Armenia 'genocide' - Turkey is pi%%ed off now

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 11:13

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7050439.ece

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 12:07

This is one to watch over the coming weeks. Good link.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 14:40

I don't see what all the fuss is about. This was during the 1st WW, getting on for 100 years ago, and millions died like flies.



Why doesn't Turkey just say something like:

"Yeah. We killed them all, but they had it coming. Whaddya wanna do about it?"



Spilt milk, water under the bridge, time to move on.

Unless this about compo, I can't see what's to be gained.

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 15:20

I'm still waiting for the Romans to appologise for invading Britain in 55BC



Bloody Romans, what did they ever do for us....

Rodzilla


Joined: 22/10/2009
Posts: 31

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 16:01

From a politıcal viewpoint, Well Done America you have just alienated your closet muslim ally wıth probally the best tactıcal posıtion ın europe/asıa. Obama full of promıse but zero delıvery talks cheap!!!

tattlad


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 479

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 16:17

I hope Turkey tell the USA and the EU sod off...................

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 16:38

Would anyone in the US know where Armenia is even ;)



Obama has promissed much and delivered little or nothing , he's starting to make GWB look good !

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 18:05

If the US wants to talk about Genocide they need look no further than their own treatment of American Native Indians..



People in glasshouses?



I say...Wounded Knee... USA shame on you



Perhaps Turkey should debate this in parliament and have a vote on it too... no that would be childish.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 18:11

And just think,

If the english had not come over the border Scotland would be a completely independant country with our own government run by, ohhh wait a minute, Gordon Brown. I don't suppose it makes any difference anymore does it.

At least we got to have Gordon spoiling both countries.

girne 29


Joined: 06/12/2007
Posts: 1488

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 18:25

message 3

"Yeah. We killed them all, but they had it coming"



Between half and one and half million died, ,and I have read nothing to suggest" they had it coming."

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 18:56

Re Msg 10:



Actually the figures vary from 150,000 to over three million. The fact that the number of dead is so unquantifiable and so debated is just one reason of many why this is such a complicated issue and not one which can be decided by politics - certainly not by vote-oriented representatives who depend on Armenian diaspora donations for their political survival. EG Nancy Pelosi.



Too, it's not proven that a policy of systematic annihilation (like in Nazi Germany) was in place. Given that city dwelling Armenians were not subjected to a murderous pogrom might suggest that there was no policy of intentional genocide.

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 19:17

Next, the EU will be demanding that Turkey apologise for killing EU citizens during the Crusades!



I suppose that Washington feels that since it pumps so much money into Turkish coffers, it can 'ride roughshod' over such a controversial and sensitive issue - typical Yank diplomacy!

mitsi


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 345

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 22:00

msg 7 now come on, no-one could be that bad!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 22:16

Perhaps Turkey should tell the yanks to close all their bases down in Turkey and take their troops home.

HildySmith


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Posts: 1708

Message Posted:
05/03/2010 22:47

Message 4

Built a wall to keep the scots out !!!!