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    TURKEY ESCALATES INTERNATIONAL WAVE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL

    A1plus

    | 14:31:18 | 16-06-2005 | Politics |

    Activists from across the United States, throughout Europe, and around
    the world are streaming to the Armenian National Committee of America's
    (ANCA) website to take part in an on-line response to Turkish Prime
    Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recently unleashed international wave
    of genocide denial.

    In recent weeks, Erdogan has dramatically raised the stakes in his
    government's campaign to deny the Armenian Genocide, orchestrating
    the purchase of major media advertisements, applying intense pressure
    on foreign governments, and severely cracking down on dissidents
    within Turkey who seek to speak openly about this crime against
    humanity. Elements of this wave of denial include:

    Blocking the first-ever Armenian Genocide conference in Turkey,
    which was to have taken place in Istanbul this June.

    Spending over $1,000,000 to have Time Magazine include DVDs denying
    the Armenian Genocide in all of its editions throughout Europe,
    and placing a major genocide denial ad in the Washington Post.

    Pressing the U.S. government to withdraw the American Foreign Service
    Association's "Constructive Dissent" award to U.S. Ambassador to
    Armenia John Evans for speaking the truth about the Genocide.

    Pressuring President Bush, during their June 8th White House meeting,
    to oppose the Armenian Genocide Resolution before Congress. This
    legislation (H.Res.316) was introduced on June 14th by Congressmen
    George Radanovich (R-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Armenian Caucus
    Co-Chairmen Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), and Frank Pallone (D-NJ).

    Twisting arms at the State Department to continue to exclude any
    mention of the Armenian Genocide in the Department's official website's
    section on Armenian history. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5275.htm

    Imposing an effective "gag-rule," silencing any U.S. protests over
    Turkey's new Penal Code provision (Section 305) outlawing even the
    discussion of the Genocide.

    "The powerful response to our action alert reflects the seriousness
    with which Armenians worldwide are responding to Erdogan's escalation
    of his attacks on the truth, on the memories of genocide victims,
    and on the very security of Armenia," said Aram Hamparian, Executive
    Director of the ANCA.

    "But he will fail - despite all the millions of dollars and vast
    political capital he will expend. He'll fail - because of the powerful
    grassroots response he will face from Armenian Americans; because of
    the moral indignation of the American people as they learn more about
    how his government's values stand in stark contrast to those held
    by the vast majority of Americans; because he is finding himself
    increasingly isolated internationally as he loses his partners
    in denial, and - perhaps most importantly - because his years of
    hateful lies and deception will collapse under their own weight,"
    added Hamparian.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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