Armenian Genocide Update

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE UPDATE

The New Republic
10.05.07

The Plank

By Michael Crowley, Jason Zengerle, and TNR’s Staff

With the Armenian genocide resolution nearing a vote in the House,
Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan spoke with President Bush today. The
White House later reiterated its position that "the determination of
whether or not the events constitute a genocide should be a matter for
historical inquiry, not legislation."

Meanwhile, Washington Post readers were treated to another full-page
advertisement from the Turkish embassy today, imploring members of
Congress to "support efforts to examine history, not legislate it."
(Although Armenian-Americans doubt the chances of self-examination from
a country which criminalizes insults to "Turkishness".)

Also, fully eight former secretaries of state — Albright, Baker,
Christopher, Eagleburger, Haig, Kissinger, Powell, and Schultz — have
signed a public letter opposing the resolution.

And finally, in an odd footnote, for some reason Tom Tancredo has
withdrawn his support for the bill. (Isn’t it time you bookmarked
Today’s Zaman?)

— Michael Crowley

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