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The president has said to Erdogan that some of the actions that Turkey has taken have caused questions to be raised on the Hill: A Senior US Official. August 16, 2010 (Hamsayeh.Net) - The Obama administration in yet another sign of support for the Israeli regime has called on Turkey to review and switch sides between Iran and Israel or face greater isolation. Long standing peace broker in the region, Turkish grassroot government has been trying to bring about a lasting settlement to outstanding issues including an end to Israeli blockade on Gaza Srip. The Israelis however rejected Ankara’s peace overtures and even attacked Turkish-flagged Mavi Marmara in an outmost act of barbarity killing 9 unarmed Turkish civilians in international waters. Today, US president Obama called on Turkey to switch positions on Iran and Israel in order to increase its chances of obtaining US drone aircrafts. Allegedly, Turkey is asking Washington for drone aircrafts to attack Kurdish fighters along Iraqi border, UK published Financial Times reported on Monday. ‘The president has said to Erdogan that some of the actions that Turkey has taken have caused questions to be raised on the Hill [Congress],’ FT quoted a senior Obama administration official adding, ‘That means that some of the requests Turkey has made of us, for example in providing some of the weaponry that it would like to fight the PKK, will be harder for us to move through Congress.’ The administration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which enjoys vast popular support among Turkish people and military officials, has demanded an impartial investigation into humanitarian flotilla killings by Israeli troops. A UN panel is currently investigating the case, but due to continuous US meddling and manipulations the panel could become a kangaroo court just the way both US and Israel want it to be.
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Popular Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an impartial investigation into the flotilla killings by Israel.
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