February 28, 2010
Battle Over History
From CBS News 60 Minutes:
Turkey's and Armenia's battle over history: watch the fascinating 60 minutes segment regarding what Armenians call "their genocide" and the century-long denial of the the Turkish government to use the term "genocide," as well as the United States' ambivalent stance on the issue.
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Turkey threatens to expel 100,000 Armenians
Turkey's prime minister has threatened to deport 100,000 Armenian migrants, amid renewed tensions over Turkish mass killings of Armenians in World War I.
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Turkey expects to seal deal with Armenia, doubts emerge
Turkey expects historic accords to normalize ties with Armenia to be signed on Saturday in Switzerland in a step towards ending a century of hostility, senior Turkish government sources said on Wednesday.
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Barack Obama's trip to Turkey earlier this month was aimed at strengthening US-Turkey ties, but many Armenian-Americans also hoped for a fulfillment of a campaign promise, namely the recognition of the massacre of millions of Armenians in 1915 as a genocide. They were sorely disappointed as President Obama softened his language choosing instead to use euphemisms and staying clear from using the term "genocide."
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President Obama is not likely to recognize the Armenian genocide on April 24 as was hoped for by Armenian-Americans in order, he stated, "to allow the process of Turkish-Armenian reconciliation to continue".
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Genocide remembrance letter "Cexaspanutium"