EMBASSY STATEMENT A front-page article in yesterday's "Yeni Safak" newspaper carried
the false claim that U.S. forces have been responsible for the rape of
thousands of Iraqi women since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq.
These outrageous allegations were based on a U.S. "source" best known for
her pornographic web-sites and erotic television program. We believe it is
irresponsible for a serious newspaper to present such false claims from a
clearly unreliable source on its front page as if they were fact. We view
this article as a deliberate attempt to mislead Turkish readers and to
damage the strong ties between the Turkish and American
people. |