Συμπαράσταση στον Μενέντεζ / Senator Menendez attacked by Turkish Coalition of America

Η Παγκόσμια Συντονιστική Επιτροπή Κυπριακού Αγώνα (ΠΣΕΚΑ) μέσω μιας ανακοίνωσης τύπου αφ' ενός συγχαίρει μεν τον φιλέλληνα γερουσιαστή της Νέας Ιερσέης (New Jersey), Ρόμπερτ Μενέντεζ, για την παρρησία και την τόλμη με την οποία κατά τη διάρκεια της πρόσφατης ακροαματικής διαδιακασίας ζήτησε από την Υπουργό Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ, Χίλαρη Κλίντον, να συμβάλει στην επίλυση του Κυπριακού και την αναγνώριση της Γενοκτονίας των Αρμενίων, αφετέρου δε εκφράζει τη δυσαρέσκεια της για την επίθεση που δέχτηκε από την Τουρκική οργάνωση "Turkish Coalition of America" σχετικά με την παρέμβαση αυτή. Παράλληλα, καλεί τους ομογενείς να επικοινωνήσουν με τον κ. Μενέντεζ και να εκφράσουν την ευγνωμοσύνη για τον αγώνα και την ευθιξία που έχει δείξει όλα αυτά τα χρόνια για το Κυπριακό, τα δικαιώματα του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου, τη Γενοκτονία των Ποντίων, το θέμα του ονόματος της Πρώην Γιουγκοσλαβικής Δημοκρατίας και τα άλλα εθνικά δικαιά μας.
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Εθνικός Κύρηκας Νέας Υόρκης, 2/2/2009

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SENATOR MENENDEZ ATTACKED BY TURKISH COALITION OF AMERICA FOR HIS SUPPORT OF JUSTICE FOR CYPRUS AND THE RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE


New York, NY - Senator Menendez, a staunch advocate of the Cyprus cause and one of the Hellenic American community's strongest friends on Capitol Hill, was attacked by the Turkish Coalition of America for his questions to then-Senator Clinton during the Secretary of State confirmation hearings.
The Turkish Coalition of America criticized Senator Menendez on their website for raising questions on the recognition of the Armenian genocide and the request that Cyprus should be a priority for the State Department. The Turkish Coalition accused Senator Menendez of "catering to ethnic politics at home".
The International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus applauds Senator Menendez's courage and commitment to human rights and we are extremely proud that he asked those controversial questions during the hearings, and, as the world watched, showed his integrity and his dedication to what is inherently just.
We encourage everyone to send an email to Senator Menendez's office to thank him for his consistent support of our community. Our intention is to overwhelm his office with emails of support and thanks.

Please click ... Here ... to express your thanks.


The article as it appears on the website of the Turkish Coalition, for your information:

"Senator Robert Menendez: Serving Ethnic Politics in Washington While America is currently engaged in two wars, faces the continued threat of international terrorism and the possible advent of nuclear-armed rogue nations, and struggles with an economic crisis of historical proportions, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) chose to use his valuable time at the confirmation hearing of newly confirmed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to pander to the Armenian and Greek lobbies.
While the world was watching, Senator Menendez asked Senator Clinton to make it a priority to recognize as “genocide” nearly a century old events that took place in a foreign state which no longer exists. He theorized that the United States must pay heed to "history that is universally recognized so that we can move forward in that respect.” A history lesson to address the deeds of a defunct empire, apparently in the Senator’s eyes, should be a priority for the new U.S. Secretary of State to address in confirmation hearings.
Never mind that what Senator Menendez calls “universally recognized” history, is still strongly debated among scores of scholars and that many historians of international renown contest the genocide label.
If this issue was indeed universally settled, Great Britain , a country which was a party to the conflict at hand, would not have repeatedly refused to use the term genocide to describe the tragic events. If defining whether a crime constituted genocide was to be entrusted to politicians, the international community would not have bestowed the authority to investigate, prosecute and punish such crimes to the International Court of Justice.
The Senator also stated that the tiny island of Cyprus should be high on the priority list of the Secretary of State. Voicing support for the “bi-zonal, bi-communal federation” solution on the island, Senator Menendez seemed to be ignorant of the fact that this was precisely what 65 percent of Turkish Cypriots supported in a referendum in 2004, and which 75 percent of Greek Cypriots rejected. Based on his obvious concern for the well being of ALL Cypriots, we hope that Senator Menendez will now take the lead in a congressional effort to lift the inhumane international blockade on the Turkish Cypriots and provide an incentive for the solution he so desires.
The fact of the matter is that at the dawn of a new US administration, awaited with great anticipation to be the government of change around the world and at home, it was politics as usual for Senator Menendez. As the world was watching, he faithfully continued to cater to ethnic politics at home. Rather than questioning the Secretary of State on the countless foreign policy challenges America faces around the world, he sought her commitment to take sides in a historical dispute, while making a half-hearted attempt to appease the Greek American community. The people of New Jersey, including over 30,000 Turkish Americans, deserve better leadership"

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