Who Remembers The Armenians?
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Friday, 12 September 2008
Marko Attila Hoare in Standpoint on, well god-knows-what actually:
McCain, by contrast, was a champion since the 1990s of the rights of the Kosovo Albanians, at a time when right-wing Republicans - whether out of hostility to Islam or hostility to Clinton - were widely supportive of Belgrade. Although far from uncritical of Turkey, he has indicated his awareness of its strategic importance, including vis-a-vis Iraq, and opposes Congressional recognition of the Armenian genocide as something that would needlessly damage the US’s relations with a key ally.
If you can’t figure out why accepting (that is, Congress recognising) that a historical event actually happened should be opposed because it might
Another Armenia. Belgium.
Captain?
The weak. Innocents. They always seem to be located. On the natural invasion routes.
Oh gee. American network television already offended Turkey. It’s a goodie too: the Federation (goodish) versus the Kilngon Empire (hint in the word ’Empire’) versus the planet of the Gandhis. More subversive than you expect.
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