EXPLOITING DEAD ARMENIANS
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March 22 2007
March 18, 2007: The US State Department warned the US Congress that
a pending resolution on the "Armenian genocide" issue could harm
US-Turkish relations. Many Armenians claim Ottoman Turkey committed
genocide against Armenians in 1915. The State Department warning had
a definite defense angle: the State Department said that Turkey could
deny the US military use of the vital Incirlik Air Base (in southern
Turkey) if the U.S. pushes the genocide issue. Incirlik is a huge
"NATO base complex." It supports operations in Iraq, Afghanistan,
and throughout Central Asia. Turkey might also deny the US military
overflight privileges. A number of US legislators support the bill,
which is seen as an attempt by the Democrats to undercut the Iraqi
war effort by cutting off Turkish support. .
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