RENEWED PUSH FOR GENOCIDE BILL.Byline: LISA The first personal computer to include integrated software and use a graphical interface. Modeled after the Xerox Star and introduced in 1983 by Apple, it was ahead of its time, but never caught on due to its $10,000 price and slow speed. FRIEDMAN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- The e-mail early Wednesday from the Armenian National Committee of America The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is an Armenian-American grassroots organization that actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues. was positively enthusiastic. ``It's just past 1:30 a.m. on election night and I'm wide awake,'' Chairman Ken Hachikian wrote to the organization's members as news networks projected the Democratic Party takeover in the U.S. House. Hachikian and others said they now see a hopeful future for passage of Armenian issues in Congress, including a hotly disputed resolution officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . ``Our chances are excellent,'' agreed Bryan Ardouny, executive director of the Armenian Assembly for America. The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, passed the House Foreign Relations Committee this year, but Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert blocked it from a full House vote. As recently as last week, Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, expressed support for the bill. ``I think the prospects for passage of the genocide resolution just got much, much better,'' Schiff said. Armenians contend that the Ottoman Empire began an orchestrated slaughter in 1915 in which about 1.5 million Armenians were killed. Turkey denies that it was a genocide, saying about 300,000 were killed and noting that Armenians sided with invading Russian troops in the aftermath of World War I The fighting in World War I ended when an armistice took effect at 11:00 hours on November 11, 1918. In the aftermath of World War I the political, cultural, and social order of the world was drastically changed in many places, even outside the areas directly involved in the war. and took up arms against Turks. Bural Gengiz, president of the American Turkish Association of America, said he believes Pelosi will consider Turkey's alliance with the U.S. and its position as a NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. ally when the genocide issue next arises. Rep. David Dreier, R-Glendora, who co-sponsored the Armenian genocide resolution but did not push GOP leaders to bring it to the floor, was circumspect cir·cum·spect adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : about predicting the bill's future. ``There will clearly be a discussion on that,'' Dreier said. lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com (202) 662-8731 |
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