NATO chief condemns Syria for shooting down Turkish jet

06/26/12: Al Jazeera reports the head of the NATO military alliance called the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces unacceptable on Tuesday, shortly after Turkey briefed NATO’s North Atlantic Council in discussions held under Article 4 of NATO’s founding treaty, which allows a member to request consultations if its security has been threatened.  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance condemned the incident “in the strongest terms,” and expressed solidarity with Turkey, but made no mention of retaliatory action.  Turkey’s prime minister, responding to the downing of the jet in a speech to the AK party’s parliamentary group, said Tuesday that Turkish military will respond to any future violation of its border by Syrian military elements.