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A NEW THREAT FROM TURKS
BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN
asbarez
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Anti-Armenian protest in Istanbul in Februrary
The Turkish Consulate General in Los Angeles has embarked on a new
campaign to promote "friendly relations" between Turks and Armenians
and is reaching out to Armenian individuals throughout the community
and asking them to join this venture.
According to information obtained by Asbarez, the individuals being
sought by the Turkish Consulate are prominent community leaders,
entrepreneurs and business people who the consulate believes will
further their denialist agenda by projecting a fabricated atmosphere
of cooperation. It is actually a dangerous precedent-setting effort,
rooted deeply in Turkish foreign policy objectives, that preys on
unsuspecting community members to advance an agenda that can be
detrimental for the advancement of the Armenian Cause.
The timing of this initiative is also suspect, given that on the eve
of the Genocide's centennial, Turkey is doing all it can to hide its
crime by underhandedly involving the Armenian-American community.
The Turkish Consulate is using its contacts and levers at public and
private institutions to contact community members. Unfortunately, there
are individuals for whom advancement of stature and possible financial
gains supersede their commitment to the just resolution of the Armenian
Cause, namely the international recognition of the Genocide.
These individuals will be and are being used to become the
messengers-persuaders-of this disgusting effort to disrespect the
memory of the Genocide victims and undermine the efforts for the
advancement of the just aspirations of the Armenian Nation.
There are also parallel approaches by different organizations that
have christened themselves "bridge builders" between Armenians and
Turks, and through a well-funded effort are luring Armenian-Americans
on junkets to Turkey to promote this skewed agenda.
Asbarez will continue its investigation into this troubling reality
and it WILL expose those who take the Turkish Consulate's bait and
become pawns in the Turkish game of deceit and Genocide denial.
The Foreign Ministry of Armenia, through its embassy, mission and
consulate, also has a responsibility to engage in this process and
through stern posturing and a deliberate voice denounce this effort,
which in the end aims to create a schism in our community.
Past experience has shown that there are those who are swayed by
Turkey's smoke and mirrors tactics. Those individuals are being put
on notice.
From: Baghdasarian
BY ARA KHACHATOURIAN
asbarez
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Anti-Armenian protest in Istanbul in Februrary
The Turkish Consulate General in Los Angeles has embarked on a new
campaign to promote "friendly relations" between Turks and Armenians
and is reaching out to Armenian individuals throughout the community
and asking them to join this venture.
According to information obtained by Asbarez, the individuals being
sought by the Turkish Consulate are prominent community leaders,
entrepreneurs and business people who the consulate believes will
further their denialist agenda by projecting a fabricated atmosphere
of cooperation. It is actually a dangerous precedent-setting effort,
rooted deeply in Turkish foreign policy objectives, that preys on
unsuspecting community members to advance an agenda that can be
detrimental for the advancement of the Armenian Cause.
The timing of this initiative is also suspect, given that on the eve
of the Genocide's centennial, Turkey is doing all it can to hide its
crime by underhandedly involving the Armenian-American community.
The Turkish Consulate is using its contacts and levers at public and
private institutions to contact community members. Unfortunately, there
are individuals for whom advancement of stature and possible financial
gains supersede their commitment to the just resolution of the Armenian
Cause, namely the international recognition of the Genocide.
These individuals will be and are being used to become the
messengers-persuaders-of this disgusting effort to disrespect the
memory of the Genocide victims and undermine the efforts for the
advancement of the just aspirations of the Armenian Nation.
There are also parallel approaches by different organizations that
have christened themselves "bridge builders" between Armenians and
Turks, and through a well-funded effort are luring Armenian-Americans
on junkets to Turkey to promote this skewed agenda.
Asbarez will continue its investigation into this troubling reality
and it WILL expose those who take the Turkish Consulate's bait and
become pawns in the Turkish game of deceit and Genocide denial.
The Foreign Ministry of Armenia, through its embassy, mission and
consulate, also has a responsibility to engage in this process and
through stern posturing and a deliberate voice denounce this effort,
which in the end aims to create a schism in our community.
Past experience has shown that there are those who are swayed by
Turkey's smoke and mirrors tactics. Those individuals are being put
on notice.
From: Baghdasarian