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Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/06/01/frum.gaza.flotilla.israel/index.html
Will Turkey End the Disputed Occupation of Northern Cyprus?
(CNN) David Frum - Turkey is a NATO ally, an applicant to the European Union. What is it doing allowing its nationals to smuggle cement that could build bunkers? Especially when those nationals belong to a group, the Turkish IHH (Insani Yardim Vakfi), that Israel has designated a terrorist organization? The flotilla departed from Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus. Turkey's occupation of half of Cyprus is deemed illegal by the EU and the UN. If the government of Turkey feels so strongly about ending disputed occupations, why does it not start with the disputed occupation it is operating itself?