Jun. 23rd, 2009

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Israel’s new Ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, is a firm believer in the veracity of the Armenian Genocide, despite his government’s denialist position on this issue.

Prior to his ambassadorial appointment, Oren repeatedly confirmed the facts of the genocide in his writings. In the May 10, 2007 issue of the New York Review of Books, he wrote a highly positive review of Taner Akcam’s book A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility. The review was titled: “The Mass Murder They Still Deny.”

In his most recent book, Power, Faith and Fantasy, Oren made dozens of references to Armenia and Armenians, including lengthy heart-wrenching descriptions of the mass killings before and during the genocide.
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While it is true that Michael Oren published this book before his assignment as ambassador to Washington, his compelling position on the Armenian Genocide will hopefully make him refrain from following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who have shamefully lobbied against the Congressional resolution on this issue.
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--Harut Sassounian @ The Armenian Weekly
birdwatcher: (king)
Israel’s new Ambassador to the United States, Michael B. Oren, is a firm believer in the veracity of the Armenian Genocide, despite his government’s denialist position on this issue.

Prior to his ambassadorial appointment, Oren repeatedly confirmed the facts of the genocide in his writings. In the May 10, 2007 issue of the New York Review of Books, he wrote a highly positive review of Taner Akcam’s book A Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility. The review was titled: “The Mass Murder They Still Deny.”

In his most recent book, Power, Faith and Fantasy, Oren made dozens of references to Armenia and Armenians, including lengthy heart-wrenching descriptions of the mass killings before and during the genocide.
Read more... )
While it is true that Michael Oren published this book before his assignment as ambassador to Washington, his compelling position on the Armenian Genocide will hopefully make him refrain from following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who have shamefully lobbied against the Congressional resolution on this issue.
Read more... )

--Harut Sassounian @ The Armenian Weekly
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Если просто так размахивать вымытой миской, то ничего не произойдет. А если дать ей немного постоять, то окажется, что она наполовину полна воды, и тогда эту воду легко можно вылить.
birdwatcher: (Default)
Если просто так размахивать вымытой миской, то ничего не произойдет. А если дать ей немного постоять, то окажется, что она наполовину полна воды, и тогда эту воду легко можно вылить.