ara baliozian Posted May 3, 2001 Report Share Posted May 3, 2001 AN UNFORGETTABLE LESSON*****************************************According to Lord Kinross (the author of several books on Turkey and a monumental biography of Ataturk) the Turks not only admit the Genocide among themselves, but they also brag about it: "We taught those Armenians a lesson they will never forget!" they say. The reason why they refuse to make the same admission openly to the rest of the world is that they don’t know what we will do with it. Because, if historic Armenia was occupied by illegitimate means (ethnic cleansing) as opposed to legitimate means (war), then the victims will be justified to make demands that if not met may provoke retaliation. The Turks know that the present regime in Yerevan does not represent Armenians of the diaspora; neither do our own bosses, bishops, and benefactors. So that even these gentlemen were to send a delegation to Ankara with the message, "An admission is all we want," the Turks are smart enough to know that there are many Armenians out there who have nothing but contempt for all forms of compromise with the enemy. The irony here is that by saying "we taught them a lesson they will never forget," they are not only bragging but also scaring the hell out of themselves, because by acknowledging the fact that we will never forget, they are also expressing an awareness of the fact that as long as there is a single Armenian alive in the world, no Turkish diplomat will feel safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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