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Turkish Large-Scale campaign Project 2006 - "Titled The Lie of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide." Posted By: ADO Wednesday, 15 March The 1915 Genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greek Christians moved to the public spotlight following the acknowledgment of some parliaments in Europe. At the same time, conservative Turks began joining their forces together in order to continue denying this black chapter in Turkish history. It is historically undisputed that in the years 1914 - 1918, a Genocide was committed against the Christian peoples in the area of the Turkish state. At that time 1.5 million Armenian, 500,000 Assyrians and a similarly high number of Pontic Greeks were brutally massacred. In a conference discussing "The Armenian and Assyrian Genocide," under the auspices of the former president of Turkey Demirel and 'North Cypriot Turkish Republic' Denktas, it was decided that a campaign would be launched under the title of "Large-Scale Project 2006 - The Lie of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide." Diaspora Turkish organizations in Europe (in particular in Germany) have been mobilized to exert pressure on the European states. It is the goal of the Turkish state to pressure the European states to distance themselves from the Genocide issue. This campaign is headed by prominent Turkish organizations in Germany. Even, allegedly democratic and/or left-wing oriented parties, like the work party, support this project. The committee planned a "Talat Pasha Conference" as well as a mass demonstration honoring the person responsible during the time of the Genocide. This same Talat Pasha was shot in Berlin on 15-03-1921 by a survivor of the Genocide. A German court acquitted the Armenian author and thus confirming the occurrence of the Genocide at that time. According to the directors of this committee, there is an estimated 4 million Turks in Germany and many from Turkey have even been flown to Germany to participate in the demonstration. One of the demands of this committee is "the western capitals should not threaten to inflict any conditions as Paris requested, and the unfair treatment of Turkey must be stopped." Denying the Jewish Holocausts here in Germany is considered a punishable crime. However, a similar denying of the first Genocide of modern times is accepted and granted to these groups under the cover of freedom of expression and opinion. We, as survivors of the Genocide, feel deeply hurt and insulted by this activity. We cannot stand by and watch our heritage and massacres being denied and hence insulting the same people whose ancestors were murdered. Therefore we condemn these actions and demand: - The public and the laws in Germany to prevent these planned actions, because they aim at a historical falsification; - The Bundestag (German Parliament) and federal state parliament as well as the European parliament to condemn these actions and recognize this Genocide; - The acknowledgment of the Genocide by Turkey, this in particular since it may possibly become a member of the European Union; - The parties, labor (trade) unions and the human rights organizations to organize a campaign against these planned actions; - The democratic Turkish organizations and personalities speak up and express themselves in opposition to these actions. Signers: Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO - European Section) Central Association of the Assyrian Organizations in Germany and European section (ZAVD) Assyrian Democratic Movement (German Section) Assyrian Patriotic Party (APP) Assyrian Liberation Party (GFA) Shuraya Party For articles about Turkey's massacres of the Assyrians see articles at : Turkey's massacre of the Assyrians ----

Who are the Christians of Iraq?   An ancient prayer in apreciation of the months in a year "Through your mercies, Lord, may the months be for us the source of joy, the years, of delight; let them bequeath to us in peace, O Lord: Nisan has its flowers, Iyyar its lilies too, Haziran its sheaves, Tammuz its heaps of grain; let Ab and Illul bring along grape-clusters on poles, let the two Teshris give response to each other in the grape pressing; let the two Kanuns bring rest, Shebat and Adar, the Fast. To you, Lord, be the praise." March = Addar (a's as in Art)  Turkish Large-Scale campaign Project 2006 - so called "The Lie of the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide. March 15, 06 Announcing the American Premiere of ASSYRISKA: A National Team Without A Nation March 14, 06 Turks' planned demonstration in Berlin stopped March 14, 06 US government report on Iraq's human rights Iraq, Politics March 13, 06 Another Priest attacked in Turkey March 13, 06 Assyrian Elected President of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences March 13, 06 In Syria's prison without cause for More than 20 Years  March 12, 06 Muslim's Blunt Criticism of Islam Draws Threats March 11, 06 An Interview with Rosie Malek-Yonan by akitu.de.vu March 11, 06 IRAQI CHRISTIANS: CAUGHT IN A REFUGEE WEB  March 9, 06 Will You be an Assyrian Actor? March 8, 06 In Turkey Assyrians/Syriacs are being robbed of property they owned for thousands of years March 8, 06 Iraqi Women Attacked for Removing Headscarves, NGO Says March 7, 06 Car bomb in Turkey injures Assyrian March 6, 06 ASSYRIAN CHRISTIANS KEEP THE FAITH  March 5, 06 "Christians do not wants to leave Iraq for good" March 4, 06 Iraqi Catholics Donate to Rebuild Samarra Mosque March, 3, 06 Relatives and friends gather at store where 2 were slain March 3, 06 A Preliminary Investigation into Assyrian Identity March 3, 06 Firodil Institute Meets The Christian Fair Trade Group March 2, 06  UNESCO funding reconstruction of destroyed mosques but not Churches March 2, 06 Christian Churches in Iraq Subjected to Synchronized Terrorism March 1, 06 February = Eshvadt  A better System of Government for Iraq Feb 28, 06 Exiled in a Museum, the Dream of Peace  Feb. 26, 06 Kurdish Minister Has No Objection to Assyrian Christian Administrative Area Feb. 25, 06 Vatican to Muslims - practise what you preach Feb. 24, 06 The tombs of Ur reveal treasures Feb. 23, 06 Rosie Malek-Yonan To speak at Berkely University Feb. 23, 06 IRAQI CHURCHES BOMBED: LINK WITH DANISH CARTOONS  Feb. 22, 06 Assyrian movie at the multimedia theater in Ankawa  Feb. 21, 06 Policies and Politics Iraq Three years on Feb. 21, 06 The Roman Catholic Church Role in Promoting Chaldean identity for the Catholic Assyrians Feb. 18, 06 Assyrians of Netherlands Concerned About Refugees Being Sent Back  Feb. 17, 06 Terrorism against Christianity in Pakistan Feb. 17, 06 Brought Up To Hate Feb. 17, 06 Christian and Muslim Victims of Violence  Feb. 17, 06 Assyrian-Americans Reach Out to Relatives Displaced By Iraq War Feb. 17, 06 Talabani: Autonomy for Turkmens in Kurdistan Feb. 16, 06 Ending the Exodus of Iraq's Most Vulnerable Feb. 15, 06 Christians targeted in cartoons row Feb. 14, 06 Muhammad Cartoon Protests Move Into Turkish Christian Town Feb. 14, 06 Press Release by the Assyrian Society of United Kingdom Feb. 13, 06 Iraqi Parliament Member Once Sentenced by Death of Hussein Feb. 12, 06 Iraq dignitary's visit marred by bomb threat Feb. 10, 06 SUA condemns the violence and terror against the Christians of Iraq  Feb. 10, 06 We Are Not Arab-Americans Feb. 10, 06 An Interview with Yonadam Kanna Feb. 9, 06 Lebanon bishops express solidarity with Iraqi Christians Feb. 9. 06 Ba-oota d' Ninevayee or the Fast of the Ninevites Feb. 8, 06 Chaldo-Assyrian Iraqi lawmaker speaks to backers in El Cajon Feb. 8, 06 For Iraq's Persecuted Assyrians, a Safe Haven is the Only Solution Feb. 8, 06 The Christian Role on Iraq's Fragmented Streets Feb. 6, 07 Brotherhood of cabbies joins ranks to mourn murdered driver Feb. 6, 6 Iraq Islamic Group Asks Christians to Stop Prayers in Churches Feb. 6, 06 How do Mohammad's caricatures affect the Assyrians? Feb, 6, 06 Protesters Torch Danish Mission in Beirut and ransacked the Christian neighborhood Feb. 6.06 Ongoing Hidden Persecution of Christians In Iraq  Feb 5, 06 Protests Over Muhammad Drawings Intensify Feb. 3, 06  PRESENTATION OF AN ACADEMIC TEXTBOOK "CLASSICAL ASSYRIAN LANGUAGE" IN YEREVAN Feb. 3, 06 Iraq Christians on Edge As Cartoon Row Escalates Feb. 3, 06 Enough Is Enough - Six Assyrian Christian Churches Bombed in Iraq! Feb. 2, 06 Proposal for an Assyrian Regional Government Basic Law Feb. 2, 06 Ghetto-blaster: Cantons for Assyrians and Yazidis along with the Turkomans Feb. 2, 06  Christian Watchdog Groups Say Iraqi Christians 'Endangered,' Fear Mass Exodus Feb. 2. 06 Iraq Christians Urge Westerners to Refrain from Inflaming the Situation. Feb. 2, 06 Legislation seeks to limit NGOs in Iraq  Feb. 2, 06 January = Canoon Kharaya  Iraq's Simultaneous bomb attacks killed 3 Christians Jan. 31, 06 British House of Commons Holds Hearing on Assyrian Genocide Jan. 31, 06 IRAQ: Sectarian tensions on the rise Jan. 31, 06 The World's Silence over Terrorizing Christians in Iraq Jan. 30, 06 Explosions target Christian churches in Iraq Jan. 30, 06 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Comments about Iraq Jan. 28, 06 Insurgents Driven From Tal Afar in Northern Iraq: US Commander Jan. 27, 06 Saga of Assyrians in Iran comes to life in works by Turlock artist Jan.27, 06 Azerbaijani Soldiers Desecrate Armenian Christian Cemetery Jan. 25, 06 Iraq's WMD Secreted in Syria, Says Former Iraqi General Jan. 25. 06 The Armenians appreciate the Assyrian efforts for Seyfo's recognition. Jan. 25, 06  Cash meant for Iraqis 'misused' Jan. 25, 06 Explosion Rocks Baghdad's Assyrian District Jan. 25, 06 UC Berkeley Course "Assyrians, the Forgotten Ones" Jan. 25, 06 Moslem Protesters set Fire to a Christian House of Worship in Egypt Jan. 24, 06 Seyfo: Report of Conference at the House of Commons about the Armenian and Assyrian Genocide Jan. 24, 06 BRITISH FILM PREMIERE. DOCUMENTARY ON ARMENIAN AND ASSYRIANS GENOCIDES, 1915 Jan. 23, 06 Kidnapping of the Assyrians in Iraq continues Jan. 23, 05 Praying in Jesus' Own Language Jan. 23, 06 Renowned Assyrian Scholar Erica Reiner Jan. 22, 06 How does Iran effect Assyrians in Turlock California? Jan. 21, 06 The Seyfo Seminar at the House of Commons Jan. 21, 06 ADO: An Apolitical Petty Bourgeois Organisation or a Mature Political Leadership? Jan. 21, 06 Ammo Baba: tied, eye-folded, beaten, and then robbed Jan. 20, 06 The Final Iraq's Election's Results! Jan. 20, 06 Tomb raiders Jan. 18, 06 The Assyrian Republican mayor , Man on the move  Jan. 18, 06 Donations For Allan Enwiyah Jan. 18, 06 Exhibition by the Assyrian artist Hannibal Alkhas Jan. 17, 06 Politics & Policies: Deconstructing Iraq Jan. 16, 06 Poly Sci Course on Assyrians Offered at UC, Berkeley Jan. 15, 06 Kurds focus on corruption in Kurdistan administration  Jan. 13, 06 Ecumenism and the Eucharist Jan. 13, 06 An Assyrian Coach of the Canadian Beaver Bruins hockey team Jan.12, 06 Turkey's massacre of the Assyrians and the Armenians Jan. 11, 06 New Iraqi Constitution May Limit Women's Freedoms Jan. 10, 06 The Boomerang Effect in Iraq: If 'Kurdistan', Why Not Assyria? Jan. 10, 06 Bishop's Report From the Assyrians of Iraq Jan. 9, 06 woman journalist abducted in Iraq, interpreter, killed jan. 9, 06 PanGlobal TV adds AssyriaSat to channel lineup Jan. 9, 06 Bishop Worrys About the future of the Christians in Iraq Jan. 7, 06 Major Terror Plot Against US Ignored By US Media Jan. 6, 06 Jan. 6, 06 U.S. troops deliver gifts to Iraq - school supplies Jan. 5, 06 Iraq Election Despair Spreads To Expatriates Jan. 5, 06 Assyriologist, Erica Reiner Dead at 81- 1924-2005 Jan. 4, 06 The Last Assyrians Jan. 3, 06 Egypt Appoints First Christian Governor in Three Decades Jan, 3, 06 If Only Rocks Could Talk!  Jan . 2, 06 Car bombs, fuel riots usher in New Year in Iraq Jan. 1, 06 Errors in Biblical Dating According to Ancient Assyrian records January 1, 06     December  Archives