Belgium to Block NATO Military Aid for Turkey

(Washington Post) The Belgian government said Sunday that it would veto a U.S. request that NATO provide military materiel for Turkey to defend itself in the event of a conflict with neighboring Iraq. The announcement exposed raw divisions across the Atlantic and within Europe on the buildup for war and plunged the alliance into a new crisis.


2003-02-10 00:00:00

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