Posted 3:49 PM by Paul
Turkey Votes for an Early Christmas? Possibly not

A great deal of surprise in the UK press today about Turkey's refusal - for now - to allow US troops on to the their soil. It came as a great shock. Much has been made of fears of instability and pressure from the Muslim Street affecting the stance of the Government in Ankara. But is there another reason?

France has a vote on whether or not Turkey joins the EU. The USA does not.