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Turkish-German Relations: Threats, Taboos and Truth JUNE 18, 2016 Mirror-SpeTHE ARMENIAN ctator Volume LXXXVI, NO. 48, Issue 4442 $ 2.00 NEWS The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 INBRIEF Michigan Governor Mirror-Spectator Turkish-German Relations: Signs Bill on Teaching Annual Summer Break Armenian Genocide The Armenian Mirror-Spectator will close for two Threats, Taboos and Truth weeks in July, for its annual summer vacation LANSING, Mich. – Michigan students break. The last issue before vacation will be that of July raised the stakes in a risky gamble with will now learn more about genocides such as the Holocaust and the 2, while the first issue after the break will be that By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach political counterparts in Europe, a game of July 23. that Ankara, contrary to its delusions of Armenian Genocide in social studies Special to the Mirror-Spectator classes under legislation signed on June The office will close on Friday, July 1, and reopen grandeur, has no chance of winning. on Monday, July 18. Bundestag President Norbert Lammert 14 by Gov. Rick Snyder. “Our next generation of leaders needs All press releases or calendars can be sent to edi- BERLIN — As the croupier at the (CDU) was not mincing words when he [email protected]. roulette table says, “les jeux sont fait.” The responded to Turkish President Recep to have the die is cast. In the wake of the German Tayyip Erdogan’s intimidating threats wherewithal to against members of the parlia- recognize and Armenia Named UN ment for its resolution on the help prevent Armenian Genocide. “That a widespread harm General Assembly Vice- democratically elected state pres- to their fellow President ident in the 21st century,” he men and said on June 9, “could link his women,” Snyder YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The United Nations criticism of democratically elect- said. “Teaching elected Armenia as a vice president of the General ed members of the German the students of Assembly through a secret ballot. Bundestag with doubts as to Michigan about In addition to Armenia, 20 other nation states their Turkish heritage, and des- genocide is impor- Gov. Rick Snyder have been named vice presidents. ignate their blood as impure, is tant because we Armenia was elected from amongst the Eastern something I would not have should remember European countries. Among the Western European deemed possible.” He categori- and learn about these terrible events in countries Belgium and Germany were elected. Five Bundestag President Norbert Lammert cally rejected Erdogan’s insinua- our past while continuing to work permanent members of the UN Security Council tion that parliamentarians of toward creating a more tolerant soci- China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the Turkish background were ety.” US are included among the 21 Vice-Presidents. Bundestag’s resolution recognizing the “mouthpieces for terrorists” and under- House Bill 4493, sponsored by state Armenian Genocide, the hysterical reaction lined that “anyone who tries to exert Rep. Klint Kesto, requires that all social from Erdogan and his co-thinkers has see GERMANY, page 5 studies curriculum for grades 8-12 in Armenian Catholic school districts and public school acad- emies include instruction on genocide. Archbishop: Pope This includes, but is not limited to, the Travel to Armenia to Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. Bill Mandating Holocaust, Genocide It is now Public Act 170 of 2016. Promote Unity In his signing letter, Snyder also stressed: “There is a delicate balance we ROME (Public Radio of Armenia) — From June Instruction Advances in R.I. Senate need to be mindful of when we consider 24 to 26, Pope Francis will visit Armenia. requiring that certain subjects be The Pope spoke about the first genocide of the and Pennsylvania — have similar legislation. included in our statewide education sys- 20th century, which befell Armenian people. By Alisha A. Pina A current law in Rhode Island only encour- tem. The recommendations of local During his trip, he is expected to visit the Yerevan ages the awareness education. school boards, teachers, other profes- memorial dedicated to the 1.5 million victims who If approved, teaching is required to begin sional educators and parents need to be perished. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Providence Journal) in the 2017-18 school year. The House considered when developing a curricu- “The Armenian nation, the entire Armenian peo- — Two education bills — one teaching stu- passed a duplicate bill in early May. lum.” ple is preparing to welcome the Pope on this spe- dents about the Holocaust and other geno- A coalition made up of members of the The education bill was initiated by the cial occasion and show their gratitude for having cides and the other regarding suspensions Armenian community, Roman Catholic late Edgar Hagopian, who died in 2011. taken into account and commemorate, as he did and the collection of discipline data — are Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island State The Hagopian family continued the cam- the centennial of the Armenian genocide, ” on their way to the state House of Council of Churches, the Jewish Alliance of paign over the years, with the help of the Monsignor Boutros Marayati, Armenian Catholic Representatives. Greater Rhode Island and the Sandra Knights of Vartan and then through a com- Archbishop of Aleppo (Syria), said in an interview The bill on teaching about the Holocaust Bornstein Holocaust Education Center mittee comprising members of the with Rome Reports TV. and several genocides was approved unani- have been meeting since last fall to Armenian National Committee and the In April 2015, Pope Francis presided over a mass mously by the Senate, 36 to 0. It mandates research and draft the legislation. Armenian Democratic Liberal party. in St. Peter’s to honor the victims of the Genocide in middle school or high school the teach- The lead sponsor of the bill is Sen. Gayle In addition, John Jamian, the Michigan . His words infuriated Turkey and Turkish ing of the Holocaust and other genocides L. Goldin (D-Providence) who said: “When chair of the Armenian Assembly, was President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, filed a complaint. in, but not limited to, Armenia, Cambodia, we look at what’s going on globally, the instrumental in pushing forward the mea- “The Holy Father will come to Armenia as a pil- Iraq, Rwanda and Darfur. impact of war and strife, it’s important to sure. grim, as a pastor, as a promoter of unity because he Seven states — California, Florida, place them in a larger historical context, so Its success was achieved through sus- will visit an ancient Apostolic Church. He will also Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey see MANDATE, page 20 tained and coordinated community effort. come as an apostle of peace because he will pray for Armenia to be in a place of peace with its neigh- bors,” the archbishop said. the carnage, no red flags were raised. President Obama’s Mule and Whether the trigger was Omar’s personal hatred toward gays because he could not come to terms with his homo- The Second Amendment sexual tendencies or his allegiance to ISIS is immaterial. The INSIDE By Edmond Y. Azadian heart of the problem is the availability and abundance of guns for anyone to lay their hands on and commit carnage. Special to the Mirror-Spectator And all this is protected by the Second Amendment of the DETROIT — A new day, a new mass murder, this time at a US Constitution. Musical gay nightclub in Orlando. A total of 49 killed and 53 wound- All laws evolve and change in time with the development ed, with the killer identified as a US cit- of society. But not the Second Amendment, which was OPINION izen of Afghani ancestry, Omar Mateen. adopted on December 15, 1791, as part of the first 10 Inroads Before Orlando there was San amendments contained in the Bill of Rights. Bernardino and before that Newtown and … we have lost The Second Amendment was based partially on the right Page 12 track already of the count, because it has become so com- to keep and bear arms in English common law. mon that we have come to accept mass shootings as a fact In 1876, the Supreme Court ruled that “the right to bear of life in this civilized country. arms is not granted by the constitution; neither is it in any Investigations may eventually reveal the motives of the manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.” INDEX killer and whether or not he was affiliated with any interna- In United States v. Miller (1939), the Supreme Court ruled Arts and Living . 12 tional terror group, which of course is no consolation to the that the federal government and the states could limit the own- Armenia . 2,3 victims’ families nor any assurance to the survivors. The ership of any weapon types not having “reasonable relationship Community News. 6 killer was questioned twice by the FBI and released. to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia.” Editorial . 17 However, when he acquired lethal weapons two days before see GUNS, page 20 International . 4,5 2 S ATURDAY, J UNE 1 8 , 2 0 1 6 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Armenia Condemns ‘Horrific’ Shooting YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia) — President Serzh Sargsyan on Monday joined world leaders in strongly condemning the weekend shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida which left 50 people dead and dozens of others wounded. Sargsyan sent his condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama in connection with the worst mass shooting in US history, which he described as “hor- rific.” In a statement on the letter to Obama, Sargsyan’s press office said: “The president of the republic strongly condemned this outrageous instance of intolerance and stressed that this tragedy that befell the friendly American people once again proved that even in the 21st century all manifestations of hatred … remain an extremely serious challenge facing humankind.” It is “everyone’s collective duty and mission” to confront that challenge, Sargsyan wrote.
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