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| The Grand Turk |
| US considers unusual arms deal for Turkey |
| 2011-10-28 |
| The Obama administration is consulting Congress on an unusual proposal to transfer US Marine Corps attack helicopters to Turkey, US officials said on Thursday, as Ankara tries to exact revenge for a major attack by Kurdish separatists. Turkey, a NATO ally, has been seeking AH-1 SuperCobra helicopters to replace those lost in its long struggle against separatist rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. Under the administration's plan, the Marines would get two new, late-model Textron Inc Bell AH-1Z SuperCobras in exchange for the three AH-1W aircraft that would be transferred to Ankara from current inventory, a congressional official said. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 Yeah, send em the ones with all the sand in their gears. Hope they last about a week. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2011-10-28 13:28 |