Five Turks have died fighting in Afghanistan. No, no, no… Not from Turkey’s NATO contingent. Rather, according to SITE Intelligence, a group that monitors Islamist websites and publications, a Turkish extremist group has announced that five of its members were killed when U.S. forces bombed terrorists in Paktika.

It seems increasingly that Turks — both the citizenry and the government — are rooting for if not fighting on the wrong side of the war on terrorism. Turkey has become more an adversary than an ally and certainly a security risk. The Turkish government has created a milieu that encourages anti-Western incitement and support for terrorism. Turkish terrorists are becoming frequent participants in the world’s Jihadi hot spots.

Let’s just hope that Prime Minister Erdogan and Namik Tan, Turkey’s ambassador in the United States, have the sense not to demand an apology for the deaths of their citizens in Afghanistan as they did for the deaths of their extremists on the Mavi Marmara; the situations are analagous. Indeed, rather than demand apologies, perhaps it’s time for Erdogan and Tan to start issuing some of their own. They can start by explaining to the United States and other NATO members to explain what action they are taking to stop their citizens from fighting on the wrong side in Afghanistan.