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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: C. Franciscos Economides
October 6 2009—No. 70 (202) 785-8430

Department of Defense Responds to Congressman Sarbanes�s Letter Regarding Inaccuracies of Turkey�s Role in WWII

 

WASHINGTON, DC—The following letter (click here), dated August 13, 2009, is from Bryan G. Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, is in response to Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) letter written on June 2, 2009 to the Department of Defense regarding an erroneous statement in which it was reported that Turkey fought alongside the United States in WWII.

Click here to see the erroneous article.

 

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For additional information, please contact C. Franciscos Economides at (202) 785-8430 or at pr@ahiworld.org. For general information about the activities of AHI, please see our Web site at http://www.ahiworld.org.


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THE AMERICAN HELLENIC Institute (AHI), was founded on August 1, 1974, following Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus with the illegal use of American-supplied arms in violation of U.S. laws and agreements. The AHI initiated the rule of law issue in the Congress in the interests of the U.S., thus changing the face of American politics. <<<Continue>>>

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