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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: GEORGIA ECONOMOU |
| May 11, 2006—No. 43 | (202) 785-8430 |
AHI Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert Opposes Arms Sales to Turkey
Washington, DC—On May 11, 2006, AHI sent a letter to Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert, opposing arms sales to Turkey. On April 28, 2006 the Department of Defense sent notification to the Congress regarding the proposed $162 million dollar Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for 50 AGM-84K Joint Standoff Land Attack Missiles-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) in addition to associated equipment and services.
The letter urges the Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert, in the interest of the U.S. to raise objections on behalf of Congress to this impending sale of military missiles.
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For additional information, please contact Georgia Economou at (202) 785-8430 or georgia@ahiworld.org. For general information regarding the activities of AHI, please view our Web site at http://www.ahiworld.org.
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