24 04 2007 - 'our' memorial day as the horrific genocide

Jean Eckian Paris, April 23

« [...] 'our' memorial day as the horrific genocide that was inflicted on the Armenian is a crime against humanity , and as brothers in humanity », wrote yesterday, April 23, Zulfi Buhkari, president of
Muslim Public Affairs Committee of the U.K., in response to a mail addressed by Eilian Williams (Armenia Solidarity United Kingdom and
British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group).

In this mail, Zulfi Buhkari continues: «MPACUK extend the hand of condolence for your peoples' suffering. You deserve the recognition and the support of everyone including the Turkish people who have to
accept that a crime was committed in their name against a vulnerable minority whose only sin was to be born Armenian in (what is now) Turkey.

Quite correctly you have noticed that the British Government have hedged and fudged their condemnation of the first Holocaust, and prevaricated due to 'insufficient evidence' as a smoke screen not to
offend Turkey as a powerful member of Nato. However it is not in Turkey's interest to deny its past, and neither is it in the interest of justice to put the onus of proof on the victims. Historians are
prone to be political animals, however History has a compelling force of making the truth known, warts and all.

Without ruining the tone of the email, MPACUK does not accept that this was a Muslim crime, or a crime done in the name of Islam. It was done by evil, sadistic human beings who unfortunately transcend
religion, race, sexuality and even humanity. »

V.V