Armenian Genocide Part 5

documentary on the Armenian Genocide** "In a special Correspondent to coincide with Holocaust memorial week, Fergal Keane investigates how a terrible slaughter, three quarters of a century ago, has returned to haunt the relationship between Turkey and its western allies. For decades the Armenian people have campaigned to have the killings of hundreds of thousands of their forefathers in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 recognised as genocide. But there has been an equally determined campaign by Turkey to deny genocide with threats of reprisals against any country which uses the word to describe the slaughter. Now as the United States steps up its efforts to win Ankara's support in any conflict with Iraq Correspondent reveals new Turkish pressures. Threats to withdraw military bases have forced the American Congress to abandon legislation which would have used the all important term, "genocide". The programme also discloses how President George W Bush and his predecessor Bill Clinton both broke promises to the Armenian community that they would recognise genocide. Talking to Armenian survivors, Turkish officials and key political figures in the United States Correspondent investigates a story of terrible slaughter, political intrigue and a people betrayed." sitruc

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[JackwidaJ]

Armenians, we know the Armenian genocide will be recognized. We just have to keep pushing our governments to do so, for the souls of our family members who were lost. I also have faith in the Turkish people of today, I know they will discover the truth in time. You can't hide the truth/clear facts forever.

[uhohpenguins]

thanks for posting this. we never learned this at my school. how can anyone deny something documented with pictures, and all these people saying it happened? who could make something like that up?

[ImPoisonBeCareful]

turks have fun in hell... you can maybe hide the truth as living idiots but not ahead of god ..here a piece of peace for ur hateful fucked up murder soul ...

[Avetisahkyans]

The Armenian genocide is a historical fact. and should recognize the Armenian genocide and USA

[Avetisahkyans]

The Armenian genocide is a historical fact. and should recognize the Armenian genocide and Turkey and USA

[D0CKTORDEATH]

..........On March 4, 2010, a US congressional panel narrowly voted that the incident was indeed genocide; within minutes the Turkish government issued a statement critical of "this resolution which accuses the Turkish nation of a crime it has not committed THE TURKS ARE COWARDS LOW LIFES AND THE BIGGEST SCUM ON EARTH!!!!!!!! 1915 ALL ARMENIANS THAT PASSED REST IN POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALL ARMENIANS MUST STAND UP FOR THIS CAUSE......WE WANT JUSTICE!!!!!