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CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE CANDIDATE CAROL LIU CRITICIZES JANE HARMAN FOR OPPOSITION TO GENOCIDE BILL
armradio.am
28.11.2007 10:27
Former California State Assemblymember and State Senate candidate Carol
Liu has issued a letter strongly disagreeing with Congresswoman Jane
Harman's effort to kill the Armenian Genocide resolution (H. Res. 106)
pending in the House of Representatives.
In her correspondence, Liu outlines that the "United States cannot,
even by omission, condone the continued misrepresentation of
history. She adds, "The foreign policy of the United States must
not be based on fear but rather on the honest affirmation of our own
ideals." Carol Liu's letter was sent to both the Chairman and Ranking
members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
"We are proud of Carol Liu," commented Armenian National Committee of
America - Western Region (ANCA-WR) Executive Director Andrew Kzirian.
"She is speaking truth to power and our community respects that. It
is clear that Jane Harman's opposition to the genocide bill has drawn
a lot of attention from area legislators and public figures, like
Carol Liu, who strongly disagree with her position," Kzirian added.
Last month Jane Harman published an opinion article in the Los Angeles
Times outlining her opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution. She
wrote, in part, "So I agree with eight former secretaries of State --
including Los Angeles' own Warren Christopher -- who said that passing
the resolution 'could endanger our national security interests in
the region, including our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and damage
efforts to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia.' Timing
matters. I asked a leader in California's Armenian American community
just days ago why the resolution was being pushed now. "They didn't
ask me," he said. It wasn't his call, and he probably would not have
pushed it."
armradio.am
28.11.2007 10:27
Former California State Assemblymember and State Senate candidate Carol
Liu has issued a letter strongly disagreeing with Congresswoman Jane
Harman's effort to kill the Armenian Genocide resolution (H. Res. 106)
pending in the House of Representatives.
In her correspondence, Liu outlines that the "United States cannot,
even by omission, condone the continued misrepresentation of
history. She adds, "The foreign policy of the United States must
not be based on fear but rather on the honest affirmation of our own
ideals." Carol Liu's letter was sent to both the Chairman and Ranking
members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
"We are proud of Carol Liu," commented Armenian National Committee of
America - Western Region (ANCA-WR) Executive Director Andrew Kzirian.
"She is speaking truth to power and our community respects that. It
is clear that Jane Harman's opposition to the genocide bill has drawn
a lot of attention from area legislators and public figures, like
Carol Liu, who strongly disagree with her position," Kzirian added.
Last month Jane Harman published an opinion article in the Los Angeles
Times outlining her opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution. She
wrote, in part, "So I agree with eight former secretaries of State --
including Los Angeles' own Warren Christopher -- who said that passing
the resolution 'could endanger our national security interests in
the region, including our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and damage
efforts to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia.' Timing
matters. I asked a leader in California's Armenian American community
just days ago why the resolution was being pushed now. "They didn't
ask me," he said. It wasn't his call, and he probably would not have
pushed it."