US House panel approves Armenia ‘genocide’ resolution

Agence France Presse
March 4, 2010 Thursday 8:49 PM GMT

WASHINGTON, March 4 2010

US lawmakers voted Thursday to brand the World War I-era killings of
Armenians by Ottoman Turks as "genocide," ignoring fierce opposition
from Turkey and President Barack Obama’s administration.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the symbolic resolution
by a 23-22 margin, setting the stage for a possible vote by the full
House of Representatives.

US NATO ally Turkey had warned passage would harm relations and US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had appealed to shelve the
non-binding resolution for fear it might hamper reconciliation moves
between Armenia and Turkey.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS