Ankara, TNA Bronwen Maddox of prominent British daily “The Times” criticized the recent adoption of a resolution regarding the Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915 at the U.S. House of Representatives, in an article titled “Stirring up the past, jeopardizing the future”, published in the daily on Wednesday. Describing the adoption of such resolution [...]
10.18History Speaks
Barbara Lerner, National Review The moral case against the Armenian Genocide resolution. Prudential arguments against the Armenian genocide resolution pending in Congress are gaining traction; odds for passage in November that looked overwhelming last month look more like a toss-up today. But in the court of public opinion, genocide proponents are still winning. Most Europeans [...]
10.17History Lesson
National Review Online, October 17, 2007 Turkey is a country of the greatest strategic importance to the U.S. It is a loyal member of NATO with large and effective armed forces. It has a strong and growing economy. It is an overwhelmingly Muslim country with a democratic system of government. Its geographic position at the [...]
Bronwen Maddox, The Times The most extraordinary spectacle of the past week has been the apparent desire of the US Congress to pronounce as genocide the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Turks, even though there is nothing more provocative to Turkey, and no worse time at which to do it. Why take up an historic [...]
The Christian Science Monitor On both the genocide and Iraq issues, the US can take steps to repair ties with this key NATO ally. Two hot-button issues have set off Turkish ire and severely strained US ties: Turkey’s history with war and increased dangers to its present-day security. In both cases, it’s tempting to fault [...]