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Originally Posted by pgardn

They dont deny it. (A few bizarre groups and their politcal strongmen in the army), but they have admitted many times to the US in private that this was/is a black mark in their history.
They know what happened. The timing is what is interesting. Its the timing they really take exception to.

STS's insight is very interesting. I had not heard it mentioned from that perspective.

However, I will say Americans on the whole are ignorant of what went on. I met an Armenian girl in college and she told me all about it and I read about it and could not quite figure out why it was not mentioned. At least along with the Khmer Rouge and what they did in Cambodia after the Vietnam war. It may not have been as systematic and well documented as the holocaust, and the number of people that were slaughtered was not as great... But it was certainly a very sad moment in human history.

They deny it every f'n day.The same lie comes out of their mouths..

" It was the result of ethnic conflict caused by war,and just as many Turks died as Armenians."

It's a lie.They have lied for 90 years about this,and that's why this bill is going to be passed.If they admitted it,then this bill wouldn't exist.It's not Russians causing this bill.It's the arrogant TURKS who are quite frankly surprised when somebody has the nad to call them on a lie,and history will document BUSH getting in their fascist beds.There is no free speech in that country.You say anything about the founder of modern Turkey(ATATURK,) and you'll be arrested.Bush is very hit and miss on what he is offended by.This is not that far from a typical 70's era South American Dictatorship.Simply because they are ULTRA-NATIONALISTIC(instead of religious fundamentalists) doesn't mean we should let them dictate our policy decisions.It's inconvenient to disappoint them,but we shouldn't want to be anything like these people. You know,ya can't just (as a citizen) leave that country to go somewhere.I know somebody who simply can't get out of there,and they sure can't come to the U.S. Maybe if they lie and say they are just leaving to visit Germany.It's amazing how these 2 countries(Turkey/Germany) are linked up.I think it's because they are both so nationalistic(historically,) and both like to take over other countries(conquer..start an empire.)