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For Armenians around the world, "April," to quote Eliot, is indeed "the cruelest month." On April 24, 1915 the Turkish government launched a genocidal campaign of deportation and extermination effectively ending the millennia old Armenian presence in eastern Turkey. Amazingly, to this day, Turkey denies the genocide. And the US goes along with this charade. A recent Congressional resolution recognising the genocide was withdrawn under White House pressure. The administration cited national security concerns.
Peter Balakian, professor of English at Colgate University, is the author of the award-winning Black Dog of Fate: An American Son Discovers his Armenian Past, now in its 20th printing. He's also written five books of poetry, the most recent one is June-Tree.
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