VAIN WARNING:
Short had foreseen a growing threat to Turkey from Muslim extremists
First they killed him, then they went after his good name. In a statement posted on the Internet the day after the Istanbul blasts, a group claiming responsibility singled out British consul general Roger Short, 58, who died in the attack. The career diplomat was targeted, said the Abu Hafz al-Masri Brigades, because of his "experience in combating Islam and because he is considered the mastermind of British policy in the region." Whatever the truth of that claim of responsibility and U.S. officials doubt even the group's existence to the many Turks who knew him well, the depiction of...
