The British government will be the target of stinging criticism Tuesday for considering backing a new dam project in Turkey which threatens to uproot thousands from their homes and destroy sites of historical and environmental interest..."The government's Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECDG) is facing a decision about whether to support Yusufeli without any policies to ensure that public money isn't spent on yet another potentially destructive project," said Hannah Griffiths of Friends of the Earth...British engineering firm Amec first requested ECGD backing for the Yusufeli dam in 1998. The firm is part of an international consortium--led by the French company Spie Batignolle