Ottoman Turkey"s Genocide of Armenian: Documents, Facts and History
The genocide of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks and Kurds between 1915 and 1923 is one of the 20th century's earliest mass atrocities. Turkey has never owned up to the genocide. To this day, Turkey not only denies that a genocide took place. It prosecutes those in Turkey who claim it has and bullies other nations against acknowledging the genocide ion their official pronouncements--as Turkey effectively has bullied the United States government into near silence on that matter. Here's a guide to the history of the genocide--and the controversies it continues to generate, thanks mostly to Turkey's denials.
On the campaign trail, Barack Obama was unequivocal: he spoke in support of a bill in Congress to recognize the Armenian genocide as such, and said he would sign it as president. Since becoming president, however, he has refused to refer to the Armenian genocide using that word.
The American Congress for several years has attempted to pass a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide. The Turkish lobby and the timidity of presidents, including Bill Clinton, Georgw W. Bush and Barack Obama, has successfully stopped the resolution from passing.
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1. The Armenian Genocide by Ottoman Turks - Facts and Figures
The genocide is a historical fact rigorously documented—except in Turkey, where it is documented in the country’s archives but officially denied in its histories and politicians’ public declarations.More »
2. Barack Obama and the Armenian Genocide
On the campaign trail, Barack Obama was unequivocal: he spoke in support of a bill in Congress to recognize the Armenian genocide as such, and said he would sign it as president. Since becoming president, however, he has refused to refer to the Armenian genocide using that word.
- Obama, Turkey and the Armenian Genocide
- January 2008: Obama Declares Himself in Favor of Armenian Genocide Resolution
- Obama Breaks His Promise on the Armenian Genocide
- Obama Refuses to Use the word "Genocide: Statement on Armenian Remembrance Day (2009)
- Obama's Speech to the Turkish Parliament on Islam, Turkey and Armenia (April 2009)
- Obama in Turkey: At the Gates of Islam
3. Turkey's Genocide Problem and the U.S. House's
The American Congress for several years has attempted to pass a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide. The Turkish lobby and the timidity of presidents, including Bill Clinton, Georgw W. Bush and Barack Obama, has successfully stopped the resolution from passing.
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