Garen Mouths Off
Refocusing on Genocide
In recent years, it has become somewhat fashionable to pooh-pooh, demean, argue against or perceive conspiracies in efforts to obtain recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States.
I, too, may have contributed to this mindset to some extent by advocating and promoting greater focus on the need to seek reparations and re
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Garen, I am glad that you raised this issue on a national level and I command Armenian Weekly to have given you the formu to do so. I also have previously raised the same on my blog and in my public debates with Harut Sassounian.
The present ANCA leadership has failed. Instead of conveying to the people the obvious that the “unambiguous, explicit recognition by the US government, both executive and legislative branches” has not come about, they have and continue to resort to misleading verbiage.
As a layman in such matters, I believe, the U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genoicde will come about only and when the U.S. Congress resolves that the 1915 happening, our “Medz Yeghern” constituted genocide. Short of that the likes of Ambassador John Marshall Evans will pay a hefty personal price or act very much like Samantha Powers did, keep their silence at best.
I think it’s unfair to blame ANCA for the lack of decency and courage of a US President in fully recognizing the AG.
I applaud their relentless efforts as well as other organizations
and especially the AYF, the AW and journalists like Garen.
As for Amb. Evans, (if he would consider the position), I would like to see an effort to reinstate him as US Amb. to Armenia as
he is a man of honesty and integrity and I believe he (and his wife) truly love the country.
The only thing delaying success for those groups and individuals
is the lack of principles and courage of the resident of the Whitehouse.
The reasons for failure are painfully obvious.
Apathy, lack of unity, no strong support.
Very disheartening.
Vart
The US has acknowledged the Armenian Genocide in many formal ways already, including a 1951 World Court filing:
http://asbarez.com/57505/us-recognized-armenian-genocide-in-1951-world-court-document-reveals/
Pres. Reagan issued a formal proclamation on the “genocide” too.
What has not been the case is a formal, ongoing stance of acknowledgement and action by the US State Dept.
Can we please get our facts straight?