The book "The Armenians: a Path to Genocide"

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A valuable VALLO read: 'The Armenians: A Path toward Genocide' a book by angel Lieto

'Gli Armeni: un cammino verso il genocidio'

Oct. 17, 2013

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The Holocaust of the Armenians is still an open wound and not recognized by all Europe.

These days, thanks to sports (soccer match, Armenia - Italy, 2-2) there was much talk of Armenia, but you have to wonder how many people know, at least where Armenia is geographically, its history, its past and especially the Armenian Genocide, their Holocaust, or the Massacre of Armenians (in Armenian Հայոց Ցեղասպանութիւն "Killing the Armenian Race").

There was two main distinct but related murders of Armenians: the first is related to the campaign against the Armenians carried out by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul- Hamid II in the years 1894-1896 , and the second is connected to the deportation and elimination of Armenians in 1915-1916 , which is commemorated by the Armenians on April 24.

Yet, although it was a soccer sporting event of Italy against Armenia, in the Italian press and mass media, there has not been a hint to these killings, second only to the Holocaust of the Jews, if they are very careful , not because of shame or fear.

Angelo Di Lieto,The writer and art critic of the book "The Armenians, a Path to Genocide" was born in Amalfi in 1940, but he has lived since 1945 in Catanzaro Lido, he graduated in Law at the University of Ferrara has been to retirement official at the Office of Internal Revenue of Catanzaro, according to many historians national, has had a lot of courage to write such a work. Although the book deals with tragic topics and tangled, intricate political situations, the ability and skill has made the issues, very smooth in reading, using simple language and never boring, 120 pages that are read in a few hours. During a meeting with the author, Angelo Di Lieto explains that " ... the book offers a question with roots firmly planted in history, but still relevant and far from a permanent solution and short of being globally recognized (only 21 countries in the world have recognized the crime of genocide), the genocide of the Armenians by the Turks, that the church only with Papa Francesco (on 3 June 2013 ) has asked forgiveness [for the sins of the massacred Armenians].

From my point of view (real and honestly as possible), this is a book based on historical research and scientifically reliable, which are based on human testimonies. The text takes the form of gestures of pain and suffering, that each man can not help but feel, when you ask --how it is possible to carry out such unspeakable atrocities (the men were skinned alive and hanged or beheaded, gutted and women smothered with their intestines, children beaten with his head against the wall until his death) human beings like you, the a number of deaths never defined; according to sources of the historian Arnold J. Toynbee, who was British intelligence officer in Anatolia in the First World War, he estimated 1,800,000 in the total number of Armenians living in that country before the genocide. The Encyclopedia Britannica indicates the likely number of 1,750,000.

The number of Armenians killed in the second massacre of 1915-1916 is even more controversial. Turkish sources estimate the number of dead at 200,000, while the Armenian sources arrive at 2,500,000. Talat *****, Grand Vizier in 1917-1918 and major Turkish Young, estimates the figure at 300,000 deaths. The denial of the Armenian genocide indicates an attitude of historical- political wrongdoing, using for ideological - political reasons to deny the established historical factual phenomena, despite all evidence to the contrary.

The fact is considered historically established. Historical - political - ideological interests tend to make it difficult to admit the Armenian Genocide when those are in alliance now to the authors of the Armenian holocaust, or they are having difficulties to accept cultural - historical, geo-political interests or to consider it to be detrimental to admit it. And how is it possible that they still keep offending the memory of a people in the name of economic reason?

In view of Turkey in the European Union the denial of the turkish government has created difficulties in the negotiations . France considers crime to deny it instead. The Italian Parliament dealt with the problem in 1998 with a motion presented by Giancarlo Pagliarini for the recognition of the Armenian Holocaust, signed by 165 MPs from different parties .... ".

The author Di Lieto, in fact, with courage and determination, does not hesitate to mention that Turkey, despite continuing to deny its historical responsibilities, finds some support to its entry into the European Union, only in the name of an economy that, in the current global crisis, has great growth potential.

So it's true: we must return to the incalculable value of human life that it deserves. Only in this way can man stop trying to overwhelm his peers and will be able to understand and admire the beauty of this "wonderful world" as the author says in the introduction. The book "The Armenians, a Path to Genocide", not only for its historical content, but for the memory of an inhuman massacre, is also advised to read and read in the schools of any level, to any student.
MICHELE D'ALESSIO