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ARMENIAN-AMERICANS HOLD RALLY AGAINST GENOCIDE DENIAL
Armenian-Americans hold rally against Genocide denial April 22, 2013
- 20:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-Americans from across the Greater
Washington, DC area called for an end to U.S. complicity in Turkey's
genocide denial at a White House rally held just days before
President Obama's annual April 24th statement.
The April 21st "Let Your Voice be Heard for Genocide Recognition!"
protest was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation "Ani" Chapter,
in coordination with a coalition of Armenian American groups
comprising the Greater Washington Armenian Genocide Commemorative
Committee.
"We are all gathered here today to commemorate and bring awareness to
what New York Times Best Selling Author of The Sandcastle Girls,
Chris Bohjalian aptly called, 'the slaughter you know next to nothing
about,'" began AYF Ani Chapter Chairwoman Narineh Abrahamian. "The
United States - President Obama - can play an important role in
pressing Turkey to deal honestly with its dark past by speaking
truthfully about this crime. Anything less only enables Turkey's
continued genocide denial. Anything less makes the United States
complicit in that denial. Anything less sends the dangerous message
to other despots that they too can get away with genocide," continued
Abrahamian.
Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director Aram
Hamparian, relayed the hope of the Armenian American community when
then candidate Obama pledged to recognize the Armenian Genocide and
the disappointment in the face of 5-years of subsequent U.S.
kowtowing to Turkish Government threats. "We are going to be the
conscience of this great nation," explained Hamparian. "We are going
to put America - if not this April, but eventually - back on the
right side on the Armenian Genocide issue and in so doing move
American policy back to the right side in dealing with all
genocides."
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/155337/
Armenian-Americans hold rally against Genocide denial April 22, 2013
- 20:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-Americans from across the Greater
Washington, DC area called for an end to U.S. complicity in Turkey's
genocide denial at a White House rally held just days before
President Obama's annual April 24th statement.
The April 21st "Let Your Voice be Heard for Genocide Recognition!"
protest was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation "Ani" Chapter,
in coordination with a coalition of Armenian American groups
comprising the Greater Washington Armenian Genocide Commemorative
Committee.
"We are all gathered here today to commemorate and bring awareness to
what New York Times Best Selling Author of The Sandcastle Girls,
Chris Bohjalian aptly called, 'the slaughter you know next to nothing
about,'" began AYF Ani Chapter Chairwoman Narineh Abrahamian. "The
United States - President Obama - can play an important role in
pressing Turkey to deal honestly with its dark past by speaking
truthfully about this crime. Anything less only enables Turkey's
continued genocide denial. Anything less makes the United States
complicit in that denial. Anything less sends the dangerous message
to other despots that they too can get away with genocide," continued
Abrahamian.
Armenian National Committee of America Executive Director Aram
Hamparian, relayed the hope of the Armenian American community when
then candidate Obama pledged to recognize the Armenian Genocide and
the disappointment in the face of 5-years of subsequent U.S.
kowtowing to Turkish Government threats. "We are going to be the
conscience of this great nation," explained Hamparian. "We are going
to put America - if not this April, but eventually - back on the
right side on the Armenian Genocide issue and in so doing move
American policy back to the right side in dealing with all
genocides."
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/155337/