Wednesday, August 23. 2006
In the days prior to the August 14 cease-fire, a shipment of spare parts and components for mobile missile launchers was sent by truck from Iran through Turkey to Syria and then into northern Lebanon before being funneled down to front-line Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.
The information that Turkey, a NATO ally and a candidate for EU membership, allowed the transshipment of Iranian arms to Hezbollah caused so much concern in Washington that a formal representation to the Turkish government was made to express America's displeasure.
However, the Bush administration is now satisfied that the Turks will monitor their border with Iran more aggressively.
It is worth noting that:
Turkey's Prime Minister spoke openly of its support for Hezbollah
A Turkish columnist warned that it was becoming the most fanatical and hostile country towards Christians in the Islamic world
If its EU membership application is approved, large numbers of Turkish jihadis will have easy access to all of Europe
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