ANCA REVEALS OFFICIAL ANKARA’S NEW GUILEFUL POLICY TO BLOCK EVEN DEBATE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN US CONGRESS

ArmInfo
2007-06-01 19:34:00

The Armenian National Committee of America revealed official Ankara’s
new guileful policy to block even debate on Armenian Genocide in
US Congress.

ANCA told ArmInfo that U.S. Department of Justice files obtained this
week by ANCA reveal details about Turkey’s new lobbying contract with
DLA Piper, including a controversial – although not entirely surprising
– provision that seeks to prevent even "debate" in the United States
on legislation "that harms Turkey’s interests or image." According
to the contract, Turkey is to pay DLA Piper $1.2 million for the year
and an additional $750,000 to The Livingston Group, headed by Robert
Livingston, a former Congressional leader who resigned in 1998 after
a personal scandal.

"These new Department of Justice filings reveal just how deeply Dick
Gephardt has sunk, compromising his integrity by turning against a
human rights issue he energetically supported as an elected Member
of Congress," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.