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U.S. official: Turkey's delay of military exercise is political

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Turkey's decision this week to postpone a NATO war exercise appears to have been a political decision intended to exclude the Israelis, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Tuesday. Full Article at CNN

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