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1. I am of Armenian heritage and work(ed) at ground zero in NY. I was fortunate to be late for work on 9-11. Many of my colleagues didn’t know what was the cause behind the second plane hitting the second tower, save for the fact that they needed to evacuate. I was told by 2 of my colleagues that walked over the Brooklyn Bridge to escape the area that people on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn were dancing and celebrating. They didn’t understand why these people heavily populated with Middle Easterners were celebrating. My situation was unique in being Armenian and I knew about a suppressed part of history in which millions of Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Christian “infidels” were murdered by Turkish Muslims. My grandma almost lost her life during the Armenian Massacre. A young Turkish Muslim boy said to her “You are Armenian. . .” and proceeded to drag her to the area where Armenians were being murdered. An old Muslim Turkish man talked the boy into releasing her. The point I am making is that not all Muslims are bad. However, the danger is real, and I am in favor of temporarily banning persons coming into our country on “the list” to ensure the safety of our people. To do otherwise, would ignore the fact that history repeats itself. We need to develop a fail proof vetting process.

2. Armenians are CHRISTIANS not Islams and certainly not radical terrorist. If we were terrorist, then and now, we would be on our own land of historic Armenia.

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