OVER 200 HOUSE AND SENATE MEMBERS URGE PRESIDENT BUSH TO ACKNOWLEDGE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net - Just days before Armenians prepare to commemorate the 90-th anniversary of the start of the Genocide on April 24, more than 200 House and Senate Members are urging President Bush to properly acknowledge the attempted annihilation of the Armenia people, the Armenian Assembly of America reported. The House letter collected 178 signatures, exceeding the total number of supporters on last year's letter by nine. Similarly, the Senate letter garnered 10 more supporters than the previous year for a total of 32 signatures. It should be noted that US Ex-President's wife Hillary Clinton and democrat John Kerry are among those to have signed the letter, which says in part, "By commemorating the Armenian Genocide, we renew our commitment to prevent future atrocities, and therefore negate the dictum that history is condemned to repeat itself." To remind, in his commemorative statement last year, President Bush did not use the term "Armenian Genocide," and instead offered the textbook definition of this crime against humanity.