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Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate.

Posted by Tiglath (Guest) - Sunday, September 12 2010, 12:28:01 (UTC)
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>2. That in wartime, when faced with rebellion from within (regardless of how noble-sounding the rebellion such as "we just want our freedom"..or, "all we want is our own country"...or, "we are just expressing normal national aspirations" etc), rebellion which amounts to treason, armed insurrection aided by the enemy, and ssedition, every nation on earth has the right and duty to defend its borders and citizenry from all hostile forces ESPECIALY those from within its own ranks.

And this is where you and I will have to differ.
The Turks were not defending their homeland during WW1. They were defending their colonies and maintaining their empire. Having lost the Greek sector to the Greeks earlier they were determined not to allow the Armenian and Assyrioan minorities also follow suit.

They were the "sick man of Europe" competing against the other European empires who were eyeing their colonies such as Iraq. As a result they followed in the footsteps of the other nationalists by purifying their nation state through one language, one religion and one culture.

We can also use the same argument to state that the Iraqi and Afghan freedom fighters who today continue to resist US aggression are in fact also being treasonous in attempting to liberate their homelands. Or will you opinion of them change once they have actually kicked out the US invaders?

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The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. pancho - Tuesday, September 7 2010, 17:02:54 (UTC)
- Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. Tiglath - 09/12 12:28
  - Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. pancho - 09/13 02:02
    - Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. Tiglath - 09/13 12:39
      - Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. pancho - 09/13 14:25
        "SeyfoCenter"??? THAT is your Source...? pancho - 09/14 00:36
        
        Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. Tiglath - 09/14 14:17
        What about the Kurds? Tiglath - 09/14 14:46
        Re: What about the Kurds? pancho - 09/14 15:57
        
        Re: The Crux of the Turkish Genocide Debate. pancho - 09/14 15:51
        are we being a little capricious? pancho - 09/14 19:26
        Re: are we being a little capricious? Tiglath - 09/15 13:55
        Re: are we being a little capricious? pancho - 09/15 16:22
        
        but the question remains Rashad - 09/14 22:16
        Re: but the question remains Tiglath - 09/15 14:28
        Re: but the question remains pancho - 09/15 16:46

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