Posted by Admin on March 7th, 2010 | Categorized as News | Tagged as Afp, approves, Armenia, Armenia Genocide, Armenians, Barack Obama, Genocide, House, killings, lawmakers, opposition, Ottoman Turks, panel, resolution, Turkey, World War, Yahoo
US House panel approves Armenia ‘genocide’ resolution
US lawmakers voted Thursday to brand the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as “genocide,” ignoring fierce opposition from Turkey and President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Posted by Admin on March 5th, 2010 | Categorized as News | Tagged as Afghanistan, Armenian, Armenian Genocide, Armenians, Congressional Panel, deaths, Genocide, House, label, Middle East, NATO, Nato Ally, Ottoman, panel, protests, Turkey, Usa Today
House panel OKs genocide label for Armenian deaths
A congressional panel approved a resolution Thursday declaring the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians genocide over protests by Turkey, a NATO ally that is crucial to U.S. interests in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
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