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CONGRESSWOMAN JACKIE SPEIER STATEMENT ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Targeted News Service
April 25, 2012 Wednesday 2:23 AM EST
Rep. Jackie Speier, Enhanced D-Calif., (12th CD) issued the following
news release:
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) released the
following statement on the day of The Armenian Genocide Observance
hosted by the Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus.
"Today we commemorate the 97th Anniversary of the systematic
annihilation of over 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children;
the first genocide of the 20th Century. Millions were killed, cultural
and religious landmarks were destroyed, atrocities were committed
again and again while pleas for help were ignored.
"Nearly one hundred years after the Armenian Genocide, Congress has
shamefully failed to pass a resolution that would officially recognize
the attempt by Ottoman leaders to extinguish the Armenian people.
Without this resolution and its direct condemnation of the horrific
acts against an entire ethnicity, we implicitly ignore the crimes
that were committed. This is an inexcusable affront to history.
"If any lesson can be learned from the Armenian Genocide it is that
as Americans, we cannot dismiss calls for aid from victimized groups
that are powerless over their oppressors. To honor the memory of
those who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, we must renew
our pledge to fight human injustices around the globe."
Yesterday, President Obama announced the formal establishment of
the Atrocities Prevention Board which would help coordinate a more
effective and cohesive response by senior U.S. officials across
various agencies. He said, "Remembrance without resolve is a hollow
gesture. Awareness without action changes nothing. In this sense,
'never again' is a challenge to us all -- to pause and to look within."
From: A. Papazian
Targeted News Service
April 25, 2012 Wednesday 2:23 AM EST
Rep. Jackie Speier, Enhanced D-Calif., (12th CD) issued the following
news release:
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) released the
following statement on the day of The Armenian Genocide Observance
hosted by the Congressional Armenian Issues Caucus.
"Today we commemorate the 97th Anniversary of the systematic
annihilation of over 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and children;
the first genocide of the 20th Century. Millions were killed, cultural
and religious landmarks were destroyed, atrocities were committed
again and again while pleas for help were ignored.
"Nearly one hundred years after the Armenian Genocide, Congress has
shamefully failed to pass a resolution that would officially recognize
the attempt by Ottoman leaders to extinguish the Armenian people.
Without this resolution and its direct condemnation of the horrific
acts against an entire ethnicity, we implicitly ignore the crimes
that were committed. This is an inexcusable affront to history.
"If any lesson can be learned from the Armenian Genocide it is that
as Americans, we cannot dismiss calls for aid from victimized groups
that are powerless over their oppressors. To honor the memory of
those who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, we must renew
our pledge to fight human injustices around the globe."
Yesterday, President Obama announced the formal establishment of
the Atrocities Prevention Board which would help coordinate a more
effective and cohesive response by senior U.S. officials across
various agencies. He said, "Remembrance without resolve is a hollow
gesture. Awareness without action changes nothing. In this sense,
'never again' is a challenge to us all -- to pause and to look within."
From: A. Papazian