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PAUL E NELSON

I was delighted to hear that President Biden announced that for the first time in history the United States recognizes the Armenian genocide perpetrated by Turkey in 1915. See:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/armenia-genocide-biden-turkey/2021/04/24/b0f2394a-a46a-11eb-8a6d-f1b55f463112_story.html

I had the good fortune to interview Peter Balakian in 2004 about this horrific event:

The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response

& hear that the Turkish government may respond by saying the U.S. government committed genocide against Native Americans, which is rather evident and should be discussed and rectified.

For a little Armenian culture dig:

or

Areni