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Exclusive: U.S. considers unusual arms deal for Turkey | Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. considers unusual arms deal for Turkey

By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON | Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:55pm EDT

(Reuters) - The Obama administration is consulting Congress on an unusual proposal to transfer U.S. Marine Corps attack helicopters to Turkey, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Ankara tries to exact revenge for a major attack by Kurdish separatists.

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