Posted on 04/16/2015 8:03:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Nearly 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915, during World War I. Turks by and large do not believe mass killings were planned.
CUNGUS, Turkey — The crumbling stone monastery, built into the hillside, stands as a forlorn monument to an awful past. So, too, does the decaying church on the other side of this mountain village. Farther out, a crevice is sliced into the earth, so deep that peering into it, one sees only blackness. Haunting for its history, it was there that a century ago, an untold number of Armenians were tossed to their deaths.
“They threw them in that hole, all the men,” said Vahit Sahin, 78, sitting at a cafe in the center of the village, reciting the stories that have passed through generations.
Mr. Sahin turned in his chair and pointed toward the monastery. “That side was Armenian.” He turned back. “This side was Muslim. At first, they were really friendly with each other.”
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Why should they apologize? Its what they're supposed to do.
And this is the so-called “moderate” Islam.
When will the West wake up to the awful truth about the Muslims?
The red letters at bottom added by me.
Genocide, it’s what Mad Mo proscribed...
Muslims.... death... genocide... travesty... NAH what are you kidding.?....
When did muslims ever leave a wake of death in their history since the 600 hundred A.D.?..
Not that Mohammed didn’t ride into town leaving ONLY those that converted to islam.. every time..
sometimes leaving a pile of heads in a pyramid as he left..
The Turks are trippin’..
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