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OBAMA AVOIDS ARMENIAN 'GENOCIDE'
The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/04/24/obama-avoids-armenian-genocide.html
April 24 2012
President Obama is getting heat for his speech honoring Armenian
Remembrance Day. The president avoided mentioning the word "genocide"
for the fourth year in a row, despite having vowed as a presidential
candidate to acknowledge it. In a statement, the chairman of the
Armenian National Committee of America voiced his feelings of betrayal,
condemning the president and saying his "pledge to recognize the
Armenian genocide stands as a stark lie." While Obama emphasized that
his "view of history has not changed" and applauded diplomacy efforts
between Armenians and Turks, his speech was criticized by the other
side as well, with the Turkish ambassador in Washington calling the
president's statement "wrongful" and "distorted."
The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/04/24/obama-avoids-armenian-genocide.html
April 24 2012
President Obama is getting heat for his speech honoring Armenian
Remembrance Day. The president avoided mentioning the word "genocide"
for the fourth year in a row, despite having vowed as a presidential
candidate to acknowledge it. In a statement, the chairman of the
Armenian National Committee of America voiced his feelings of betrayal,
condemning the president and saying his "pledge to recognize the
Armenian genocide stands as a stark lie." While Obama emphasized that
his "view of history has not changed" and applauded diplomacy efforts
between Armenians and Turks, his speech was criticized by the other
side as well, with the Turkish ambassador in Washington calling the
president's statement "wrongful" and "distorted."