Erdogan threatens to join next Gaza flotillaJune 5, 2010 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish security sources quoted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as preparing to go beyond abusive rhetoric against Israel and considering using his navy to break Israel's siege of Gaza- or even sailing aboard the next flotilla to break the blockade in person on the assumption that Israel would not dare stop him, Debka reported. The Obama administration is in contact with the Turkish PM and trying to cool him down. European Parliament urges EU member states to consider sanctions against those responsible for human rights violations. NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made." |