Oh, I just love this. The French intend to make public denial of the Armenian genocide a criminal offence. I don’t agree with this precise approach to the scandal, but I do applaud France for having long defended the Armenian people, and having not allowed the Turkish bullies to promote the vile lie that there was no genocide, and that the Armenians simply died under war conditions. There certainly was an attempted genocide, the Turks certainly did try to wipe out the Armenians, the event certainly did partly inspire Hitler, and for almost a century Turkey has been in organized denial, and various other nations have followed suit. What defies credulity now is that the Turks have accused the French of clamping down on free speech! This from a country that has more journalists in prison than any other on the face of the earth, and that has for generations assassinated writers, politicians, and activists who speak up for the Armenians. There are all sorts of reasons for Paris pursuing this latest project, and it has much to do with foreign policy as well as moral absolutes, but there cannot be a more hypocritical country than Turkey. While invading Kurdistan and killing thousands, they condemn Israel for defending its people. They occupy Cyprus, destroy Christian churches and holy places, kill male and female clergy, arrest military and political opponents on trumped up charges, and now lecture the civilized French on how to behave. Shame on them.
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Excellent post!
p.s.
“Female clergy”? Perhaps you rather mean nuns.
Shame on the French hypocrites who killed 1.5 million Algerians and still revere the people responsible for it
Well said, Mr Coren. Of course, Islam is a major factor in the Turkish intransigence regarding the Armenian genocide. The Muslim Turks and Kurds who commited these atrocities were merely following the commands and ample example of their prophet Mohammed, who instructed his followers: “Kill the infidels wherever you find them…!” (Koran 9:5). For a Muslim to now accept that those acts of piety were actually horrific crimes would be tantamount to admitting that there may be something wrong with the Koran. Obviously, no Muslim is ever likely to do that.
What’s amazing is that even today in a Nation that is 99.4% muslim like Afghan is, we still hear the apologists claim that none of the violence, misogyny,rapes,pedophilia and honour killings have antything to do with islam or the quran.
So basically, muslim have nothing to do with islam and islam have nothing to do with muslims.
NO islam – Know Peace
KNOW islam – NO peace
And still the British Government cravenly wants Turkey in the EU…despite all the evidence of religious hatred, illegal occupation, oppression and terrorism.
Why do politicians always take for the appeasement route? It NEVER works out well.
Is there nothing those creatures can do and not get away with it?