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    US SENATORS PRESS HILLARY CLINTON TO DISAVOW CALLING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE A 'HISTORICAL DEBATE'

    epress.am
    02.28.2012

    The lead authors of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, H.Res.304, Adam
    Schiff (D-CA) and Robert Dold (R-IL), today sent a letter, co-signed
    by 59 of their House colleagues, calling on US Secretary of State
    Hillary Clinton to renounce her recent public mischaracterization of
    the Armenian Genocide as a "historical debate," reported the Armenian
    National Committee of America (ANCA).

    In their letter to Secretary Clinton, the signatories noted that
    her, "historically inaccurate description of the Armenian Genocide
    as an open question, in addition to the offense it represents to
    Armenian Americans and other victims of genocide, provides American
    encouragement to the Republic of Turkey in its shameful campaign of
    denial." They also reminded the Secretary that in 2006 she joined with
    US President Barack Obama - then a US Senator - in writing a letter
    explaining to then US President George W. Bush that the Armenian
    Genocide was a "systematic and deliberate campaign of genocide
    perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in 1915. . . The victims of the
    Genocide deserve our remembrance and their rightful place in history.

    . . .It is in the best interests of our nation and the entire global
    community to remember the past and learn from these crimes against
    humanity to ensure that they are never repeated." The Congressional
    letter also quoted then Senator Clinton's public statement in 2008
    when, as a Senator and candidate for the presidency, she affirmed
    that: "[T]he horrible events perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against
    Armenians constitute a clear case of genocide," and that "[o]ur common
    morality and our nation's credibility as a voice for human rights
    challenge us to ensure that the Armenian Genocide be recognized and
    remembered by the Congress and the President of the United States."

    "We want to thank Congressmen Schiff and Dold and each and every
    one of the signatories of this Congressional letter for calling on
    Secretary Clinton to step back from her historically inaccurate and
    deeply offensive assertion that the Armenian Genocide is a matter for
    historical debate," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "We
    remain hopeful that the Secretary, after having allowed this false
    statement to remain on the record for more than a month, will -
    in response to this Congressional letter and the Armenian-American
    community's growing outrage - finally recognize and, to the extent
    possible, seek to reverse the impact of this sad episode in undermining
    the advancement of US interests, compromising the promotion of American
    values, and hindering the diplomatic work of the Department of State."

    Secretary Clinton is scheduled to testify and answer questions before
    four separate US House and Senate panels this coming week. ANCA has
    called on legislators serving on these committees to question her about
    her offensive "historical debate" comments, on and the full range of
    other issues of special importance to Armenian-American voters.

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