MosJan Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 ANCA CALLS ON WOLFOWITZ TO RETRACT INACCURATE STATEMENT The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has called on Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to retract a controversial statement praising Turkey's historic treatment of minorities, made during a July 14th CNN Turkey interview with journalist Nuri Colakoglu, ANCA reported. Wolfowitz, commenting on democracy in Turkey, stated: "I think a real test of whether a country is a democracy is how it treats its minorities. And actually it's one of the things that impress me about Turkish history - the way Turkey treats its own minorities." In a July 19th letter sent to Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz, ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian voiced "grave disappointment" about the remark, noting that it "entirely ignores the Armenian Genocide, the World War I era genocidal massacres and deportations of Greeks and Assyrians, the invasion and occupation of Cyprus, the ongoing campaign against Turkey's Kurdish population, and the unfair and burdensome restrictions on the remaining Armenian, Greek, and other Christian communities." Hamparian went on to stress that, "Our government's relationship with Turkey should not be based upon a version of history falsified for the sake of political expediency by Turkey's undemocratic and human right-abusing government. We must have the wisdom and courage to speak the truth and to always promote American values as we advance our national interests around the world." In response to hundreds of e-mails received from Armenian Americans across the country, the ANCA has set up a free WebFax system on its website (www.anca.org), giving community members an opportunity to voice their concerns on this matter to Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz. © Copyright AZG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Wolfowitz, Zinoviev, Kamenev, Trotzki, Marx, Lenin, .....somebody else, please finish the list. Gamavor's list:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 with pleasure...Primakov, Rumsfelt, Fleicher, Greenspan, Allbright, Berezovski ... and many many more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 The other issue highlighted by Mr Wolfowitz with those idiotic comments is the number of deadbeats in the Bush administration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 gamavor's list of what?who are those people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Hrea/Jhut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 Harut they are the mouthpeace and brownnosers of turkey,i can add one to the list,Senator "Bird",he is no bird he should be called"Bat". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted July 23, 2002 Report Share Posted July 23, 2002 One more name'Lantos' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubo Posted July 24, 2002 Report Share Posted July 24, 2002 I advise Armenians to do exactly what jews would have done if those comments were made against them-give him letter protest Hell so next time he won't mistake us for silent Mexicans! I advocate active protest measures against peole who are actively work against us.Kudos to ANCA and I am proud memeber myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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