ANCA criticizes Obama for his undermining efforts
12:43 / 03/09/2010
After Genocide Resolution was approved by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ken Hachikian — the Chairman of Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama.
NEWS.am posts the excerpts:
“I am writing, on behalf of Armenian American voters, friends of the Armenian American community, and genocide-prevention advocates from across our nation, to share our profound disappointment over your recently launched campaign to block Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Your Administration’s efforts to undermine the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, coming, as they do, in the wake of both your broken pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide and your abandoned promise to &‘strongly support’ the Armenian Genocide Resolution, represent a stark departure from the commitments you made to the American people during your campaign for office. Rather than honoring your words, you are, today, using the full force of your Administration to attempt to block Members of Congress from doing exactly that which you yourself promised, namely properly commemorating this crime against humanity.
As you recall, as a U.S. Senator, you sharply criticized President Bush's policy of non-recognition and opposition to Congressional commemoration as &‘inexcusable.’
Mr. President, in attempting to enforce Ankara’s gag rule on U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide — both within your Administration and now in Congress — you have, very sadly, signaled to all the world that our silence on genocide can be bought in exchange for perceived geopolitical advantage or compromised under threat from a foreign power. Your policy is now fully complicit in Turkey’s campaign of Genocide denial.
I would like to take this opportunity, once again, to encourage you to honor your as-yet unfulfilled pledge to remain actively engaged with Armenian American leaders.”
NEWS.am posts the excerpts:
“I am writing, on behalf of Armenian American voters, friends of the Armenian American community, and genocide-prevention advocates from across our nation, to share our profound disappointment over your recently launched campaign to block Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Your Administration’s efforts to undermine the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, coming, as they do, in the wake of both your broken pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide and your abandoned promise to &‘strongly support’ the Armenian Genocide Resolution, represent a stark departure from the commitments you made to the American people during your campaign for office. Rather than honoring your words, you are, today, using the full force of your Administration to attempt to block Members of Congress from doing exactly that which you yourself promised, namely properly commemorating this crime against humanity.
As you recall, as a U.S. Senator, you sharply criticized President Bush's policy of non-recognition and opposition to Congressional commemoration as &‘inexcusable.’
Mr. President, in attempting to enforce Ankara’s gag rule on U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide — both within your Administration and now in Congress — you have, very sadly, signaled to all the world that our silence on genocide can be bought in exchange for perceived geopolitical advantage or compromised under threat from a foreign power. Your policy is now fully complicit in Turkey’s campaign of Genocide denial.
I would like to take this opportunity, once again, to encourage you to honor your as-yet unfulfilled pledge to remain actively engaged with Armenian American leaders.”
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