ON AZERBAIJAN’S ATTEMPTS TO DENY ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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April 19 2010
Armenia

This week the state propaganda machine of Azerbaijan has decided to
"pay special attention" to the matter of denying the Armenian Genocide
in Ottoman Turkey. Since denying indisputable truth is the cornerstone
of the Aliyev clan’s propaganda, the clan’s "humble servants" showed
a crusading zeal.

The key role in the frenzied campaign was, as usual, assigned to the
leading government-run mass media immediately controlled by the Ilham
Aliyev administration. The public TV and radio companies of Azerbaijan
have prepared a series of films and programs trying to deny the fact
of the Armenian Genocide in the best traditions of the Aliyev fascist
propaganda. Here are the titles of some films the government-run Aztv
channel plans to televise: "Armenians: anatomy of hate. Operation
‘Outpost’", "Armenians: anatomy of hate. Political adventure of the
century", "1915: Start to falsifications by Armenians". No comments…

The Public Radio of Azerbaijan has broadcast a program informing the
public of how "Armenia is avoiding the formation of a committee of
historians." The government-run news agency of Azerbaijan "keeps pace
with" the Public Radio.

The Aliyev clan has made the policy of denying the Armenian Genocide a
means of self-affirmation, which has gradually turned into a means of
asserting itself for the entire Azerbaijani people. We can only feel
sorry for our neighbors, as the attempts are doomed to failure. Of
interest is, however, the following tendency:

Over the last three years – long before the first steps in the
Armenian-Turkish normalization process – the leading Turkish mass
media have hardly used such expressions as "the so-called genocide,"
"invented genocide" and others. Moreover, the phrase "tragic events
in 1915" has often been heard during news programs. Of course,
it is too little for the Turkish people on its way to repentance,
but it can at least be viewed as a step forward.

This tendency, however, has no effect on Turkey’s "small brother."

Foaming at the mouth, and with cynicism surpassing that of Turks,
official Baku goes on speaking of "invented genocide." But no sensible
person can understand the purpose. The only reason is their inferiority
complex, which has reached the point of pathology.