Posted on 04/26/2005 9:20:12 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish group uniting hundreds of businesses and organizations demanded Tuesday that Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies be banned from Turkish television to protest the California governor's use of the term genocide to describe the massacre of Armenians by Turks during World War I.
Schwarzenegger, a former actor best known for his role in "The Terminator," declared April 24 a "Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide." California has one of the largest populations of diaspora Armenians.
An umbrella organization grouping some 300 Ankara-based associations, unions and businesses and led by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce said it launched a petition to have the governor's films banned in Turkey.
"We condemn and protest movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who declared April 24 a day to commemorate the Armenian genocide and accused Turks of genocide by acting under the influence of the Armenian lobby, and without researching historical truths," read a statement from Sinan Aygun, head of Ankara Chamber of Commerce.
"We don't want his films shown in Turkey," said the statement.
Armenia says up to 1.5 million Armenians died or were killed as part of a genocidal campaign to force them out of eastern Turkey. Turkey acknowledges that large numbers of Armenians died, but says the overall figure is inflated and that the deaths occurred in civil unrest during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
The Monterey Herald -- another mouthpiece of the radical left. Any chance to beat on Arnie...whine, whine, whine like the little pinko piggies they are.
"The Monterey Herald -- another mouthpiece of the radical left. Any chance to beat on Arnie"
It isn't beating on him. It actually paints him in a rather favorable light, able to put principle over politics and take the heat for an unpopular decision. At least among Turks.
It isn't beating on him.
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You are right, but they are deliberately serving as the platform to bring you the fact that the TURKS are beating on him....but this is no suprise.
Now, Now, This is an AP wire story.
The Herald isn't quite as bad as this post makes it look. lol
I pull wire stuff off quite a few rags in the state, daresay, sad to say but few are conservative to begin with.
Talk about literary tyranny. ;)
Now, Now, This is an AP wire story.
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Yes, I know. Sometimes I miss the by-line, but I think that lends credence to the issue --- :-)
Literary tyranny at its best! BTW, it is fun watching the LA Slimes trying to out-liberal the NY Slimes :-)
The more illegals that get picked up, the less readership for the LA Slimes want ads.
lol
"..to protest the California governor's use of the term genocide to describe the massacre of Armenians by Turks during World War I. "
Would they prefer "Infidelocide"? Or "Christianocide"?
Its about time the Turks owned up to the first "ethnic cleansing" episode of the twentieth century.
A wreath of human skulls should be laid at the door of every Turk embassy in America.
What happened to the Armenians in Turkey is being experienced by the Christians and Animists in the Southern Sudan today.
Take back the Church of Hagia Sofia bump
Damn!.Let's just take that out of the history books. Revised history never hurts anyone......'cept maybe those from the south.
It was genocide. No problem here.
Well, geez louise.
Don't massacre 1.5 million Armenians and you won't get this kind of bad pub.
Is it my imagination or are the Turks a little to sensitive lately?
a case of EU jitters, perhaps. ;-)
Would you want Germany and FRance as allies? lol
Whoa, it was actually referred to by Turks as the Armenian Genocide? Somebody didn't proofread!
Turkey needs to own up for it's crimes.
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