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SILENT PROTEST AGAINST TURKEY'S ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL CAMPAIGN TO HAPPEN TOMORROW AT UC IRVINE
By Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly (Orange County)
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/01/ergun_kirlikovali_ataa.php
Jan 26 2012
CA
Earlier this week, the French Senate passed a resolution making it a
crime in France to deny the Armenian genocide, a historical reality
accepted by everyone except the Republic of Turkey and many of its
citizens. As a result, many Turkish-American organizations in this
country are already blasting the French government for kowtowing
to what they claim is whiny Armenian propaganda, a vile stance if
ever there was one. For instance, the Assembly of Turkish American
Associations, headed by Coto de Caza resident Ergun Kirlikovali,
just issued this press release that stated, in part, "Genocide is a
criminal charge, which a legislature must defer to the judiciary and
executive in foreign affairs"--and then accuses France of committing
genocide against Algerians. Um, yeah...
Because of idiots like Kirlikovali, the Confederation of All-Armenian
Students Associations will hold silent protests at campuses across
California in protest of such denialists. "On the heels of the
passage of legislation criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in the
French Senate, we demand that the government of the United States,
like France, can stand up to empty political bullying from Turkey and
properly condemn the Armenian Genocide," reads a press release. "The
United States, following the French example, should continue the
fight against genocide denial and reject Turkey's gag rule."
The local protest will happen at the flagpoles at UC Irvine,
near Langson Library, and go from 9 in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon. I do believe UCI has more Turkish than Armenian students,
so it should be a blast. See you there!
By Gustavo Arellano
OC Weekly (Orange County)
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/01/ergun_kirlikovali_ataa.php
Jan 26 2012
CA
Earlier this week, the French Senate passed a resolution making it a
crime in France to deny the Armenian genocide, a historical reality
accepted by everyone except the Republic of Turkey and many of its
citizens. As a result, many Turkish-American organizations in this
country are already blasting the French government for kowtowing
to what they claim is whiny Armenian propaganda, a vile stance if
ever there was one. For instance, the Assembly of Turkish American
Associations, headed by Coto de Caza resident Ergun Kirlikovali,
just issued this press release that stated, in part, "Genocide is a
criminal charge, which a legislature must defer to the judiciary and
executive in foreign affairs"--and then accuses France of committing
genocide against Algerians. Um, yeah...
Because of idiots like Kirlikovali, the Confederation of All-Armenian
Students Associations will hold silent protests at campuses across
California in protest of such denialists. "On the heels of the
passage of legislation criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial in the
French Senate, we demand that the government of the United States,
like France, can stand up to empty political bullying from Turkey and
properly condemn the Armenian Genocide," reads a press release. "The
United States, following the French example, should continue the
fight against genocide denial and reject Turkey's gag rule."
The local protest will happen at the flagpoles at UC Irvine,
near Langson Library, and go from 9 in the morning until 4 in the
afternoon. I do believe UCI has more Turkish than Armenian students,
so it should be a blast. See you there!