The price of independence: $1 billion

By Marina Walker Guevara

Once-loyal Turkey passed up aid to maintain its own Iraq policy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Turkish government":

"… uisiana Republican Bob Livingston, whose lobbying firm has represented the Turkish government since 2000 for an annual retainer of $1.8 million, Department of Justice r …"

"… show. However, that didn't slow down the Washington lobbyists for the Turkish government, and it certainly didn't stop the flow of U.S. funds to a country with a l …"

"… it deployed troops into northern Iraq.Because of the attached strings, the Turkish government ultimately decided not to accept the grant, and Congress rescinded the fun …"