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He was one or the few Turkish Senior officials who would testify about the Armenian genocide. The Christian Armenians, a minority in Turkey and its lands, were discriminated against like other non Muslim minorities in the Ottoman Empire. But during the Turkish War with Russia and WWI, some Armenians defected and served on the Russian side. Many Turkish citizens took revenge on Armenians by means of murder and torture. Soon, the extermination of the Armenians became the official “Young Turk” government policy. Hundreds of thousands of Armenians were killed outright, and about an equal number were “deported” to special areas. Many died of malnutrition along the forced march of Ethnic Cleansing. Others were murdered as they were deported. No one knows exactly how many Armenians were killed with estimates ranging from ½ million to 4 million. This was the first genocide of the 20th century. Modern Turkish leaders however, are in denial about the Armenian deaths. They claim that there was a war and food was scarce; the only Armenians killed, the claimed were proven Russian agents. They further claim that the Armenian behavior was in large part responsible for the forced deportations because of their lack of patriotism and unwillingness to help the Turkish authorities identify the Russian agents. Most Turks today are unaware of the Armenian Genocide as nothing is taught about the massacres in schools or other institutions. It is against the law in Turkey to even have an intellectual study of the Turkish behavior towards the Armenians, much less publish anything about it.
He was expelled from the Libertarian Party for his extreme views.
The ‘Third Reich’ was Nazi Germany. Some scholars criticize President Reagan for disparaging and angering Al Qaeda and other Islamic organizations for no particular purpose. Others criticize him for, as this quote indicates, his not taking these organizations and their leaders seriously enough.
Pakistan and India have been at odds over Kashmir and other issues ever since British India was partitioned into the two states. There have been constant Pakistan incursions into India many of which are classic examples of terrorism. The Pakistani Prime Ministers and Presidents have maintained that this is against their policy and that the terrorists are beyond the control of the government. However, many of the other politicians and Muslim religious leaders advocate terrorism against India as part of Jihad. Even elements of the Pakistani military intelligence units have supported the terrorists. However, the Pakistan government has after September 11 have been very helpful against the many terrorists in Pakistan but they have been unable to control the many Islamic fundamentalists calling for jihad.