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youtube.com - 3/18/2009

Sen. Barack Obama Discusses Armenian Genocide ... (video)

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Sen. Barack Obama Discusses Armenian Genocide ...The Turkish government still denies to this day the reality of the Armenian genocide.Special Thanks to Armen...

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latimes.com - 3/17/2009

Obama wavers on pledge to declare Armenian genocide - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Reporting from Washington -- The Obama administration is hesitating on a promised presidential declaration that Armenians were... the victims of genocide in the early 20th century, fearful of alienating Turkey when U.S. officials badly want its help. ... (more) Obama wavers on pledge to declare Armenian genocide - ...

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spectator.co.uk - 3/19/2009

Obama and Genocide

— spectator.co.uk — It's nearly April which means it's nearly Armenia time too. That is, we are approaching the latest... edition of Washington's reluctance to call the Armenian genocide what it is and was: genocide. On the campaign trail, of course, everyone says how ... (more) Obama and Genocide

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reason.com - 3/19/2009

Oh, You Mean I Had to Say "Genocide" After I Became President?

— reason.com — The sun rises in the east, spring follows winter, and a new American president is backing away... from his campaign pledge to refer to the Ottoman-era Turkish genocide of Armenians as a "genocide," because the White House is "fearful of ... (more) Oh, You Mean I Had to Say "Genocide" After I Became ...

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Obama to quietly break promise on recognizing Armenian genocide.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — I said that it did back in February, and I say it now. It happened, and while there are consequences to saying that it happened, there are consequences to not saying so, too. And the administration has apparently decided to go with the latter set of consequences. Obama wavers on pledge to declare Armenian genocide The Obama administration is hesitating on a promised presidential declaration that Armenians were the victims of genocide in the early 20th century, fearful of alienating Turkey when U.S. officials badly want its help. President Obama and other top administration officials pledged during the presidential campaign to ...

Candidate versus president, Armenian edition
SCSUScholars — Then: Presidential candidate Barack Obama shared with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) a strongly worded statement today calling for Congressional passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 & S.Res.106), and pledging that, as president, he will recognize the Armenian Genocide. In his statement, the Presidential hopeful reaffirmed his support for a strong “U.S.-Armenian relationship that advances our common security and strengthens Armenian democracy.” He also pledged to “promote Armenian security by seeking an end to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and by working for a lasting and durable settlement of the ...

Obama, Samantha Power, and the Armenian Genocide
Matthew Yglesias — Here’s Barack Obama talking about the Armenian Genocide and Turkey’s refusal to acknowledge it back in the day: Today in Turkey he seemed to take a different view. As Spencer Ackerman put it “Samantha Power is a close Obama adviser and yet the Ankara speech didn’t call the Armenian Genocide a genocide.” I don’t frankly find this all that surprising. It is, however, one reason why I sort of have mixed feelings about the idea of Power going into the administration. Realistically, long-run international humanitarian considerations ...

Candidate Obama, President Obama, and the Armenian Genocide
Political Punch — Previous | Main Candidate Obama, President Obama, and the Armenian Genocide April 06, 2009 6:46 PM Armenian American activists today said that President Obama’s refusal to pushing Turkey to recognize its genocide against Armenians -- or to even used the "g" word -- fell “far short of the clear promise he made as a candidate that he would, as President, fully and unequivocally recognize this crime against humanity.” Behind the scenes, the White House says, the president was urging Turkish and Armenian leaders to resolve this issue as part of the normalization of relations the two countries are negotiating. This evening in Istanbul, President Obama met at ...

Two Views Of Obama's Armenian Genocide Policy
The Atlantic Politics Channel — View one. Obama broke his campaign promise. This YouTube makes it clear. Samantha Power (who is a new mommy today -- congrats to her) -- said Obama would speak truth to power. Obama himself said he'd use the word "genocide."  And he didn't.  He needs Turkey too much.  ...