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SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER: TIME OF RECONCILIATION CAN ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY FINDS IT FUTILE TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CONCEAL GENOCIDE FACTS
arminfo
2008-04-17 13:51:00
ArmInfo. 'I look forward to a time of reconciliation that can only
occur when the Republic of Turkey finds it futile to spend millions of
dollars scheming to distort history and threatening American political,
military and business leaders with reprisals', Senator Dave Cogdill,
Senate Republican Leader says in his statement devoted to the 93rd
anniversary of Armenian Genocide.
'As stated by John Evans, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia a
few years ago: ":When an official policy diverges wildly from what
the broad public believes is self-evident, that policy ceases to
command respect."
These words express a challenge to all who would cede ideals to the
wretched whims of a foreign power.
Public service offers wonderful opportunities to forge positive
relationships, work on issues of importance to constituents, and
gain knowledge. I am so honored to have become well-acquainted with
so many Californians of Armenian heritage (as well as Assyrians,
Greeks and others whose forebears were also victims of massacres)
who make such a great contribution to our state's economic and
cultural vitality and civic leadership. I strongly align myself with
the cause of justice for the memory of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. I stand with them because it is simply the right thing to do,
the Senator says. He mentions the policy of nondisclouse of Armenian
Genocide led to repetition of such tragedies in Nazi Germany and the
sacramental phrase by Adolph Hitler: "Who, after all, speaks today
of the annihilation of the Armenians?"
In the Ottoman Empire Armenians were subjected to torture, starvation,
death marches in the Syrian Desert and other unspeakable atrocities
that resulted in the murder of 1,500,000 Armenian men, women and
children over a period of eight long years ending in 1923. Hundreds
of thousands of young Armenian orphans spent the remainder of their
lives haunted by the memory of the torture and mayhem inflicted on
their loved ones before their eyes.
arminfo
2008-04-17 13:51:00
ArmInfo. 'I look forward to a time of reconciliation that can only
occur when the Republic of Turkey finds it futile to spend millions of
dollars scheming to distort history and threatening American political,
military and business leaders with reprisals', Senator Dave Cogdill,
Senate Republican Leader says in his statement devoted to the 93rd
anniversary of Armenian Genocide.
'As stated by John Evans, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Armenia a
few years ago: ":When an official policy diverges wildly from what
the broad public believes is self-evident, that policy ceases to
command respect."
These words express a challenge to all who would cede ideals to the
wretched whims of a foreign power.
Public service offers wonderful opportunities to forge positive
relationships, work on issues of importance to constituents, and
gain knowledge. I am so honored to have become well-acquainted with
so many Californians of Armenian heritage (as well as Assyrians,
Greeks and others whose forebears were also victims of massacres)
who make such a great contribution to our state's economic and
cultural vitality and civic leadership. I strongly align myself with
the cause of justice for the memory of the victims of the Armenian
Genocide. I stand with them because it is simply the right thing to do,
the Senator says. He mentions the policy of nondisclouse of Armenian
Genocide led to repetition of such tragedies in Nazi Germany and the
sacramental phrase by Adolph Hitler: "Who, after all, speaks today
of the annihilation of the Armenians?"
In the Ottoman Empire Armenians were subjected to torture, starvation,
death marches in the Syrian Desert and other unspeakable atrocities
that resulted in the murder of 1,500,000 Armenian men, women and
children over a period of eight long years ending in 1923. Hundreds
of thousands of young Armenian orphans spent the remainder of their
lives haunted by the memory of the torture and mayhem inflicted on
their loved ones before their eyes.