TURKEY SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN MISSILE DEFENSE

ANKARA [MENL] -- A leading U.S. thinktank has urged Washington to includeTurkey in any U.S. missile defense umbrella. The Washington-based Rand Corp. said despite the end of the Cold War,Turkey remains vital to Western interests and should be protected from theregional missile threat. The report pointed to Iran's intermediate- andlong-range missile programs.