Oh I bet the state department loved that. /s
As a counter-proposal, an offer of $1M to every surviving Armenian who was directly involved in that event should be tendered. If none still live, than this is a moot issue, in that both all oppressors and all victims are gone.
Apologies and condemnations of guilt are meaningless beyond this, and Armenia should free itself for the future by stopping clinging to the past.
The Turks killed Armenians, and they know they killed Armenians, and despite, or because of their adamant denials, it only shows that they are still haunted by this. They are less free, individually or collectively, because of this. They punish themselves by forcing their children to pretend a fiction, that they know is a fiction, and by bitterly railing against and threatening those among them who tell them the truth.
This is the worst punishment that could be meted out to the Turks in any event. Admitting to the genocide would be an act of Turkey finally forgiving itself for its offense.
Armenia can move on, but Turkey cannot. Armenia should move on.
Jews Check Armenian Genocide Stance
Jerusalem Post | Allison Hoffman
Posted on 02/15/2009 1:00:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186301/posts
Jews Check Armenian Genocide Stance
Jerusalem Post | Allison Hoffman
Posted on 02/15/2009 1:00:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2186301/posts