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April 26, 2013 Friday
Washington: SPEECH OF HON. FRANK R. WOLF OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the
following news release:
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, this week marked the 98th anniversary of the
Armenian genocide.
I have long been a cosponsor of a resolution introduced in multiple
sessions of Congress which reaffirms the United States record on the
Armenian genocide.
The Armenian genocide, in which 1.5 million perished, is widely
recognized as the 20th century's first genocide. Raphael Lemkin, the
Jewish legal scholar who coined the word genocide and tirelessly
advocated for international law defining it and preventing it, was
driven largely by what happened to the Armenians.
Since that time, the world has witnessed unfathomable horrors during
the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust and subsequent genocides in Bosnia,
Cambodia, Rwanda and Sudan. And too often, the world has been silent
in the face of such brutality despite claims of ``Never Again.''
In fact, Sudanese president Omar Bashir, an internationally-indicted
war criminal charged with genocide and crimes against humanity,
continues to travel the globe with virtual impunity.
Adolph Hitler, in describing his murderous plans and seeking to
silence those with reservations, famously said, ``Who, after all,
speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?''
There is power in speaking the truth, even about atrocities that
occurred nearly a century ago, so that others with evil aims will not
be empowered by our silence.
Sadly President Obama, despite his campaign promises, has once again
failed to characterize the brutal slaughter of one and half million
people as genocide.
For more information please visit: http://thomas.loc.gov/
April 26, 2013 Friday
Washington: SPEECH OF HON. FRANK R. WOLF OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013
Washington
The Library of Congress, The Government of USA has issued the
following news release:
Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, this week marked the 98th anniversary of the
Armenian genocide.
I have long been a cosponsor of a resolution introduced in multiple
sessions of Congress which reaffirms the United States record on the
Armenian genocide.
The Armenian genocide, in which 1.5 million perished, is widely
recognized as the 20th century's first genocide. Raphael Lemkin, the
Jewish legal scholar who coined the word genocide and tirelessly
advocated for international law defining it and preventing it, was
driven largely by what happened to the Armenians.
Since that time, the world has witnessed unfathomable horrors during
the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust and subsequent genocides in Bosnia,
Cambodia, Rwanda and Sudan. And too often, the world has been silent
in the face of such brutality despite claims of ``Never Again.''
In fact, Sudanese president Omar Bashir, an internationally-indicted
war criminal charged with genocide and crimes against humanity,
continues to travel the globe with virtual impunity.
Adolph Hitler, in describing his murderous plans and seeking to
silence those with reservations, famously said, ``Who, after all,
speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?''
There is power in speaking the truth, even about atrocities that
occurred nearly a century ago, so that others with evil aims will not
be empowered by our silence.
Sadly President Obama, despite his campaign promises, has once again
failed to characterize the brutal slaughter of one and half million
people as genocide.
For more information please visit: http://thomas.loc.gov/