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  • #11
    Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

    Originally posted by Eddo211 View Post
    Yes, unlike Obama who promised the recognition, Mc Cain came straight out and said he cannot recognize it at this time because it will work against US national interests.At least he didn’t lie to us…………a straight shooter in my book.

    What he saying now is what he believed back then anyway. I want to see if Turkey has the balls to make an angry respond to Mc Cain.
    McCain has actually denied the Armenian Genocide throughout his career in Congress and not only during his presidential run. So he was simply keeping to his roots. Armenians had no choice, they had to back a candidate and even if the odds of Obama lying were high, the alternative was the straight shooting denialist.
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    • #12
      Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

      Originally posted by KanadaHye View Post
      When somebody can't pay back debt.... bad things tend to happen.
      Nobody is risking Nuclear annihilation on both sides for late debt payments. Worst thing that can happen if the U.S fails to pay debt is an extreme amount of poverty that will spread through the nation and financial isolation from the rest of the World.

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      • #13
        Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

        Originally posted by Muhaha View Post
        Nobody is risking Nuclear annihilation on both sides for late debt payments. Worst thing that can happen if the U.S fails to pay debt is an extreme amount of poverty that will spread through the nation and financial isolation from the rest of the World.
        There is no such thing as Nuclear annihilation... the first person to fire a nuke would have 20 headed in their direction. Nukes are just used as strategic threats and occasionally to scare the piss off of the Japs.
        "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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        • #14
          Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

          Originally posted by Federate View Post
          McCain has actually denied the Armenian Genocide throughout his career in Congress and not only during his presidential run. So he was simply keeping to his roots. Armenians had no choice, they had to back a candidate and even if the odds of Obama lying were high, the alternative was the straight shooting denialist.
          Far be it for me do defend Mc Cain. I personally like Ron Paul, now that is real Republican.
          Here is what he eventually said. He pissed off a lot of people that day.


          McCain Remarks Spark Firestorm Over Genocide Resolution in House

          Staff reports



          Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain sparked controversy on Tuesday, February 29 when he said that he would not support a congressional resolution calling on the government of Turkey to acknowledge the 1915 Armenian Genocide. His remarks came at a town-hall meeting held in the North Gym on the California State University, Fresno campus. Many Armenian students and community members were in the estimated audience of over 1,500.

          McCain’s comments prompted a front-page article in the Fresno Bee on Wednesday March 1. He was quoted in the story as saying, "I will not support that resolution. I think that it is terrible what happened. I condemn it." He later added, "It was not under this government in Turkey. I don’t see what this resolution does to improve the situation one iota."

          The resolution referred to is House Resolution 398 (on the Armenian Genocide), introduced by Fresno Congressman George Radanovich (R-CA) and Minority Whip David Bonior (D-M), which establishes the U.S. record on the Armenian Genocide and calls upon the President to 1) ensure that U.S. diplomats dealing with human rights are educated about the Armenian Genocide and 2) to properly characterize the Armenian Genocide as a "genocide" in the President’s annual April 24th address.

          Richard Sanikian, a member of the Armenian National Committee of Fresno, posed the question regarding the Genocide to McCain. Sanikian noted that Senator McCain had failed to make his position clear on the Armenian Genocide.

          McCain’s response rejected support for passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution but did call for reparations for the victims.

          Later on Tuesday, at a press conference following the talk, McCain expanded on his response earlier in the day to a question on the Armenian Genocide, characterizing - for the first time - the crime against humanity as an act of "genocide," but again voicing his opposition to Congressional Armenian Genocide legislation, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). McCain fielded questions from the media on the Armenian Genocide. His response, broadcast on the 11:00 p.m. newscast on KJEO Channel 47 in Fresno, was that: "It was not carried out by the present Turkish government. It was carried out by other people. And I am in deep sympathy for one of the greatest acts of genocide ever committed by a previous Turkish government against innocent people. It’s one of the most terrible tragedies in history. I will not support this resolution which is condemning the present Turkish government."
          Senator McCain’s history of opposing legislation commemorating the Armenian Genocide dates back to his days as a U.S. Representative. Through his years in the House, he worked against successive legislative initiatives to mark April 24th as a day of remembrance for the victims of the Armenian Genocide. As a U.S. Senator, he voted in 1990 against Senator Bob Dole’s Armenian Genocide resolution.

          B0zkurt Hunter

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          • #15
            Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

            Is this some kind of joke by McCain?

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            • #16
              Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

              Originally posted by KanadaHye View Post
              There is no such thing as Nuclear annihilation... the first person to fire a nuke would have 20 headed in their direction. Nukes are just used as strategic threats and occasionally to scare the piss off of the Japs.
              I agree. People and governments alike are not that stupid to play with fire against each other.

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              • #17
                Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

                Originally posted by Federate View Post
                McCain has actually denied the Armenian Genocide throughout his career in Congress and not only during his presidential run. So he was simply keeping to his roots. Armenians had no choice, they had to back a candidate and even if the odds of Obama lying were high, the alternative was the straight shooting denialist.
                Yes that is true. We had no choice at the time; but today I don't believe to any politician whatsoever. They all play the political game of lying.

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                • #18
                  Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

                  Originally posted by Pazooki View Post
                  Is this some kind of joke by McCain?
                  No its just an attempt (which is done by many foreign organisations) to deny Armenian's the right to compensation by spouting treaties and agreements that Armenian's never agreed to or signed. He is trying claim that Armenian's have no right to compensation for the Genocide because the current Turkish government didn't do it. This is of course on top of denying the Armenian Genocide ever happened for US political interests.

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                  • #19
                    Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

                    don't care what he thinks. Even if Armenian becomes president of US he will not recognize Genocide just because of lobbying by certain groups
                    Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
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                    "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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                    • #20
                      Re: McCain, McCan?: Former US presidential candidate recognizes Armenian genocide

                      Originally posted by Mos View Post
                      don't care what he thinks. Even if Armenian becomes president of US he will not recognize Genocide just because of lobbying by certain groups
                      And therefore there is a reason an Armenian wouldn't get that far...
                      For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
                      to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



                      http://www.armenianhighland.com/main.html

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