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http://www.turkishdailynews.com/FrTDN/latest/for.htm#f8 Turkish Daily News March 12, 2003 Discussions over NATO defense kit for Turkey pending -While NATO's military headquarters failed to come up with all the items on Turkey's latest "wish list," the Turkish Parliament is preparing for refreshing a new motion to allow in U.S. troops to open a northern front in case of war against Iraq. -Two AWACS surveillance planes, which are joint NATO assets, are already in Turkey. The Netherlands sent three of its four Patriot systems and 46 missiles, and Germany added 60 more missiles. There are still 500 NATO soldiers in Turkey. Ahead of a possible U.S.-led war on Iraq, the discussions over the NATO defense kit for Turkey is still pending within NATO while Turkey is fearing it could face counterattacks in the event of a war. The Turkish government had asked NATO for more antimissile systems along with gas masks and protective clothing to guard against a possible Iraqi attack with biological or chemical weapons. While NATO's military headquarters failed to come up with all the items on Turkey's latest "wish list," the Turkish Parliament is preparing for refreshing a new motion to allow in U.S. troops to open a northern front in case of war against Iraq. The possibility of NATO member Turkey assisting in a U.S.-led war on Iraq had raised fears it could face counterattacks, while its NATO member allies are arguing assisting Turkey is a bad signal while weapons inspections still held out hope for a peaceful solution in Iraq. The representatives of the countries in NATO headquarters had reported their possible aid to Turkey to NATO. Semi-official Anatolia news agency reported the sources close to the talks as saying that there was lack of defense materials for biological and chemical weapons. The allies of Turkey are defending that they also may encounter biological or chemical attacks so they are also in need for these type of materials. Two AWACS surveillance planes, which are joint NATO assets, are already in Turkey. The Netherlands sent three of its four Patriot systems and 46 missiles, and Germany added 60 more missiles. There are still 500 NATO soldiers in Turkey. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
