Monday, 08 October 2007

Six reprisals for the so-called bill

Ankara will make six reprisals if the US House of Representatives
passes the Armenian bill.

The permission for the passage of logistic needs for the US military
will not be extended. When the USA begins to withdraw soldiers from
Iraq, it will not be permitted to doso using Turkey. Turkey will slow
down cooperation in NATO.

Prime Minister Erdoðan, who will go to the USA in November, plans to
give the message that Turkey will implement strict sanctions on the
USA if the Armenian genocide bill passes.

The Armenian lobby is struggling to ensure the Armenian genocide
claims are accepted in the US Congress, meanwhile, Turkey is
discussing the actions to be taken if the bill passes. PM Erdoðan will
go to the USA in November and will give the message that the
relationship between the two allies will be negatively affected if the
bill passes.

Turkey will bring on such sanctions as not extending the decree for
permitting the passage of logistic needs of US soldiers from the
Ýncirlik Air Base; permitting the use of the Ýncirlik Air Base as well
as the US’ use of Turkish land when withdrawing soldiers from Iraq; a
slowing down of the cooperation in NATO; an agreement with Iran on the
natural gas issue as well as seeking new agreements, the cancellation
of the US Joint Strike Fighter Planes project and ending the role of
balance in Washington’s Middle East policies.

Source: 1655BB3846.html