and a charitable organization based there helped organize the relief aid trip to Gaza. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said Sunday on CNN's 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' that there were about 75 'mercenaries' on the one ship that resisted efforts to be taken to shore, adding that 'they were associated with al-Qaeda and other terror organizations.'"
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