Denialist Turks Resort to Hate Crime Against Armenians, PBS
February 24, 2006
USA Armenian Life Magazine Hye Kiank Armenian Weekly
By APPO K. JABARIAN - Executive Publisher & Managing Editor - Hye Kiank
In their violent response to pro-truth activism by Armenians and non-Armenians, pertaining the veracity of the Armenian Genocide issue and its consequences, denialist Turks smothered their own competing petition site with countless hate e-mails against Armenians and PBS.
The following is a list of samples of the hate e-mails by denialist Turks:
"I hate Armenians";
"good armenian is dead armenian!!!" [sic];
"The world would be nice without Armenia";
"The armenians are terrorist" [sic];
"You can insult other religions and cultures under the pretexte [sic] of the right of expression, however you refuse discussing the so-called Armenian genocide[sic] which is an international lie! That is the real face of (the) West: hypocrite! And PBS is the royal server!".
The list also includes several packs of lies, distortions, and covert or overt threats directed at Armenians and PBS. The American media and the public must be made aware of the true color of these hatemongering denialist Turks. They can't even conduct a decent competition through their petition that mimicks the Armenian petition.
On the other hand, pro-truth activists kept themselves focused on tapping into the existing huge potential that exists within the Armenian and non-Armenian circles. They remained steadfast in their campaign to gather many more signatures. Many activists realize that this is the beginning of a new phase of a marathon in political struggles against the Turkish denialists. As of Tuesday midnight the total number of signers of the petition against PBS post-show panel was nearing 11,500, not including the direct e-mails, postal letters, direct telephone or fax contacts addressed to PBS.
Never before have the heirs of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Turks, had this many Armenian and non-Armenian activists converge - via internet or otherwise - on a petition like this. In late 2004, Mehmet Ali Birand, a well-known Turkish journalist and commentator, had predicted the year 2005 to be the year of "Armenian Tsunami". He should have also predicted the year 2006 to be "Hurricane Armenia".
In my opinion, truth and justice-seekers must remain steadfast in their activism, so that they may collectively bring about - with the unwitting help of the denialist Turks and their cronies - an anti Turkish denialist worldwide political quicksand. Righteous Grass-Root Activism Helps.
The following is a statement Berge Bulbulian received from his local PBS station in response to his e-mail:
"We will air the Armenian Genocide program April 17 that 10 pm and we have no intention of airing the denial program. I understand your intention, but threats are not appropriate. KVPT cares greatly for its viewers, whether they be Armenian or Latino or Hmong or African American or Native American. We would never intentionally air a program that demeans or harms our viewers in any way. Though we strive for balance in our programming, it is not necessary to seek balance where there is none. The Armenian Genocide is a fact, so there is no purpose in airing a denial program."
In order to keep the momentum growing please sign the petition at the following link: http://www.petitiononline.com/pbspanel
USA Armenian Life Magazine Hye Kiank Armenian Weekly
By APPO K. JABARIAN - Executive Publisher & Managing Editor - Hye Kiank
In their violent response to pro-truth activism by Armenians and non-Armenians, pertaining the veracity of the Armenian Genocide issue and its consequences, denialist Turks smothered their own competing petition site with countless hate e-mails against Armenians and PBS.
The following is a list of samples of the hate e-mails by denialist Turks:
"I hate Armenians";
"good armenian is dead armenian!!!" [sic];
"The world would be nice without Armenia";
"The armenians are terrorist" [sic];
"You can insult other religions and cultures under the pretexte [sic] of the right of expression, however you refuse discussing the so-called Armenian genocide[sic] which is an international lie! That is the real face of (the) West: hypocrite! And PBS is the royal server!".
The list also includes several packs of lies, distortions, and covert or overt threats directed at Armenians and PBS. The American media and the public must be made aware of the true color of these hatemongering denialist Turks. They can't even conduct a decent competition through their petition that mimicks the Armenian petition.
On the other hand, pro-truth activists kept themselves focused on tapping into the existing huge potential that exists within the Armenian and non-Armenian circles. They remained steadfast in their campaign to gather many more signatures. Many activists realize that this is the beginning of a new phase of a marathon in political struggles against the Turkish denialists. As of Tuesday midnight the total number of signers of the petition against PBS post-show panel was nearing 11,500, not including the direct e-mails, postal letters, direct telephone or fax contacts addressed to PBS.
Never before have the heirs of the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Turks, had this many Armenian and non-Armenian activists converge - via internet or otherwise - on a petition like this. In late 2004, Mehmet Ali Birand, a well-known Turkish journalist and commentator, had predicted the year 2005 to be the year of "Armenian Tsunami". He should have also predicted the year 2006 to be "Hurricane Armenia".
In my opinion, truth and justice-seekers must remain steadfast in their activism, so that they may collectively bring about - with the unwitting help of the denialist Turks and their cronies - an anti Turkish denialist worldwide political quicksand. Righteous Grass-Root Activism Helps.
The following is a statement Berge Bulbulian received from his local PBS station in response to his e-mail:
"We will air the Armenian Genocide program April 17 that 10 pm and we have no intention of airing the denial program. I understand your intention, but threats are not appropriate. KVPT cares greatly for its viewers, whether they be Armenian or Latino or Hmong or African American or Native American. We would never intentionally air a program that demeans or harms our viewers in any way. Though we strive for balance in our programming, it is not necessary to seek balance where there is none. The Armenian Genocide is a fact, so there is no purpose in airing a denial program."
In order to keep the momentum growing please sign the petition at the following link: http://www.petitiononline.com/pbspanel
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