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    CAUCUS CO-CHAIR SAYS HE WAS MISREPRESENTED BY TURKISH PRESS
    By Ara Khachatourian

    www.asbarez.com/#AMC=Open&ASBSC =Closed
    Thursday April 2, 2009

    A headline in the Turkish Hurriyet daily screamed: "Pro-Armenian
    Lawmaker says US Congress Will Not Recognize Bill" for a news item
    attributing comments allegedly made by Rep. Mark Kirk, the Illinois
    Republican who co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
    and a co-author of H.Res. 252--the Armenian Genocide resolution.

    "Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi will not dare
    pass the bill. She will not place Obama in a difficult position. The
    bill will not pass, don't worry," Rep. Kirk was quoted as telling
    the Turkish language Aksam Daily.

    "When I was translated from Turkish to English my comments had little
    relation," explained Rep. Kirk, in a phone conversation with Asbarez.

    "I made the mistake of predicting what Speaker Pelosi may or may
    not do in the future," explained Rep. Kirk given President Obama's
    upcoming trip to Turkey.

    Kirk explained that his intention was to shed light on the
    importance of the Genocide Resolution, adding that his comments were
    misrepresented by the Turkish press

    Kirk explained that he had supported Genocide resolutions in the past
    and is the co-author of the current one introduced last month.

    "I think if we put it [the resolution] on the floor, a number of
    members would back us. I'm just worried that the State Department
    will pressure the Congress, as they have done in the past," Kirk told
    Asbarez, urging Speaker Pelosi to resists the pressure.

    "Speaker Pelosi should bring up the resolution and pass it," added
    Kirk, saying that everyone should stick to their campaign promises
    and vote on what they told their constituents.

    Kirk said he believes if the Genocide bill were brought to a vote,
    it would be "Tremendous victory."

    Notorious for its long history of muckraking, the Turkish press
    has a reputation for altering the truth and changing words to suit
    their needs. Rep. Kirk was the latest victim of this brand of yellow
    journalism.
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