Berkley blasts Turkey over Iran, Israel

Wed, Jun 16, 2010 (2:13 p.m.)

US lawmakers slammed "disgraceful" Turkey on Wednesday over its ties to Iran and charged Ankara had the "blood" of nine Turks killed in an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship on its hands.

"As far as I'm concerned, Turkey is responsible for the nine deaths aboard that ship, it is not Israel's troops that are responsible," said Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley.

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