Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-16 Thread PAT MATHEWS
>From: Ray Ludenia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion >To: Killer Bs Discussion >Subject: Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress. >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:43:33 +1000 > > >On 16/10/2007, at 5:01 AM, Gary Nunn wrote: > > > Even if it WAS

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
On 16/10/2007, at 5:01 AM, Gary Nunn wrote: > Even if it WAS genocide, the question still remains: what good comes > from > making that declaration 90 years after the fact? How does that > improve the > world today? Facile answer: "Those Who Forget History Are Doomed to Repeat It". Regards,

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-16 Thread Martin Lewis
On 10/15/07, Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >So I take it you don't think this was genocide? > > I didn't say that it wasn't genocide, I was questioning what good could > possibly come from making this declaration 90 years after the fact - It's true, you were doing this. However your lan

RE: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Gary Nunn
>So I take it you don't think this was genocide? >Martin I didn't say that it wasn't genocide, I was questioning what good could possibly come from making this declaration 90 years after the fact - especially if it's going to piss off an allied nation that is clearly a different regime. As som

RE: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Horn, John
> Gary Nunn wrote: > > It seems to me that Congress should have more important > issues to deal with than trying to appease lobbyist with a > hidden agenda over something that happened 90 years ago. I have the sinking feeling that the Democrats in control of Congress WANT to anger Turkey. If t

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: > We usually celebrate our turkey genocide in late November. > But we don't invite Congress. Was it the President or Congress who set the date for that turkey genocide? Julia too lazy to go to Wikipedia this morning ___

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Ray Ludenia wrote: > > > Of course, to be fair, there should be matching resolutions > > for EVERY country. They could go through the alphabet, and > > do one a week.. > > Quite right as I started saying above. Where does one draw the line? > I was reading one Wikipedia article about Genocides,

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Ray Ludenia
On 15/10/2007, at 9:28 AM, David Hobby wrote: > Gary Nunn wrote: >> >> I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good >> could >> possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as >> "genocide". I tend to agree with you on a practical basis, and I have actual

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Alberto Monteiro
David Hobby wrote: > >> ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's top general warned that ties with >> the U.S., already strained by attacks from rebels hiding in >> Iraq, will be irreversibly damaged if Congress passes a >> resolution that labels the World War I-era killings of >> Armenians a genocide. > > Ye

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-15 Thread Martin Lewis
On 10/14/07, Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could > possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as > "genocide". So I take it you don't think this was genocide? Martin

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-14 Thread David Hobby
Gary Nunn wrote: > > I'm REALLY struggling with this one. I don't understand what good could > possibly come from passing a resolution labeling this WW1 issue as > "genocide". > ... > ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkey's top general warned that ties with the U.S., > already strained by attacks from rebels

Re: Turkey, Genocide & Congress.

2007-10-14 Thread Robert Seeberger
We usually celebrate our turkey genocide in late November. But we don't invite Congress. xponent We Don't Invite The President Either Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l