Gwyllgi
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- Well, not any more!
The Turkish genocide against the Armenian people is a historical fact.
It is as well documented as the death marches of the Japanese and the shoa.
And yet if I was to write that while living in Turkey I would be arrested and jailed.
In the US a congressional committee has introduced a bill to go before US Congress intended to formally recognise what took place involving the mass slaughter by Ottoman Turks during WW1.
Now anyone would except that a historical fact would not need to have such formal recognition made by the US, a thing being done to stop the continued denial of the truth by successive Turkish governments, but sad to say such is the case because the Turks continue to try to deny what happened.
The response by Turkey to this move to force the government to come clean should have resulted in embarrassment by the Turkish government, an apology for refusal to admit the TRUTH in the past, and admission of the TRUTH today, and at least a national apology to the the Armenians still living and some form of reparation.
Should have been, but wasn’t.
Instead the Turkish ambassador to Washington has been recalled Washington and the Turkish government has said this move, let alone a passage of the bill, would “damage relations” with America and reminded the US that they were a “key NATO ally.”
Let’s put aside the future use, let alone role of NATO. Let’s put aside the little matter of what amounts to blatant blackmail. Let’s put aside the refusal to face up to what took place. Let’s even put aside the years of lying about what took place.
Instead let’s look at the response from the Obama administration right up (down?) to Obama himself.
Hilary Clinton Hillary is reported as saying that “The Obama administration will work very hard’ to prevent the genocide bill going to a full vote on Capitol Hill”
Not content with that she continued :-
“We are against this. Now we believe that the US Congress will not take any decision on this subject.’
There is one very basic question to be asked.
That question is WHY?
I’m not sure which country comes out worst in this matter, Turkey or the US.
Maybe a nation itself built on genocide feel a difficulty in condemning another nation for a crime it is itself guilty of.
It is as well documented as the death marches of the Japanese and the shoa.
And yet if I was to write that while living in Turkey I would be arrested and jailed.
In the US a congressional committee has introduced a bill to go before US Congress intended to formally recognise what took place involving the mass slaughter by Ottoman Turks during WW1.
Now anyone would except that a historical fact would not need to have such formal recognition made by the US, a thing being done to stop the continued denial of the truth by successive Turkish governments, but sad to say such is the case because the Turks continue to try to deny what happened.
The response by Turkey to this move to force the government to come clean should have resulted in embarrassment by the Turkish government, an apology for refusal to admit the TRUTH in the past, and admission of the TRUTH today, and at least a national apology to the the Armenians still living and some form of reparation.
Should have been, but wasn’t.
Instead the Turkish ambassador to Washington has been recalled Washington and the Turkish government has said this move, let alone a passage of the bill, would “damage relations” with America and reminded the US that they were a “key NATO ally.”
Let’s put aside the future use, let alone role of NATO. Let’s put aside the little matter of what amounts to blatant blackmail. Let’s put aside the refusal to face up to what took place. Let’s even put aside the years of lying about what took place.
Instead let’s look at the response from the Obama administration right up (down?) to Obama himself.
Hilary Clinton Hillary is reported as saying that “The Obama administration will work very hard’ to prevent the genocide bill going to a full vote on Capitol Hill”
Not content with that she continued :-
“We are against this. Now we believe that the US Congress will not take any decision on this subject.’
There is one very basic question to be asked.
That question is WHY?
I’m not sure which country comes out worst in this matter, Turkey or the US.
Maybe a nation itself built on genocide feel a difficulty in condemning another nation for a crime it is itself guilty of.