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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

The New Anatolian - Turks protest planns for Las Vegas Armenian 'genocide' monument

"Turks protest planns for Las Vegas Armenian 'genocide' monument

Turkish associations in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday protested the mayor's allocation of land for the construction of a monument commemorating victims of the Armenian "genocide."

The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), an organization that coordinates Turkish associations in Las Vegas, sent a letter of protest to Mayor Oscar Goodman, in which they stated that such a monument would distort historical truths and could only be described as a "lynching" monument."

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