CANA: Congressman McMahon bankrolled by Turkish Coalition of America
to deny Armenian Genocide
28.02.2010 18:46 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Congressman Michael McMahon has become bankrolled by
the Turkish Coalition of America.
In 2009, Congressman Michael McMahon became a member of the
Subcommittee on Europe in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. On May
10, 2009, Congressman McMahon joined the Turkish Caucus. He joined the
Hellenic Caucus pledging support for Cyprus and the Patriarchate. To
the dismay of Armenian Americans and Greek Americans, he took the
Turkish side to deny the Armenian Genocide. He took the Azeri Turkish
side to condemn the freedom of Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh from
Azerbaijan Turkish persecution. How trustworthy is this man to Greek
Americans when he supports the Turkish side’s denial of the Armenian
Genocide which means he probably denies the Genocide of Greeks and
Assyrians of Asia Minor, 1915-1923.
Congressman McMahon pledged not to vote `Yes’ for the Armenian
Genocide Resolution in an upcoming March 4, 2010 vote in the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Turkish Lobby is using Michael McMahon, after Robert Wexler’s
resignation from Congress on Jan 10, 2010, to be the next strong
Turkey supporter in the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe.
Wexler was Co-chair of the Turkish Caucus and Chair of the
Subcommittee on Europe. McMahon like Wexler occupied congressional
districts where huge Greek American communities resided. Regardless,
they keep to their strong support for Turkey. Democrat Michael McMahon
is the only strong Turkey supporter in the Subcommittee on Europe
along with Democrat David Scott (he voted against Armenian Genocide
Resolution), The Cyprus Action Network of America reported.
McMahon represents New York’s 13th Congressional District which
includes Staten Island, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and
neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
The Armenian Genocide resolution (H.Res. 106) was submitted to the
House of Representatives by Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA), on
January 30, 2007, during the 110th United States Congress. It was a
non-binding resolution calling upon the US President to ensure that
the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate
understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human
rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States
record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes. Upon
its introduction it was referred to United States House Committee on
Foreign Affairs where it passed a 27-21 vote and was sent back for a
full house vote. On October 26, 2007, in a letter addressed to the
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, four key sponsors of the bill, requested a
debate on the bill in full House to be postponed.
Another resolution affirming the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide
(H.Res.252) was formally introduced in the U.S. House of
Representatives by Reps. Adam Schiff (D.-CA), George Radanovich
(R.-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D.-NJ), and Mark Kirk (R.-Ill) in 2009.
It currently has 137 co-sponsors.