by Matthew LeeWASHINGTON -- US officials appeared stunned by the Turkish parliament's refusal Saturday to allow the deployment of 62 000 US troops for a possible war with Iraq.The officials, who had been prepared to hail the parliament's approval of the deployment based on initial reports that the vote had succeeded, expressed consternation when told that it had in fact … [Read more...] about -Turkey’s Refusal Stuns US
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– N.Y. Times Lies on Lack of Turkish Opposition to the War
The following letter to the NY Times reflects the massive opposition to the war within Turkey.Forwarded to portside by Carol Stevens Yurur in Istanbul. -- portsideMod]Mass opposition in Turkey to war on neighboring IraqSubject: NY Times Mis-Information on TurkeyDate: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:22:42 +0200 From: Ayse Gul Altinay Subject: Your coverage of Turkey To: … [Read more...] about – N.Y. Times Lies on Lack of Turkish Opposition to the War