Comments on: Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day http://www.armenianweekly.com/2009/04/24/statement-of-president-barack-obama-on-armenian-remembrance-day/ Published by the Hairenik Association, Inc. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jboyhttp://www.armenianweekly.com/2009/04/24/statement-of-president-barack-obama-on-armenian-remembrance-day/comment-page-1/#comment-3188 Jboy Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:08:07 +0000 http://www.armenianweekly.com/?p=1713#comment-3188 "Ninety four years ago, one of the great atrocities of the 20th century began. Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were subsequently massacred or marched to their death.." How the heck that crazy court in California determined that it was Obama's policy to oppose the recognition of the Armenian genocide from that is beyond me. Politics in this country has become plain crazy. “Ninety four years ago, one of the great atrocities of the 20th century began. Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were subsequently massacred or marched to their death..”
How the heck that crazy court in California determined that it was Obama’s policy to oppose the recognition of the Armenian genocide from that is beyond me.
Politics in this country has become plain crazy.

]]> By: shahkeh yaylaian setianhttp://www.armenianweekly.com/2009/04/24/statement-of-president-barack-obama-on-armenian-remembrance-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 shahkeh yaylaian setian Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:00:33 +0000 http://www.armenianweekly.com/?p=1713#comment-1263 Could President Obama have chosen a more insulting statement in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. I found it insulting that he weasled out of using the word Genocide by using the Armenian language, "Meds Yeghern"to refer to the Genocide-a language that the Turks tried to eradicate along with the Armenian people. It does not belong in a statement in order to avoid using the proper name, "Genocide" that he promised to use. Further more, his audacity is misplaced in directing Armenians in what he thinks THEY should do-to address the facts of the past as a part of their efforts to move forward(that requires Turkey to address the facts of the Genocide-the Armenians have already done that). The Turks have not "in a way that is HONEST, open and constructive." Working under Swiss auspices sounds good; however,trust is an issue for Armenians. We have not forgotten the betrayal of the Great Powers when they ignored the Sevres Treaty and replaced it with the Lausanne Treaty which did not even have the word Armenia in it and ultimately gave Turkey permission to continue its shameful treatment of Armenians. We also have not forgotten Turkey's genius in manipulating the truth (lying). What exactly is meant by our " common history"?--the Genocide? President Obama claims that his interest remains the achievement of a full, frank, and just acknowledgment of the facts. He did not even take the first basic, frank fact that he promised--naming the Genocide for what it was. Can he tell us one fact about what Turkey, the great human rights violator, has done to show it is a worthy of respect by the U.S.This comment is from a person who HAD the highest respect and admiration for Obama. How painful it is for me to lose that.Dare I hope that Obama will restate his acknowledgment properly?From Shahkeh, a disappointed daughter of survivors of the Genocide. Could President Obama have chosen a more insulting statement in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. I found it insulting that he weasled out of using the word Genocide by using the Armenian language, “Meds Yeghern”to refer to the Genocide-a language that the Turks tried to eradicate along with the Armenian people. It does not belong in a statement in order to avoid using the proper name, “Genocide” that he promised to use. Further more, his audacity is misplaced in directing Armenians in what he thinks THEY should do-to address the facts of the past as a part of their efforts to move forward(that requires Turkey to address the facts of the Genocide-the Armenians have already done that). The Turks have not “in a way that is HONEST, open and constructive.”
Working under Swiss auspices sounds good; however,trust is an issue for Armenians. We have not forgotten the betrayal of the Great Powers when they ignored the Sevres Treaty and replaced it with the Lausanne Treaty which did not even have the word Armenia in it and ultimately gave Turkey permission to continue its shameful treatment of Armenians. We also have not forgotten Turkey’s genius in manipulating the truth (lying). What exactly is meant by our ” common history”?–the Genocide?

President Obama claims that his interest remains the achievement of a full, frank, and just acknowledgment of the facts. He did not even take the first basic, frank fact that he promised–naming the Genocide for what it was. Can he tell us one fact about what Turkey, the great human rights violator, has done to show it is a worthy of respect by the U.S.

This comment is from a person who HAD the highest respect and admiration for Obama. How painful it is for me to lose that.

Dare I hope that Obama will restate his acknowledgment properly?

From Shahkeh, a disappointed daughter of survivors of the Genocide.

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