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Kirk Watson: As you know, in April 1915, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed in an organized fashion by…

On the recordApril 27, 2004
As you know, in April 1915, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed in an organized fashion by the Ottoman government. Ample documentation of these facts exist; yet today, almost 9 decades later, the government of the modern state of Turkey still fails to acknowledge the fact of the Armenian genocide. Turkey's failure to acknowledge the truth is a burden on the alliance between our two nations. I would say to our President, it should be called as it is, a crime of genocide. So I call upon the President of the United States to uphold the commitment he made back when he was running for President and put the United States of America on record acknowledging the Armenian genocide.
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Kirk Watson
Texas

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Addressing the Armenian genocide and urging the U.S. President to acknowledge it.

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