Obama Recognizes Armenian Genocide

[Alexandros]

Sen. Obama urges Bush administration to change position on Armenian Genocide


18.06.2008 14:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ With the Senate Foreign Relations Committee set to consider U.S. Ambassador to Armenia nominee Marie Yovanovitch at a confirmation hearing on Thursday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama restated his commitment to U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian told PanARMENIAN.Net.

In a June 16th letter to ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian, Sen. Obama wrote, "I share your view that the United States must recognize the events of 1915 to 1923, carried out by the Ottoman Empire, as Genocide. . . We must recognize this tragic reality. The Bush Administration’s refusal to do so is inexcusable. I will continue to speak out in an effort to move the Administration to change its position."

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[Joseph]

Obama pledges continued efforts to press Turkey to acknowledge Armenian Genocide
30.04.2008 15:07 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) pledged to continue his efforts to press Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, in a strongly worded statement submitted yesterday to the Congressional Record marking the 93rd anniversary of this crime against humanity, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

"It is imperative that we recognize the horrific acts carried out against the Armenian people as genocide and I will continue to stand with the Armenian American community in calling for the Government of Turkey to acknowledge it as such," Sen. Obama said.

"Armenian Americans value Senator Obama’s consistent and principled leadership in pressuring Turkey to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and to end its shameful campaign to deny this crime against humanity," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

[Steph]

Ahh, blogs .... what an endless source of amusement they are, and they take the ranting and raving lunatics off the streets and onto the internet where they cause less annoyance.

Not all of them though !

[Alexandros]

Armenian Americans for Obama in Battleground State:Volunteers Swing into Action in PA

Armenian National Committee of Pennsylvania
914 Woodlawn Drive, Lansdale, PA 19466

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release ~ 2008-03-31
Contact: Ara Chalian ~ 215-350-7602


Armenian Americans for Sen. Barack Obama in Battleground State: Volunteers Swing into Action in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA- Armenian for Obama have been gearing up throughout the State of Pennsylvania in preparation for the April 22nd presidential primaries. Philadelphia grassroots activists have been working several hundred hours, registering voters, manning phones to call
Pennsylvanians, and posting flyers and buttons to spread Senator Obama’s message of Hope. Armenian Americans and volunteers from all walks of life have kept the Philadelphia regional headquarters in downtown buzzing, reported the Armenian National Committee of Pennsylvania (ANC of PA).

“We are working to organize our activists in pursuit of helping presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama, commented Ara Chalian, ANC of PA Chairman. “His strong record in office, best reflects the views and values of Armenian American voters.”



Left to Right: ANC and AYF of PA activist Mikael Garabedian, Philadelphia HQ Office Manager Lois O’Neil, and PA Outreach Director Michael Blake at the Obama PA Headquarters


This past January, the ANCA endorsed Senator Obama, and since then activists around the nation have been active with his campaign. The campaign for the Democratic nomination for President has reached a critical point. Pennsylvania has been declared the key state for the Democratic Party candidates, and is one of the deciding factors in the Democratic nomination for president

Enthusiastic and supportive Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) activists will be heading to the Philadelphia Obama Headquarters on April 9th, 2008, in addition to regular daily support from an array of community members. AYF activists will phone bank in and out of the headquarters and canvass Philadelphia as well as their respective communities. ANC and AYF activist, Mikael Garabedian, has already spent over 60 hours volunteering. “It is a powerful experience working for Senator Obama’s campaign that stands for human rights and equality. The ANC of PA and AYF will continue to aid the campaign in any way they can now and beyond the critical Pennsylvania primary,” commented Garabedian.



ANC of PA Chair Ara Chalian with Obama activist


The community has been called to action by the ANC-PA and the AYF leaders to participate and play a leading role in aiding this campaign to a victory in the Keystone State on April 22nd. Almost 120,000 voters registered as new democrats within the past month alone and the drive has lead to over four million Pennsylvanians being registered as democrats in this major battleground state.

Community members who wish to volunteer should call or visit their local Obama campaign office. For more information on how to get involved, please contact ANC of PA Chairman Dr. Ara Chalian at (215)350-7602 or Mikael Garabedian at (610) 724-5327.

Sen. Obama’s statement on U.S.-Armenia relations is available on the official campaign website at: http://www.barackobama.com/2008/01/1...importance.php


The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.


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[bell-the-cat]

http://wotisitgood4.blogspot.com/200...interwiew.html

Ahh, blogs .... what an endless source of amusement they are, and they take the ranting and raving lunatics off the streets and onto the internet where they cause less annoyance.

[Alexandros]

Just a quick reminder -- Sibel Edmonds' List of Dirty Dozen Congresspeople

http://wotisitgood4.blogspot.com/2006/07/whistleblowers-dirty-dozen-interwiew.html

The Dirty Dozen campaign lists a dozen members of Congress who:

by their action or inaction, have stood against real investigations, hearings, and legislation dealing with government whistleblowers who have exposed waste, fraud, abuse, and or criminal activities within government agencies.

The Dirty Dozen names the following Congressional culprits (in alphabetical order)

Senator Hillary Clinton
Senator Mike DeWine
Rep. David Dreier
Rep. Dennis Hastert
Senator Orrin Hatch
Rep. Peter Hoekstra
Senator Jon Kyl
Senator Joseph Lieberman
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
Senator Rick Santorum
Rep. James Sensenbrenner
Rep. Mark Souder

...

The NSWBC has joined forces with a few other like-minded organisations. One of them is the Veterans Affairs Whistleblowers Coalition (vawbc.com) - a group of doctors, nurses and pharmacists from VA hospitals who have blown the whistle on severe abuse, murder and fraud/waste cases. Sibel talked about a particular case that they have been involved with where patients are being murdered, and Hillary Clinton's crimes of omission.

SE: In one case, some pharmaceutical companies give the VA hospitals $2000 per patient if the patient gives consent and signs up for some experimental drugs - and in some cases, some of these administrators and doctors - they forged patients' signatures in order to get the $2000 per head - just like guinea pigs - and some of these patients died. And because of the medical history of some of these veterans, they shouldn’t even have been given these experimental drugs - even if they had given their consent.

One guy involved in this case has been jailed for life - but they didn’t pursue the issue with the other doctors who were involved. What happened was that before it even became a public issue - these pharmacists and doctors blew the whistle, and instead of looking into the issues and investigating it, these people were fired. They had to go and fight it with Inspector Generals and other such bodies - some of them got their jobs back but they're still being harassed there. But most of these problems that they reported haven’t been corrected.

Sibel sent me the letter that the VAWBC sent to Hillary Clinton documenting some of the attrocities. You can read it in full here. (insert link) - here's a snippet:

To put it bluntly, the actions of these people caused the deaths of veterans, and there seems to be few people interested in discovering the truth and preventing a repeat of the Stratton catastrophe.

[Joseph]

On a lighter note:

http://www.prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=02&year=2008&base_name=you_have_angered_the_scholz

[Steph]

Remember he is a Brit - and he hates America. I'm surprised he didn't endorse Huckabee.

Is he?!

[Hovik]

Well, now it seems that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is seeking to end all doubt on where Mrs. Clinton actually stands. In a recent interview with the Turkish daily Sabah, Bill said the following: "Turkey is a very significant country for us. We need to have good relations with Turkey. The biggest contribution to this will come from Hillary. There will be great progress in relations if Hillary is elected."

He went on to thank the many Turks who "contribute a lot to Hillary's election campaign" and assured readers that relations with Turkey will prosper under a Hillary administration.


http://www.campuscause.com/

I'm honestly more worried about the Chalabi business than this. This is the same thing any spouse of a presidential candidate would say when trying to support / raise money from an ethnic group. This is par for the course, he'd likely say the same thing to unsuspecting Armenians...

[1.5 million]

Good, then you can expect 8 more years of war, and possibly a new war with Iran to add to the mix. You can also expect growth in our national deficit despite increased taxes, and a nice lengthy recession.

Remember he is a Brit - and he hates America. I'm surprised he didn't endorse Huckabee.