"Hrant Dink's death should not be in vain. He was a man of principal and strong conviction. U.S. government must do everything it can to end this vicious cycle of genocide denial — starting with reaffirming its own historical record on the Armenian genocide," says the letter of AAA (Armenian Assembly of America), which was published in The Los Angeles Times under "A Tragedy in Turkey" title. Author of the letter writer Richard Mushegian blames Turkey for Dink's murder, who became the victim of state's policy, which continues to deny the Armenian genocide and exterminate people. "In denying this fact of world history, Turkey has inflamed extremists to fits of hysteria, resulting in anti-Armenian violence and strained relations with neighboring Armenia. Furthermore, despite repeated calls from the U.S., the European Union and human rights groups, Turkey has done little to improve conditions for its minorities," says Mushegian.