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Ottawa Citizen
April 25, 2009 Saturday
Early Edition
Obama sidesteps Armenian genocide
President Barack Obama Friday avoided calling the 1915 massacres of
Armenians by Ottoman Turks quot;genocide,quot; despite vowing to use
that term during his campaign. Obama followed U.S. diplomatic
tradition by issuing a written statement on Armenian Remembrance Day,
branding the killings of more than 1.5 million people as quot;one of
the great atrocities of the 20th century.quot; Obama avoided the label
after a conflict with Turkey over the matter.
April 25, 2009 Saturday
Early Edition
Obama sidesteps Armenian genocide
President Barack Obama Friday avoided calling the 1915 massacres of
Armenians by Ottoman Turks quot;genocide,quot; despite vowing to use
that term during his campaign. Obama followed U.S. diplomatic
tradition by issuing a written statement on Armenian Remembrance Day,
branding the killings of more than 1.5 million people as quot;one of
the great atrocities of the 20th century.quot; Obama avoided the label
after a conflict with Turkey over the matter.