ARFD MEMBER: ARMENIAN COMMUNITY MIGHTN’T VOTE FOR OBAMA
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 24, 2012 – 19:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Head of Armenian Cause Office and ARFD representative
commented on U.S. President Barack Obama’s annual address on Armenian
Genocide Commemoration Day, in which he once again stopped short of
using the word “genocide.”
“Obama simply broke his pledge. Though he states his position has
remained unchanged, he once again confined himself to pronouncing
the word “genocide,” Kiro Manoyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
adding that the Armenian community might not back Obama’s candidacy
during the presidential elections.
In his April 24, 2012 statement, Obama said in part, “Today, we
commemorate the Meds Yeghern, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th
century. In doing so, we honor the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians
who were brutally massacred or marched to their deaths in the waning
days of the Ottoman Empire. As we reflect on the unspeakable suffering
that took place 97 years ago, we join millions who do the same across
the globe and here in America, where it is solemnly commemorated by
our states, institutions, communities, and families.”
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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