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DENIAL POLICY GIVES RISE TO NEW CRIMES
Vardan Grigoryan
Hayots Ashkharh Daily
Oct 9 2007
Armenia
After Stany Hoyer, the leader of the Democratic majority of the US
Congress announced on October 5 that Resolution # 106 on the Armenian
Genocide would be passed by the November 25, a date when the Americans
celebrate the Thanksgiving Day, the Turkish senior officials lost
self-control and began to publicize threats in the address of the
United States and Israel.
Let's remind you that Turkey once adopted a similar mode of action
against France which had already recognized the Armenian Genocide. By
the way, the French Foreign Minister is currently in Ankara. And it
was not accidental that having replaced the British Prime Minister,
the representative of the French President Sarkosi recently visited
Ankara in the role of his American Counterpart.
The menacing statements that were made at the moment of such a
serious dialogue initiated by the American signal and the French
mediation demonstrate that Turkey is unwilling to follow the rules
of the Western game, and this in turn increases the likelihood of
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
On October 6 Prime Minister R. T. Erdoghan had a telephone conversation
with the US President George W. Bush and the Israeli President Shimon
Peres, and obviously threatened both of them with the prospect of
deteriorating the bilateral relations. The specific targets of the
visits are obvious too: the closing of Injirik airport situated
in Turkey and used by the American air forces and the "reaction of
Turkey's public opinion". i.e. the strengthening of anti-American
and anti-Jewish moods and finally - derailing the Turkish-Armenian
dialogue which, actually, doesn't exist.
We have already pointed out that these threats pose no danger to
anyone, but when the Turkish Prime Minister Ali Babajan, who was
on a visit in Cyprus on October 6 "laid down the cards", it became
clear that the matter was more serious. The Turkish Prime Minister
obviously threatened the Jewish lobby with a new Jewish Holocaust,
a fact that is an extremely serious signal and cannot remain unnoticed.
Mentioning that the Armenian and Jewish lobbyists of the United States
have joint their efforts against Turkey, the "Europeanized Turk"
representing Turkey in the EU-Turkey negotiations made the following
statement, "We cannot explain to the people why it turned out so. We
have said that we won't be able to keep the Jewish community away
from all this."
Let's remind you that Sultan Hamid used to "justify" the massacres of
the Greeks, Bulgarians and Armenians by exactly the same arguments:
"not interfering in Turkeys domestic affairs" and passing relevant
resolutions. It turns out that at the beginning of the 21st century,
the "Europeanized" Foreign Minister of Turkey reiterates the words
of the bloodthirsty Sultan Hamid and warns that in case the Armenian
Genocide is recognized by Congress, he will be unable to restrain
the anger of the "Muslim crowd", and Jewish massacres will occur.
Clearly, it is not accidental that the "Europeanized Turk" uncovers
his mask and demonstrates his real Sultan-originated nature.
All the promise the US President and State Secretary have given to
Turkey with regard to restraining the to Congress Chambers, were
accompanied by the reservation that they do not have the required
majority among the US legislators to reject the issue of recognizing
the Armenian Genocide.
And the argument of endangering America's national interests, something
that may prevent the nearest voting, has already been dissipated by
the Democrats, due to the humanitarian arguments brought by Stany
Hoyen on October 5, as well as by the denial of the issue of holding
the present-day Turkish authorities accountable for the failure to
recognize the Armenian Genocide. Therefore, in order to prevent the
resolution from being adopted, Ankara is making despaerate, however,
adventurous steps: it is blackmailing the Jewish lobby, with a threat
of orchestrating a new Holocaust in Turkey.
The reason is obvious. The Jewish lobby has a tremendous impact among
the Democrats and inside the Administration, and it is the only real
force that can influence the attitudes of Nancy Pelosy, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and her party members. It can influence
if, after hearing Ali Babajan's desperate threats, it forgets about
Adol Hitlers 1939 command that marked the beginning of the Jewish
Holocaust. According to that command, it is possible to undertake
the extermination of the Jews, as nobody currently remembers what
happened to the Armenians.
History turns out to be repeating itself in the opposite succession of
events, and overlooking the tragedies of one nation poses a threat to
the existence of the other. And this situation will continue unless
the things are called by their real name, and the perpetrators stand
the trial of history.
And Ali Babajan's misanthropic statements threatening the Jews with
a new Holocaust must not be overlooked by us, and must not be viewed
purely as a sign of the agony of the Turkish denial policy. It is first
of all the Foreign Ministry of Armenia that has to raise a protest and
demand that the international community make a political assessment
on the present-day Sultan Hamid's statement as well as prohibit his
entrance to the United States.
Vardan Grigoryan
Hayots Ashkharh Daily
Oct 9 2007
Armenia
After Stany Hoyer, the leader of the Democratic majority of the US
Congress announced on October 5 that Resolution # 106 on the Armenian
Genocide would be passed by the November 25, a date when the Americans
celebrate the Thanksgiving Day, the Turkish senior officials lost
self-control and began to publicize threats in the address of the
United States and Israel.
Let's remind you that Turkey once adopted a similar mode of action
against France which had already recognized the Armenian Genocide. By
the way, the French Foreign Minister is currently in Ankara. And it
was not accidental that having replaced the British Prime Minister,
the representative of the French President Sarkosi recently visited
Ankara in the role of his American Counterpart.
The menacing statements that were made at the moment of such a
serious dialogue initiated by the American signal and the French
mediation demonstrate that Turkey is unwilling to follow the rules
of the Western game, and this in turn increases the likelihood of
the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
On October 6 Prime Minister R. T. Erdoghan had a telephone conversation
with the US President George W. Bush and the Israeli President Shimon
Peres, and obviously threatened both of them with the prospect of
deteriorating the bilateral relations. The specific targets of the
visits are obvious too: the closing of Injirik airport situated
in Turkey and used by the American air forces and the "reaction of
Turkey's public opinion". i.e. the strengthening of anti-American
and anti-Jewish moods and finally - derailing the Turkish-Armenian
dialogue which, actually, doesn't exist.
We have already pointed out that these threats pose no danger to
anyone, but when the Turkish Prime Minister Ali Babajan, who was
on a visit in Cyprus on October 6 "laid down the cards", it became
clear that the matter was more serious. The Turkish Prime Minister
obviously threatened the Jewish lobby with a new Jewish Holocaust,
a fact that is an extremely serious signal and cannot remain unnoticed.
Mentioning that the Armenian and Jewish lobbyists of the United States
have joint their efforts against Turkey, the "Europeanized Turk"
representing Turkey in the EU-Turkey negotiations made the following
statement, "We cannot explain to the people why it turned out so. We
have said that we won't be able to keep the Jewish community away
from all this."
Let's remind you that Sultan Hamid used to "justify" the massacres of
the Greeks, Bulgarians and Armenians by exactly the same arguments:
"not interfering in Turkeys domestic affairs" and passing relevant
resolutions. It turns out that at the beginning of the 21st century,
the "Europeanized" Foreign Minister of Turkey reiterates the words
of the bloodthirsty Sultan Hamid and warns that in case the Armenian
Genocide is recognized by Congress, he will be unable to restrain
the anger of the "Muslim crowd", and Jewish massacres will occur.
Clearly, it is not accidental that the "Europeanized Turk" uncovers
his mask and demonstrates his real Sultan-originated nature.
All the promise the US President and State Secretary have given to
Turkey with regard to restraining the to Congress Chambers, were
accompanied by the reservation that they do not have the required
majority among the US legislators to reject the issue of recognizing
the Armenian Genocide.
And the argument of endangering America's national interests, something
that may prevent the nearest voting, has already been dissipated by
the Democrats, due to the humanitarian arguments brought by Stany
Hoyen on October 5, as well as by the denial of the issue of holding
the present-day Turkish authorities accountable for the failure to
recognize the Armenian Genocide. Therefore, in order to prevent the
resolution from being adopted, Ankara is making despaerate, however,
adventurous steps: it is blackmailing the Jewish lobby, with a threat
of orchestrating a new Holocaust in Turkey.
The reason is obvious. The Jewish lobby has a tremendous impact among
the Democrats and inside the Administration, and it is the only real
force that can influence the attitudes of Nancy Pelosy, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and her party members. It can influence
if, after hearing Ali Babajan's desperate threats, it forgets about
Adol Hitlers 1939 command that marked the beginning of the Jewish
Holocaust. According to that command, it is possible to undertake
the extermination of the Jews, as nobody currently remembers what
happened to the Armenians.
History turns out to be repeating itself in the opposite succession of
events, and overlooking the tragedies of one nation poses a threat to
the existence of the other. And this situation will continue unless
the things are called by their real name, and the perpetrators stand
the trial of history.
And Ali Babajan's misanthropic statements threatening the Jews with
a new Holocaust must not be overlooked by us, and must not be viewed
purely as a sign of the agony of the Turkish denial policy. It is first
of all the Foreign Ministry of Armenia that has to raise a protest and
demand that the international community make a political assessment
on the present-day Sultan Hamid's statement as well as prohibit his
entrance to the United States.