Gene Rossides of the American Hellenic Institute in Washington, D.C., warns of the growing influence of the Turkish lobby on Congress.
Many former members of Congress are on the Turkish payroll as lobbyists.
Turkey is the recipient of billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid and uses some of the money to pressure Congress into keeping the American taxpayer on a short leash.
Read the full column, "McCain, Obama and the Turkish lobbyists," in today's edition of The Mercury.
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