U.S surrenders to 90-year denial campaign by Turkish government
On April 23rd, International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and Genocide Watch President, Dr. Greg Stanton, gave keynote remarks at the Capitol Hill Observance of the Armenian Genocide, organized by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues.
Citing the House Foreign Affairs Committee passage last year of the Armenian Genocide resolution, Stanton explained that by postponing a full House vote, "Again the United States surrendered to the ninety-year campaign of denial by the government of Turkey. The State Department and the White House have continued the cowardly policies of every Secretary of State since Lansing who have considered it more important to placate the Turkish government than to be truthful about history."
Dr. Stanton went on to explain the eight stages of genocide and the dangerous cost of genocide denial both to the victims and the perpetrators. He described the benefits of genocide recognition, stating that "telling the truth would ultimately be good for U.S.-Turkish relations, because they would no longer be based on diplomatic lies." Passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, he noted, would also "pay tribute to America's first international human rights movement. The Foreign Service Officers and prominent individuals such as Theodore Roosevelt, Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, and Cleveland Dodge, who did so much to help the Armenians, exemplify America's legacy of moral leadership, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
Citing the House Foreign Affairs Committee passage last year of the Armenian Genocide resolution, Stanton explained that by postponing a full House vote, "Again the United States surrendered to the ninety-year campaign of denial by the government of Turkey. The State Department and the White House have continued the cowardly policies of every Secretary of State since Lansing who have considered it more important to placate the Turkish government than to be truthful about history."
Dr. Stanton went on to explain the eight stages of genocide and the dangerous cost of genocide denial both to the victims and the perpetrators. He described the benefits of genocide recognition, stating that "telling the truth would ultimately be good for U.S.-Turkish relations, because they would no longer be based on diplomatic lies." Passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, he noted, would also "pay tribute to America's first international human rights movement. The Foreign Service Officers and prominent individuals such as Theodore Roosevelt, Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, and Cleveland Dodge, who did so much to help the Armenians, exemplify America's legacy of moral leadership, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).
