MESOP : OBAMA’S CLOSE ALLIES – Turkey Blames Kurdish Militia for Ankara Attack, Challenging U.S. / WHILE MERKEL BETS ON ERDOGAN-OBAMA BETS ON PKK

By TIM ARANGO and CEYLAN YEGINSU – NEW YORK TIMES – 19 Feb 2016 – In blaming a Syrian Kurdish militia supported by the United States, Turkey added urgency to a question its president asked about American support. Read more http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/world/europe/turkey-car-bombing.html?emc=edit_ee_20160219&nl=todaysheadlines-europe&nlid=73143833