KeghartIt has come to light that, contrary to their public statements of being good corporate citizens and champions of human rights, six American and British mega-corporations have been secretly lobbying the United States Congress not to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
It has come to light that, contrary to their public statements of being good corporate citizens and champions of human rights, six American and British mega-corporations have been secretly lobbying the United States Congress not to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
In the American system, it is customary for corporations to lobby Congress only on taxes and trade rules related to their specific businesses. It is however highly unusual and downright shameful for corporations to do the bidding of their foreign clients.
BAE Systems Inc., Goodrich Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., United Technologies Corp. and energy producer Chevron Corp are spending over a million dollars a week to lobby Congress.
The world-wide Armenian community cannot match this level of expenditure. We can however raise our righteous voice by signing the petition below. The collected signatures will be hand delivered and emailed to the corporate heads and key stockholders of these companies.
Make your voice heard today and sign the petition by visiting the following link! http://www.centerar.org/petition/
We urge you to forward this to as many of your contacts as possible. It is of utmost importance to spread the word and act against these denialist corporations.
Keghart
Keghart
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Stop Lobbying Against Acknowledgement Of The Armenian Genocide
As an American citizen and a citizen of our world, I strongly object the lobbying of the United States Congress by these six American and British mega-corporations, BAE Systems Inc., Goodrich Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp., Raytheon Co., United Technologies Corp. and energy producer Chevron Corp. They should stop and decease trying to sway the U.S. Congress to NOT recognize the Armenian Genocide. It is most shameful for any country to not recognize all violations of human rights and this especially dark and terrible period in our world’s history. Please stop all lobbying against acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide by the Turkish government.
Many times, I heard repeatedly, from my Armenian husband, the story of how his young mother and aunt witnessed the ruthless slaughter of her parents and other adult relatives by Turkish soldiers, who entered their home. One brave aunt played dead even after her ring finger was cut off by a soldier confiscating her ring. Injured and dazed, this heroic aunt walked miles through the night with the young, frightened children having only small pieces of bread for them. Cold, exhausted and scared, they fortunately encountered a family sympathetic to their dyer situation. They rendered aid and assisted them in the exodus from their homeland and the life they had once known there. Many times, I’ve thought about how many other young, frightened Armenian babies and children were left alone with their murdered parents to suffer and starve to death following the plundering and robbing.
This story and all the others, which came forth first-person and passed down by survivors, must continue from one generation to the next until the world hears them all and truly listens. Only then, will they receive the acknowledgement they deserve. May the United States and other world powers lead the way by acknowledging the Armenian Genocide.
Acknowledgement; it’s the right thing to do.
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