Turkey, The Armenian Genocide and Genocide denial. |
| Published: August 27, 2007, 7:53 am |
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US Congress must recognise the Armenian Genocide.Denial of genocide -- whether that of the Turks against the Armenians or the Nazis against the Jews -- is not an act of historical reinterpretation. Rather, it sows confusion by appearing to be engaged in a genuine scholarly effort. Those who deny genocide always dismiss the abundance of documents and testimony as contrived or coerced, or as forgeries and falsehoods. Free speech does not guarantee the deniers the right to be treated as the 'other' side of a legitimate debate when there is no credible other side"; nor does it guarantee the deniers space in the classroom or curriculum, or in any other forum. Genocide denial is an insidious form of intellectual and moral degradation... Source The American Thinker.Hitler, as it is often quoted, uttered these words before his invasion of Poland: "Who remembers the Armenians?" And indeed the Turkish state has continued to strive to ensure that the disappearance of its Armenian population [ Full article ] |
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