He'd Be Proud Of
U.S. Foreign Policy in Azerbaijan.

"After all, who remembers today
the extermination of the Armenians?"

Politics Over People.

- Adolph Hitler, 22 August 1939

As a result, U.S. humanitarian aid
earmarked for the Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh
has absurdly been given directly
to their enemy, Azerbaijan -
Turkey's longtime ally.

On April 24, 1915, the massacre of
over 1.5 million Armenians began in
Turkey. After 82 years, even after
witnessing and condemning
Hitler's atrocities, the U.S. still
doesn't publicly refer to this
Armenian tragedy as genocide. Why?
Simply because of misguided
commitments to Turkey.

Today, In 1997, The Armenian
Genocide Continues.

Are You?

In a landlocked country called
Nagorno-Karabakh, surrounded
by Azerbaijan, Armenians are
suffering and slowly dying due to an illegal blockade
of critical food and medical supplies... a passive form
of warfare intended to eradicate the population.

Karabakh has never, legally or otherwise, belonged to
a sovereign, independent Azerbaijan. After 1000 years
as Armenian territory - even after a formal declaration
of independence in 1992 and victory in war - the U.S.
only recognizes Azerbaijan and still doesn't officially
recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent
country. All because of misguided commitments
to Turkey.

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Consequently, little aid - if any -
actually reaches the Armenian
people. Turkey continues its tradition
of Armenian persecution with the
help of Azerbaijan, and President
Clinton still refuses to impose
sanctions against Turkey enacted
by Congress.

Any way you look at it, it's genocide.
The methodical ethnic cleansing of an unwanted
minority. Any way you look at it, it's wrong. And by its
lack of decisive leadership, the United States condones
it. Hitler knew a thing or two about genocide. Sadly, the
world's leading expert would be proud.

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