Dyer article insulting
Dec 29, 2005
The Hamilton Spectator
By Lori Avakian, Toronto
RE: 'The Armenian genocide, as a matter of fact!' (Dec. 24)
The recent article by Mr. Gwynne Dyer who questions the authenticity of the Armenian genocide, is shocking and insulting to the Armenian people.
During 1915 when the world was in turmoil, the Ottoman Empire, in a calculating move, devised a plan to annihilate the Armenian people, one that would eradicate all traces of Armenian culture, heritage and religion. The Ottoman troops were merciless and the government was unapologetic, as they are now.
In March 2000, during the 30th anniversary of the Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches which took place in Philadelphia, 126 Holocaust scholars signed a statement affirming that the "Armenian genocide is an incontestable historical fact" and urging governments of western democracies to recognize this fact.
Today we have renowned authors and historians of Armenian, Turkish and Canadian descent, respected individuals such as Orhan Pamuk, Tamer Akcam, Vahakn Daderian and Hilmar Kaiser, who write of the genocide and publish histories of the massacres of the Armenians. Today many of these authors and historians are persecuted by the Turkish government for exposing the truth and calling these atrocities by their true name: genocide.
Mr. Dyer should use whatever journalistic knowledge he has to research and bring forth documentation from more than just one source. Furthermore, The Hamilton Spectator has a duty to itself, and to its readers, to confirm the veracity of any written piece prior to publication. The Canadian Parliament passed a motion on April 21, 2004, "acknowledging the Armenian Genocide of 1915". These facts were omitted by Mr. Dyer and surprisingly overlooked by the editors at The Spectator.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
The Hamilton Spectator
By Lori Avakian, Toronto
RE: 'The Armenian genocide, as a matter of fact!' (Dec. 24)
The recent article by Mr. Gwynne Dyer who questions the authenticity of the Armenian genocide, is shocking and insulting to the Armenian people.
During 1915 when the world was in turmoil, the Ottoman Empire, in a calculating move, devised a plan to annihilate the Armenian people, one that would eradicate all traces of Armenian culture, heritage and religion. The Ottoman troops were merciless and the government was unapologetic, as they are now.
In March 2000, during the 30th anniversary of the Scholars' Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches which took place in Philadelphia, 126 Holocaust scholars signed a statement affirming that the "Armenian genocide is an incontestable historical fact" and urging governments of western democracies to recognize this fact.
Today we have renowned authors and historians of Armenian, Turkish and Canadian descent, respected individuals such as Orhan Pamuk, Tamer Akcam, Vahakn Daderian and Hilmar Kaiser, who write of the genocide and publish histories of the massacres of the Armenians. Today many of these authors and historians are persecuted by the Turkish government for exposing the truth and calling these atrocities by their true name: genocide.
Mr. Dyer should use whatever journalistic knowledge he has to research and bring forth documentation from more than just one source. Furthermore, The Hamilton Spectator has a duty to itself, and to its readers, to confirm the veracity of any written piece prior to publication. The Canadian Parliament passed a motion on April 21, 2004, "acknowledging the Armenian Genocide of 1915". These facts were omitted by Mr. Dyer and surprisingly overlooked by the editors at The Spectator.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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