George Bush, Holocaust Denier

White House: Bush recognizes 1915 events but doesn’t rank them genocide

06.10.2007 15:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman, said President Bush "reiterated his opposition to the Armenian Genocide resolution, the passage of which would be harmful to U.S. relations with Turkey." Johndroe said Bush believes the Armenian episode ranks among the greatest tragedies of the 20th century, but the determination whether "the events constitute a genocide should be a matter for historical inquiry, not legislation."

Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I, an event widely viewed by genocide scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide.

At the U.S. State Department, the senior official who deals with Turkish relations said the United States position is not to deny or accept that genocide occurred. Nevertheless, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried said, "We do not believe this bill would advance either the cause of historical truth or Turkish-Armenian reconciliation or the interests of the United States."

The Turkish reaction to passage of the bill would be extremely strong, Fried said. It would do "grave harm" to relations with Turkey, a NATO ally, and damage the U.S. war effort in Iraq, Turkey’s neighbor.

The resolution is largely symbolic and would not be binding on foreign policy. Similar measures have been offered before and never passed, but it appears to have a good chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled House if it is brought to a vote, The Associated Press reports.

H.RES.398 - RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE - contact your congressman please

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That's the lame answer, not to damage relations with Turkey, easy SCREW TURKEY and screw the US trying to push Turkey on Europe.

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Ognir | Sun, 2007-10-07 23:47
mparent7777 | Sun, 2007-10-07 23:59
mparent7777 | Mon, 2007-10-08 00:13


in Turkish secular military establishment that is ruled by the descendants of the "zionist young turks" who under Zionist supervision dethroned Sultan and perpetrated genocide over Armenians to give cause for all out war of the colonial powers against Ottoman empire.

These same ziodevils are repressing Turks as well who have been forcibly denied basic religious freedom under the infamous Atatürk republic. Look how much are they trying to suppress majority of Turkish population to live under minority secular jewish commies. US knows who really rules in Turkey and they will never accept to undermine them until they see benefit in it for the holy Zion. Why do you think Turkey has pact with Israel. Do you really believe that Muslims in Turkey love Zionist more than they brethren in ME.

"Let there be Light!"

Traveller | Mon, 2007-10-08 00:31


And please do not misappropriate Holocaust that is exclusive term for Jews only.

Thank you.

"Let there be Light!"

Traveller | Mon, 2007-10-08 00:34
mparent7777 | Mon, 2007-10-08 00:54
mparent7777 | Mon, 2007-10-08 01:56

Was the murder of Armenians a genocide or what?

Was the death of Jews during the second world war a genocide or what? For some reason it is not possible or permissible to verify the numbers and truly every untimely death is a death too many.

Germany lives with a strong collective sense of guilt, even if only a small minority of its present population could possibly have any direct responsibility for what happened or might have happened. However, legal cases for compensation for the trauma of the second and possibly third generation "survivors" of the Holocaust are being prepared. That is OK, but one should not offend the Turks!

Does this make sense?

Made Brani | Mon, 2007-10-08 02:53
mparent7777 | Thu, 2007-10-11 01:31

unclesam wakeup

It ain't racism when it's the truth!

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