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CONSUL'S DENIAL SHELL GAME
Aram Hagopian,
Toronto, 18 March 2015
The Turkish consul-general of Toronto once again dabbles in digression,
excuses, half-truths, and obfuscations (Keghart.com, March 1). Hitler's
Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels' big lie pales in comparison
with what the Turkish government, its representatives, and hired
guns have been fabricating for decades as they deny the Armenian
Genocide. The consul general's denial reminds one of Orson Welles'
hall of mirrors in "Lady From Shanghai," where a single image is
reflected ad infinitum, without adding anything new.
The consul-general states: "Turks were also killed and massacred
before, during and after the First World War." The two losses are
not related. The Armenians had nothing to do with Turkish deaths, but
the Turks had everything to do with Armenian deaths. Turkish losses
were the result of war (Turkey was an ally of Germany and Austria)
against France, Britain, Russia and later America. Turkey's dead were
combat casualties. The Armenian civilian losses were the result of a
government sponsored extermination. Even pro-Turkish writer Michael M.
Gunter rejects such comparison. Mr. Gunter wrote: "That even more
Turks (than Armenian) also died during World War I is both true,
but largely irrelevant to the argument here because most of the many
Turkish deaths resulted from hostilities against the Allies, not the
Armenians." ....Read more >>
http://www.keghart.com/Hagopian-Response-Consul
Aram Hagopian,
Toronto, 18 March 2015
The Turkish consul-general of Toronto once again dabbles in digression,
excuses, half-truths, and obfuscations (Keghart.com, March 1). Hitler's
Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels' big lie pales in comparison
with what the Turkish government, its representatives, and hired
guns have been fabricating for decades as they deny the Armenian
Genocide. The consul general's denial reminds one of Orson Welles'
hall of mirrors in "Lady From Shanghai," where a single image is
reflected ad infinitum, without adding anything new.
The consul-general states: "Turks were also killed and massacred
before, during and after the First World War." The two losses are
not related. The Armenians had nothing to do with Turkish deaths, but
the Turks had everything to do with Armenian deaths. Turkish losses
were the result of war (Turkey was an ally of Germany and Austria)
against France, Britain, Russia and later America. Turkey's dead were
combat casualties. The Armenian civilian losses were the result of a
government sponsored extermination. Even pro-Turkish writer Michael M.
Gunter rejects such comparison. Mr. Gunter wrote: "That even more
Turks (than Armenian) also died during World War I is both true,
but largely irrelevant to the argument here because most of the many
Turkish deaths resulted from hostilities against the Allies, not the
Armenians." ....Read more >>
http://www.keghart.com/Hagopian-Response-Consul