genocide commemoration

Hi I appreciate this. I am the grandchild of this attrocity.
My Kurdish friend is afraid for her relatives who are stuck throughout the Middle East including Iraq. I have made a pod about her and the problem of Honor Killings of women. Thnx.
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The worst pain inflicted upon a human being is the pain inflicted by another human being. Denying the act of infliction is the culmination of a collective and conspiring guilt never to be admitted.

To blame the Turks of today for the crimes of the Ottomans of the past is to seek justice in heaven for crimes commited in hell.

I wish the world were a better place but it is not. It is what it is and we are who we are. A barbaric unruly form of life who seeks entertainment from a brutal competition amoungst each other in the form of sports, capitalism and justice unevenly dispensed.

We can confine Japanese without explaination and cage innocents without due process. Dare we recognize the obvious.

What happened in 1915, happened. For the lies of a thousand liars are still but one lie, then the truth of one person becomes the voice of a nation.

And even though the worst personal pain ever inflicted upon myself was inflicted by an Armenian, I know the truth and accept my past. So should every Armenian in this matter of video.

Move forward carrying the candle of truth for it shall light your childrens path to their future. This lie and denial of the past serves no purpose but to teach the children hate and unfulfilled dreams, something we all need desperately less in our lives.

The message here is life in itself not digging up the dead and hoping they come back to a world that never was.

Hi Paul,

I thought this pod was a great way to educate the viewers about this horrible piece in history. However, I wonder why you did not make mention of System of a Down's annual Los Angeles concert to benefit the families of the genocide. With the viewership of Current being young - I thought it would be the perfect tie in.

Hello Paul,
Great reporting, we never get to see good reports about our Genocide, your piece was full of detail and coverage, great speakers, and very informative, you make us proud to be Armenians... I thank you from the buttom of my heart.
God Bless
Harkankners
Shoushan

AWESOME!! Good News!!! I can't wait to see it! Congrats Paul!

Paul whats wrong with you?

The producer has not been able to get us the original broadcast quality media for this piece.

GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED

very professional paul! I can't wait to see this on tv

I'm glad to see that this will be aired on TV...great job Paul!

Paul jan
You (& fellow filmies like Adrineh, etc) are fighting the good fight with all thy might - in an incredible way!
Abrek!

Paul, your work speaks volumes in an elegant and concise way. I look forward to the day when a true dialogue in Turkey can take place. With work like yours and Adrineh's we're well on our way. I'm so proud of this generation. Here's to the future and to breaking the code of silence in Turkey and elsewhere.
Thank You,

Rachel Dodakian
von_ses@yahoo.com

Awesome work Paul!! Well done.

Nice work, Paul! This issue is one that every Armenian thinks about. Check out the newly uploaded film "We Remember" which also discusses Genocide commemoration and recognition issues. -Tamar

I believe in all aspects that genocide is dead serious, Even though I am not experienced in this subject, but I do know that I have about 6 Armenia friends, and relatives there. I have received letters from there and stories and diarys' about the genocide. It is hurtful to see something happen so fast, and so dangerously. Every year the world wide has been changing back and forth, not only that it is changing, but it also affects everyday people lives. Like now, America is still in war, and other many things that happens as well. So, even though genocide might me old or even new, it can still happen again. That's why we need people to notice about it sooner or later. Otherwise this will continue and continue until the last man/woman is standing alone.

I have wrote a letter to the president of the United States of America, to the Senator, to anyone of the main branches of government to notice. Also got approx. 254 thoudsand other people to approach the whole situation.

P.S. Excellent Job on this clip. I'm very honor to watch this, and so are my many fellow friends who are also on curren.tv -- we're watching, and we're still sending notices to everyone else who didn't knew about it already.

-- I know this is long, but I had to let out the words. =)

EXCELENT JOB

I'm half Armenian (the good half) and I grew up having to explain to my friends where Armenia was... my grandparents survived the genocide but were too proud to discuss it, so I had to learn all this history on my own. Thank you Paul for bringing this story to a large audience.

straight forward and informative.

My best friend is Armenian and like many she was forced out of her homeland. It is tragic what was done and is being done by the forces of evil in this world.

Won't we humans ever learn ???

I was very glad to see this. I am an Armenian American. Far too many Americans are unaware of these events. They need to become part of our history. Our government needs to acknowledge it. Turkey also needs to confront its past. Denial is a form of continued oppression.

This is good ..maybe it could have more facts.......So sad our world and the way we treat each other.......I saw a thing on LINK TV that was on the Kurds..to this day they are being slaughtered on one side (turkey with american helicopters ) and protected on the other (iraq With american helicopters...oh.... and they people in the middle..well F them... There is a blind guy ther says he can tell the difference between the sounds of them ...the american helicopters.. and he tell u if its coming to help or hurt u~~~~~~~~~~Can You say QUAGMIRE.....I knew that u could!!!!!!!

I'm not sure if this comment will actually be taken into account but I believe that the band, System of a Down should atleast be mentioned as one of the main supporters of making the armenian genocide known.

As an American, I was never informed of these horrific events in school. I am very glad to see that this is being brought to light, however I feel that this clip would benefit greatly with a little context added. Who exactly committed the genocide, and what were their motivations? Where exactly did all of this take place? These things are implied in the clip, but to someone with little to no knowledge of Armenia, it's people, and location, I fear that much of the impact may be lost. Perhaps a map and around 15 seconds of background information would make this piece the powerful motivator for change that it deserves to be.

nice job on the video..i hope this will be able to go out on tv to show the whole world and help the recognition of the genocide...this was a very touching video..and i appreciate it a lot...thanks to people like you we always are one step closer to recognition..thank you again

nice job paul. we're pproud of your continued commitment to this issue.

I am a Canadian..and I am proud of the fact that our parliament acknowledged the genocide but disappointed that the government did not have the political will to stand by it's own elected members because of political expediency. The time has come for the truth to be acknowledged by the entire human race. The truth can not be silenced. It will prevail..no matter how many Millions of dollars the Turkish government spends each year in its attempts at denial.,, no matter how many scholars they threaten or bribe.. the truth shall prevail. It is greater than all of us.. Let us open the channels of communication and let us close this dark page in human and Armenian and Turkish history...so that our children will not have to live in the shadow of such an inhumane act and so it will not be tolerated or repeated in the future. I would like to acknowledge the courageous Turkish scholars and intellectuals who have begun to explore and expose the dark pages of their collective history..thank you for your bravery in the face of danger, even threat of imprisonment as you challenge your government's vow of silence in it's attempt to alter and falsify your history..our history. For the sake of the victims, their decendants and for the sake of our humanity. The truth shall prevail! The awakening has begun... Lest we forget!

paul, as an american armenian and an artist, i think this piece is really refreshing to see out in american culture let alone world culture via internet. i hope this airs in the US on t.v. its an event that occured that is recognized by many other countries in the world except the one that i was born, here in the USA, for reasons that point to the state of politics. the politic of your identity and heart cannot be held back and i thank you for that expression. you have my vote in this being aired and look forward to the day it is. paz-michelle p.

Excellent!

mr. chaderjian - thank you for this insight into the suffering of the armenians. i didn't know this much about this sorrowful event. knowledge is power - please give this clip the green light.

I think this clip is great. I didn't know about this genocide and feel that it's important to have it aired to inform viewers of what is going on around the world.

some people said this and its true about me i live in the US and i would have absolutely no idea about this and wouldnt of told any of my friends about it if i wasnt a soad fan so soad should probably advertise this more cause this would get a lot of green lights and more attention with all of their fans

I just want to point out that the genocide didn’t target the Armenians only; it was against all the Christian population of Anatolia which in addition to Armenians includes the Syriacs, Chaldeans and Assyrians. I’m not saying this after some readings or watching documentaries; this is what the senior members of our community witnessed and told us about it. Unfortunately most of them are dying now and we are losing the most valuable evidence against Turkey’s lies.
This genocide targeted every thing Christian in Anatolia starting with the Greeks in the west and ending with the Armenians in the east with the help of Kurds. They removed all the Christian population and gave our land to the Turks and Kurds.

Very well done. Hard to argue with Pods like this.

This video is great, however I would like to recommend that those individuals who are interviewed in the clip, have their names and descriptions (ie. Arsinee Khanjian, Actress) visible in a corner of the screen when they begin to speak... This way we understand the importance of those who are speaking to us.

Hovik
ArmenianGenocide.com

it's one of the best reports on the armenian genocide, i have ever seen.

this is a topic that many don't know much about in the US, except if they are SOAD fans. if you guys know what i mean.

the armenian genocide is as important as the holocaust, because it even helps understand how the genocide of the european jewry was justified.

it was a crime against humanity and therefor it concerns all of us. the armenian genocide should particularly remind us of the danger of the crime of genocide. especially when we consider that a genocide is actually taking place in sudan right now. if we forget about crimes that have taken place in the past, we won't learn any lessons and history will repeat itself.

please give a green light for this clip.

thank you

leo

Very nice piece....

well done.nowdays turkey must recognize the armenian genocide,its a fact that can't be ignore,
loosineh

I am an American but it was my Iranian friend Loosineh who told me about the Armeninan genocide and how it is not officially recognized by the U.S. or the government of Turkey. It is not even taught in American schools. We must first recognize horrific historical events before we can know how to keep them from happening again. It's time for the U.S. and Turkey to officially recognize the truth. Current TV and Al Gore would be doing the world great service by airing this program.

My great grandparents came to america escaping the genocide. As many have already said, this is a piece of history that people need to recognize. already there are people even in america that are trying to play down the occurrence of this event. I hope that Current airs this story.
Great work!
-gabriel

This is a good job, but the truth is that this topic has been broadcasted and publicated over and over through many years. i hope one day that our voice as armenians will reach al world borders and i hope this time the world opens his arms to accept us as they didnt before.
god bless you.
Razmig Hovsepian

Well looks like someone has done a good job promoting their pod. Very good reporting, on a topic I didn't know much about. Just wondering if this can even air on current, cause it sounds like CNN or Armenian TV already owns the rights. But if they don't, then I hope to see this air on current.

Rock on. Thanks for the e-mail, Paul.

Well done.

Thank you. Well done.

Well overdue and long awaited...the time has come for all to know about the Armenian Genocide. This is a good starting point for job that is going to take the collaboration of many people and the recognition of a few in power. I hope this clip gets aired for a wider audience.

this is a very important project, excellent work Paul. it is an honest portrayal of a critical subject that the world must see.

this peice should absolutely be broadcasted.there was a genocide against the armenians and there is turkey that was and is responsible

Many thanks goes out to Paul Chaderjian and those involved in reporting and bringint to light, this dark blue print of inhumanity.

As a fellow Armenian, we are born into this world with heavy heart's and a dark cloud hanging over our heads, thus, giving us an innate sense of purpose to carry on the memories of relatives and friends. All of whom unknowingly became martyrs and political tools in modern day society.It goes without saying, that we Armenians will never forget, however this has not just been an autrocity for Armenians and Armenians only, this is an issue of inhumanity and affects global society as a whole.

I would like to Commend Paul on his efforts on the screen and off the screen. Paul an excellent protrayal of Truth, History, Emotion Continued Struggle of a Nation and its people. This piece should be aired, so the world and those that are ready to accept the worlds lasrgest offender of Human Rights into their Circle will see the truth. We were doubtful that we will see a Free and Independent Armenia, and we have seen that, this may be new hope that Turlkey will give into the pressure of world and finally admit to committing the first Genocide of the 20th Century.

Great piece. Concise and accurately represented.

Paul Chaderjian has not changed much since I've known him. He's always been a great broadcaster. He really has mastered his skills and proved himself as a talented producer. This piece of production is just a small example of his extensive experience in broadcasting. Great job Paul - you've always been a great inspiration in my life!

Excellent work, with this kind of work and similar others we will definitely revive the memory of our martyrs always for the generation to come, walking so proud and confident of the nation’s achievements in spite of all difficulties, showing to the whole world we stand strong together defying all odds.

excellent work...we need a whole lot more exposure, and more frequently, this tragedy has to come to its closure, and the arme'nian people need to move on with nation building and exanding

Well, the whole truth was told here. This is what happened to the innocent people and this video tells our story.
Well done !

Excellent clip which brought back memorable moments of my pilgrimage to Yerevan for the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide... I was specially encouraged by the presence of Turkish scholars who are openly disputing the official line put forth by Ankara... One cannot rewrite history, as history is much bigger than any nation, governement or power! We have seen the Turkish propaganda crumble on a much faster pace during the last few years... and this will continue until justice is served to all descendants of the first crime against humanity of the 20th century.

Great Clip, the days of Turkey's reckoning seem to be fast approaching. The Turkish admission to the fact of the Armenian Genocide is a well deserved litmus test to Join Eruope. Europe is a collection of Civilized nations, those who admit to their actions and strive to correct the wrongs of the past. TURKEY YOU ARE UP!!

This is an extremely high quality news report! Very well-prepared.

This clip should be aired on TV for wider audience. The historical facts about the Armenian Genocide has been negleted for many years. As Turkey is preparing to join the European Union, she needs to learn a lesson from the European club who reconciled their differences and came together to create the Union. Turkey also needs to stop her campaign of denial and join her European neighbours and recognized the Armenian Genocides.

Only through education and media will the world find out about this atrocity.

Thank you for posting this video clip and information. Hope to see more about Armenian Genocide on this site.
Together we can avoid repetition of that meditated act by the Turks.
Turks have to accept responsibility about their acts to Greeks, Syrians, Cypriots, Kurds and Armenians, to name a few.

Anto Megerdichian: This clip is both touching and very educational. It definitely needs to be shown on television.

The world has to know what happened and recognize and condemn the first Genocide of the twentieth century, the Armenian Genocide. This is the only way we can prevent similar tragedies from taking place in the future!
Many thanks to the contributors of the report!

Raffi Hamparian: A touching tribute to the voiceless victims of 1915.

Well-produced!

(transcript of report:)

This record turnout was the biggest event to date commemorating the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Turks. With tears in their eyes, prayers in their hearts and flowers in their arms, people from all corners of the world came to honor the memory of victims of the 1915 massacres, deportations and mass killings. Among the masses were the sons and daughters of genocide survivors, the
Republic's President, the Catholicos of All Armenians,dignitaries and representatives from dozens of nations and churches.

MADLENE MINASSIAN, repatriate: My grandfather was a survivor of this genocide. Before he passed away a few years ago in the united states, he promised me that I would keep the Armenian nation and the Armenian spirit inside of me. It's very meaningful to be here today
and to honor him and honor his family and honor my people.

ALEX SARDAR, repatriate: I'm here to let the Turkish government know and to let my own government know in the United States, that there is a whole new generation that is going to fight for recognition and restitution of what has been lost.

The recognition and restitution at issue being with Turkey's continuous denial that the events between 1915 and 1923 can be called Genocide. Though the number of eyewitnesses continues to dwindle, about 200 survivors still recall the tragic events.

VARAZAD HAROOTUNIAN, 96-year-old survivor -Hundreds of bodies were put on carts, and they were taken to the fields, where they were buried in large trenches.

SHOOSHIG MUGRDCHIAN, 101-year-old survivor - There were so many bodies in the river that the river overflowed.

Preventing cruel and inhumane crimes was one of the topics of a two-day international conference in Yerevan.Scholars, representatives from the United Nations and other countries addressed the issue of Genocide at a conference called "Ultimate Crime, Ultimate Challenge:

DICKRAN KOUYMJIAN, American Scholar: There was general hope at the conference amongst the participants including those from Turkey and Israel that we have reached another stage in this whole process of finding some way of bringing to rest the memory of the lives of those people who died her will be a way to bring to rest he memories of those who died in 1915.

Among those attending the conference were leading Israeli authorities on the Armenian Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust.

ISRAEL CHARNY - Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, Israel: There is no doubt in my mind that the Israeli community recognizes the Armenian Genocide in a way that approaches the word fully. And I'm glad to bring that message to you along with my shame about our government's position.

TANER AKCAM - Turkish Genocide Scholar: Two people should come together and talk to each other. We should start a new process of story telling. Turks should listen to the story of Armenians and listen to what they went through. So that we can build our future without condemnation of these tragic events of the past.

Anger about the past was expressed at mass rallies in Yerevan. Others celebrated the arts, celebrating the cultural rebirth of a post-soviet nation. Some attending church services, while others held nighttime vigils.

Paul Chaderjian (on camera): The culmination of the week long observances end here at the Dzidzernagapert Memorial, where an eternal flame burns, surrounded by 12 pillars representing the 12 provinces of historic Armenia.

NINA HOVNANIAN- Repatriate: I feel it's Ironic that the Turks chose the month of April because in Armenian, abril means life, and we are alive and kicking.

ARSINEE KHANJIAN, Canadian Actress: I had never imagined that in my lifetime I would see a free and independent Armenia. And here we are today in the official sort of celebration on behalf of the people of Armenia. And we as diasporans from around the world, we can come to a land that we have dreamt about.