Err, in the case the scholars of the subject made a collective
statement that it was a genocide, rather than individually. You can
read their statement
http://www.genocidewatch.org/TurkishPMIAGSOpenLetterreArmenia6-13-05.htm
here if you're so inclined.
But I've done some research myself, specifically since I got involved
in the article by sourcing various claims (which is really my editing
strength), and it's not particularly contraversial academically - I'll
refer this statement by historians Torben Jorgensen and Matthias
Bjornlund
When it comes to the historical reality of the Armenian genocide,
there is no "Armenian" or "Turkish" side of the "question,"
any more
than there is a "Jewish" or a "German" side of the historical reality
of the Holocaust: There is a scientific side, and an unscientific side
acknowledgment or denial. In the case of the denial of the Armenian
genocide, it is even founded on a massive effort of falsification,
distortion, cleansing of archives, and direct threats initiated or
supported by the Turkish state, making any "dialogue" with Turkish
deniers highly problematic."
Feel free to research the matter yourself, more constructive comments
can be made by someone who's well informed than someone who's
ill-informed.
Cheers
WilyD
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM, White Cat
<wikipedia.kawaii.neko(a)gmail.com> wrote:
You have read every scientific journal on this? What
makes you an expert to
pass judgement so easily?
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Wily D <wilydoppelganger(a)gmail.com> wrote:
My own poltical views? Ad hominims aside, I
don't think they're
particularly relevent At least, I wouldn't call "Not wanting to give
a small number kooks and all serious scholars equal airtime in
articles" a "political" view - I would suggest it's more of an
"editorial" view. The Neutral Point of View's undue weight clause
seems to support this view - I don't think it's excessively
contraversial.
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