Files Reveal Exaggerated Turkish Threats

[MosJan]

NEWLY RELEASED STATE DEPT. FILES REVEAL EXAGGERATED TURKISH THREATS

 

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State Department diplomatic communications, obtained by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reveal a pattern by the Turkish government of dramatically overstating its ability to retaliate against the United States in the event of the passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

 

In response to ANCA's FOIA inquiries, the State Department released several hundred pages of files, including materials identified as previously "confidential" and "secret." These documents cover the State Department's activities in connection with the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the year 2000.

 

This measure cleared the committee process and was set for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was withdrawn by Speaker Dennis Hastert, moments before it was to be considered, at the urging of President Clinton - who predicted "far-reaching negative consequences for the United States" should the measure pass.

 

Additional files cover the State Department connection to the discredited Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission.

 

"These documents reveal that U.S. State Department officials were aware, in the fall of 2000, of the hollow nature of Turkey's threats - yet nonetheless misled Congress and the American public into believing the fiction that adopting the Armenian Genocide Resolution would lead to serious harm in U.S.-Turkish relations," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.

[DominO123]

That's really interesting stuff, those files should be publically made available in a website.

 

NEWLY RELEASED STATE DEPT. FILES REVEAL EXAGGERATED TURKISH THREATS

 

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State Department diplomatic communications, obtained by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), reveal a pattern by the Turkish government of dramatically overstating its ability to retaliate against the United States in the event of the passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

 

In response to ANCA's FOIA inquiries, the State Department released several hundred pages of files, including materials identified as previously "confidential" and "secret." These documents cover the State Department's activities in connection with the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the year 2000.

 

This measure cleared the committee process and was set for a vote on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was withdrawn by Speaker Dennis Hastert, moments before it was to be considered, at the urging of President Clinton - who predicted "far-reaching negative consequences for the United States" should the measure pass.

 

Additional files cover the State Department connection to the discredited Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission.

 

"These documents reveal that U.S. State Department officials were aware, in the fall of 2000, of the hollow nature of Turkey's threats - yet nonetheless misled Congress and the American public into believing the fiction that adopting the Armenian Genocide Resolution would lead to serious harm in U.S.-Turkish relations," said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA.

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I'm not wondering who would have greater interest of exagarating it then the turks

if these people can have an influance over every single branch of the goverment, including the idiot bush himself, then I'm not suprised at all