"USA Undermines Democracy in Turkey:
It’s Turkey Stupid, Not Israel
by John Stanton writes from Istanbul
(June 18, Istanbul, Sri Lanka Guardian) Turkey is vital to United States’ national security interests. No country in the region deserves America’s cooperation—at all levels--more than Turkey’s current government. And no country is more ignorant of Turkish politics, culture and geographic importance than America. As former ambassador James Holmes, Executive Director of the American Turkish Council stated, “There is a hole in America’s knowledge of Turkey.” "
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