Fighting against denial

John Kerry has clarified his position vis-a-vis recognising the Armenian genocide, according to an article from ArmenPress.

"John Kerry Edwards administration will launch a fight against denial of Armenian Genocide," the statement says.

"As a president, I will fight against denial of Armenian genocide. My administration will recognize April 24, 2005 as the 90th anniversary of the atrocities and I will do everything that the lessons learned from the crime against humanity be used in prevention of other genocides. There can not be any compromise in the moral issue of putting an end to massacres," John Kerry's statement says.

There's not much new here, but Kerry is trying to persuade Armenians in the US to go out and vote for him. If he got into office, would he really have the courage to follow through on that pledge? Certainly after the promises of former candidates who then reneged I am sure there would be some loud protests if it didn't happen. How would turkey react? Perhaps in the way it did to France - temporary anger which subsided after a while.

Posted by Matt on September 02, 2004 | TrackBack | Email to a friend