Allegations of WWI Genocide Irk Turkey

[tocqueville]

By BENJAMIN HARVEY, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 5 minutes ago

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey has pulled out of a military exercise in Canada and hinted at economic repercussions against France, stepping up protests of accusations that Turks committed genocide against Armenians during World War I.

Ankara this week briefly recalled ambassadors from NATO allies France and Canada to protest the Canadian prime minister's declaration last month that the killings of Armenians constituted genocide, and a French bill that would outlaw denying that Armenians were genocide victims. The ambassadors returned Thursday after four days in Turkey.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it was pulling out of an Air Force training exercise in Canada, to which it had been expected to send officers and several F-16 fighters.

"This decision is Turkey's and we would not comment on why they have made this decision," said Pamela Greenwell, a spokeswoman for Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Turkey is an important NATO ally and we hope that they will be able to participate in future exercises."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060511/ap_on_re_eu/turkey_canada_genocide_1

[Faygo Kid]

1. Camp counselor in Armenian-American kids camp 1970-73

Every one of those kids (yeah, in their 40s now) had lost their grandparents or great aunts and uncles in the nonexistent genocide. Lest we forget.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

2. I'm shocked and appalled.

To think that people might bring up something unpleasant in your history that you would prefer not to talk about. Kind of what I'm expecting a future Republican president to do regarding the present American regime.

[applegrove]

3. Was a question last night on trivia. Where did the turks hunt down

a group of Armenians. I said Turkey. Turns out it went as far a Syria. That sounds genocidal to me.:puke:

[tocqueville]

4. at that time the Ottoman empire was much bigger than today's Turkey

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_genocide

[tocqueville]

5. photos of the genocide (warning ! graphic !)

http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_Genocide_Photos

[Greeby]

6. Never mind, they've always got their buddy in Washington

Denny the Hutt



:eyes:

[sweetheart]

7. Turkey has a lot of eastern genocide to answer for

Not suprising it makes an army-run country with a thin veil
of civilian democracy on the front, a bit nervous.

8. Turkey is well known for torture

""In Turkey physicians have falsified evidence of torture in post-detention medical examinations, to the dismay of their patient-oriented colleagues. Prompted by the longstanding torture of Kurdish separatists, Turkish physicians have established five torture treatment centers. Government authorities demanded patient lists and brought physicians to trial for criticizing the government. Turkish physicians are harassed, arrested, and even tortured, as regularly reported in international medical journals."" Arrigo 2003

http://www.usafa.af.mil/jscope/JSCOPE03/Arrigo03.html