Some truths will not stay buried despite the efforts of ignoramuses like our current U.S. President, George W.:
A U.S. House committee on Wednesday defied President George W. Bush by passing a resolution calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians genocide, a step the White House warns could damage U.S. goals in the Middle East.
The measure, passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a 27-21 margin, will be sent to the House …
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Just afterward, the government of Turkey recalled its ambassador to the US. Good riddance!
The Turks are probably very upset that all the millions they spent lobbying Congress didn’t pay off in the end.
In the meantime, the Turks are now threatening to attack the only people in the Iraq region that have ever shown the United States true gratitude (i.e. they aren’t killing our soldiers on a regular basis), the Kurds. This could all escalate faster than anyone is willing to believe.
In the end the Turks are going to prove that they are just as Islamic as the rest of the Muslims and therefore not fit allies for the United States and definitely not suitable for entrance into the EU, such as it is.
You can tell that the Turks take pride in the Armenian massacre since they’ve spent all these decades denying it ever happened despite the facts. They could have easily blamed the Ottoman regime for it and distanced themselves from it but that’s not the case. Therefore, it’s somewhat safe to conclude that they want this “good deed” to remain on their record out of Koranic pride regardless of what regime is or was in power. They’re such wonderful Islamaniacs for wanting to backhandedly keep credit for this atrocity. Now I know why so many Europeans aren’t too keen on having Turkey in the EU.
Make no mistake, this wasn’t done by Pelosi, et al, out of a sense of obligation or a quest for the truth. It is an end-run to damage America’s war effort in Iraq. Close to 70 of our fuel, water, and war material travels through Turkey.
This proclamtion has truly pissed off the Turks. (As it should, the truth hurts, etc. & should have been done long ago.) Now the Turks are mumbling about recalling ambassadors, lowering their support of US forces in Iraq, etc.
Just sayin’ — it’s not for love of country this measure was passed.
“… a step the White House warns could damage U.S. goals in the Middle East”
Makes me worry about what they think “U.S. goals in the Middle East” might be.
How about putting those sanctimonious murdering bastards in their place.
I think it will serve that goal rather well.
I got into it with TexasFred over this one and he brought up the point that Pelosi was behind it. Apparently this is a double edged sword meant to misdirect us into destroying a much-needed supply route that our troops rely on… that runs through Turkey. I thought it was too fishy for Congress to grow a spine all of a sudden. Evidently, it’s a defeatocrat plan in disguise…
I’m all for calling them on it, and recognize them as islamists who only keep us around as long as its convenient for them, and know they will stab us in the back as soon as possible, but it looks like we are being guided into hurrying the process at the most inconvenient time… I know this much, I don’t trust Pelosi or Congress we all have good cause to question their motive for doing ANYTHING that seems too good to be true.
Chris, I agree with you. This decision is political and has nothing to do with morality, rights and freedoms, democracy or little else. It is a sneaky plan to punish Bush. They sure have odd ways these days of ’supporting the troops’.
Their tongues are hinged in the middle and flap at both ends and their minds are connected to things we shall not mention here.
15 years of occupation of Azerbaijan by Armenian military
In the wake of an ongoing occupation of an independent nation of Georgia by Russian armed forces, Azerbaijani American community is concerned with lack of proper attention to the region of South Caucasus and protection of Western values by the United States.
As an Azerbaijani American, who is concerned on matters related to security and development in South Caucasus, I’d like to draw your attention on continuing illegal occupation of Azerbaijan by Armenian armed forces.
As you know, in 1988-94, Azerbaijan suffered from armed aggression of neighboring Republic of Armenia. Aided by disbanded Russian 366th regiment, Armenian nationalists staged an act of violent war on ethnic Azerbaijanis residing in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan as well as in Armenia proper with the purpose of illegally annexing Nagorno-Karabakh, integral part of internationally recognized sovereign Azerbaijan Republic.
Immediately after collapse of Soviet Union, the newly independent Azerbaijan Republic forcibly drawn into a conflict with Armenia refused to keep Soviet troops on its soil. Russian regiments stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan virtually controlled by generals of Armenian ethnicity illegally transferred light ammunition and heavy machinery including tanks, fighter jets and armed helicopters, to Armenian army. A year later, starting from spring of 1993, Armenian army attacked and ethnically cleansed 5 Azerbaijani regions of Kelbajar (April 2), Agdam (July 23), Fizuli and Jebrayil (August 23) and Gubadly (August 31). In a matter of a few more weeks, Zangelan region (October 29) was also occupied and cleansed from Azerbaijani civilians.
Immediately, UN Security Council passed four subsequent resolutions 822, 853, 874, 884 in April-November, 1993 expressing discontent and calling Armenian occupying forces to withdraw from occupied territories and allow return of Azerbaijani refugees. [1]
On March 14, 2008, the UN General Assembly reiterated its position on territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and illegal occupation on part of Armenia by adopting resolution A/62/L.42 calling for immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of Armenian forces “from all the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan.” [2]. Armenian is yet to comply.
On behalf of Azerbaijani Americans, I urge you to do whatever is necessary to move the situation to its rightful resolution within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan:
1) to pressure government of Republic of Armenia to comply with UN Security Council and GA resolutions;
2) to remove all Armenian military forces illegally stationed in Azerbaijan;
3) to allow return Azerbaijani displaced persons back to their homes;
4) to remove blockade of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijani exclave region sandwiched between Armenia and Iran;
5) to return all POWs
Azerbaijan is on the path of rapid economic development diversifying energy security of United States and Europe via oil and gas export projects (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Supsa, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum, and future Nabucco pipelines), Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad construction; provides peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and is a strategic political and economic ally to our country.