by John Dewey Philosopher and psychologist, Columbia University November 12, 1924 The tragedy in Turkey is more extensive than the sad plight of minorities. Those who have the patience to refrain in the Near East from a premature partisanship are likely soon to arrive at a state of mind in which all parties are so … Read more
Mussulmans implore the Porte for Protection from Armenians DESOLATION IN THE WAKE OF KURDS A Secret Committee Relies Upon Two Hundred Thousand Insurgents in Asia Minor in the Spring CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 14 – Official dispatches received here to-day show no diminution in the reign of anarchy in certain parts of the empire [the Ottoman Empire]. … Read more
Ankara, March 25, 2005 According to the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948, genocide is a crime under International Law. This crime can only be committed by real persons. Only a competent tribunal can determine whether this crime is committed or not. The tribunal in … Read more
By Norman Stone, a historian and the author of "World War I: A Short History" October 16, 2007 All the world knows what the end of an empire looks like: hundreds of thousands of people fleeing down dusty paths, taking what was left of their possessions; crammed refugee trains puffing their way across arid plains; … Read more
By Barbara Lerner October 18, 2007 Prudential arguments against the Armenian genocide resolution pending in Congress are gaining traction; odds for passage in November that looked overwhelming last month look more like a toss-up today. But in the court of public opinion, genocide proponents are still winning. Most Europeans and transcultural multinationals have already proclaimed … Read more
Armenian revolutionaries are also known for committing the first urban terrorist act in history, according to their own Professor Gerard Libaridian. On August 26, 1896, Armenian terrorists raided the Ottoman Bank throwing incendiary bombs, killed many people and held hostages. As a first example of many terrorist acts to follow in the same image in … Read more
Cyrus Hamlin, an American Congregational missionary in Istanbul reports a conversation he had with an Armenian in "The Congregationalist" on December 28, 1893. That "very intelligent Armenian gentleman" reveals their plans to Mr. Hamlin. According to the plan, Armenian bands would revolt, kill Turks and Kurds and burn their villages. This would enrage Turks and … Read more