ANCA DENOUNCED STANCES OF U.S. 5 TOP DEFENSE FIRMS
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March 4 2010
Armenia
"Placing profit over human rights, the Chief Executive Officers of
five top defense firms have urged Congress to block a measure calling
for U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide," Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA) reports.
"Lobbying against genocide recognition for financial gain is morally
reprehensible – whether it’s the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust
or the ongoing genocide in Darfur," said ANCA Executive Director
Aram Hamparian. "The CEO’s of Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, United
Technologies and Northrop Grumman should be ashamed of themselves –
trampling on the memory of 1.5 million men, women and children to
justify their salaries," the source reads.
"In a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman,
just days before his Committee considers H.Res.252-the Armenian
Genocide resolution, leaders of Lockheed Martin Corporation, Boeing
Corporation, Raytheon Corporation, United Technologies and Northrop
Grumman warned of "alienating a significant NATO ally and trading
partner" and "negative repercussions for U.S. geopolitical interests,"
the source says.
"However trade statistics from the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development tell a different story. Turkey’s trade
levels with countries, which have recognized the Armenian Genocide
since 1995, have increased between 24% and 351%. U.S. trade with Turkey
has increased ten-fold since President Ronald Reagan cited the Armenian
Genocide in a Presidential Proclamation in 1981," the source informs.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
