( Details: Pelosi stumbles over Armenian resolution )
“ I am a United States veteran and served in The US Air Force. I still have friends in Iraq fighting for our freedom. I can tell you that I have never known a nation more underrepresented and discredited more than Turkey.
Turkish troops were clearly the heroes of the Korean War, ask any Korean veteran but yet when the 50th anniversary of Korean War was being celebrated noone heard Turks getting credit for their bravery. Greeks and even the Colombians were remembered but not Turks. Why not? I tell you why. Armenians and Greeks have done a wonderful job on preventing any positive image of Turkey in The United States.
I am an Irish-American who happened to dig deep since I have noticed what Turks have been facing due to having some close Turkish friends. Once I started digging and conducting a lengthy research I was shocked to find out how well Armenians have been playing that Christian card. Anyways, this resolution shouldn't pass because there was no government-ordered genocide. I am not denying that Armenians didn't suffer as a result of the war but also many Turks suffered, too. Also did anyone know why Antonio Banderas planned on playing Ataturk in a Hollywood movie and backed out in the last minute? Well, research it like I did. It will open your eyes and give you an idea what Turks face. I can recommend a website which i would call a one-stop shop with full of unbiased information. www.tallarmeniantale.com .
Yes Pelosi indeed puts her personal interests above American interests by pushing for the passing of this resolution just like Armenian-Americans who I think are Armenians first and Americans second unfortunately..”
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(HISTORY) Exploding the 5 myths of Gallipoli...by Ashley Ekins
The Gallipoli campaign of World War I cost 9,000 Australian lives. Their courage has never been in doubt but there are myths that have persisted. Those who died and those who survived deserve to have their story told accurately, as Ashley Ekins reports.
The Gallipoli campaign exerts a powerful hold on the Australian imagination. Its influence grows every year as increasing numbers of Australians travel to the Gallipoli battlefields. The crowds of mainly young Australians and New Zealanders attending the dawn service ceremonies at Gallipoli on Anzac Day now number almost 16,000 – matching the numbers of Anzacs who first landed there on April 25, 1915.
Yet as Gallipoli’s appeal grows, so too do the popular myths and misconceptions about it. The story of the Australian achievement at Gallipoli is more compelling when stripped to its essential truth. Five major myths surround the Anzac landing.
by Ashley Ekins, a senior historian with the AWM
from http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/
It should be noted that although I reproduce this article I do not agree with every part of it. For example the writer contends that the Anzacs were landed in the correct place. This is at odds with the General in charge of the operation (Hamilton ) who said at the time that they landed "rather more than a mile north of where I intended". Also he claims that a beach held by two companies (200 to 350 men) is "heavily defended"
. Against a Divisional attack no two companies can survive even with arty and wire. Webmaster.
Myth 1: The Anzac landing was heavily opposed
Myth 2: The Anzac troops were landed in the wrong place
Myth 3: The Anzac commanders displayed superior ability to the British commanders
Myth 4: The Australians overran their objectives
Myth 5: The Anzac soldiers displayed superior fighting spirit to the British soldiers
04/21/2004 , Ashley Ekins is a senior historian with the Australian War Memorial, where he is writing the official history of the Australian Army in the Vietnam War. He has led the memorial’s battlefield tours to Gallipoli for nine years, assisting Australians to understand the events of 1915.
Details:( and more subjects on Gallipoli)
http://www.diggerhistory2.info/graveyards/pages/history/myths-gallipoli.htm
or
http://ausgallipoli.net/ > Gallipoli War Related >Gallipoli War Details > Myths
The Gallipoli campaign exerts a powerful hold on the Australian imagination. Its influence grows every year as increasing numbers of Australians travel to the Gallipoli battlefields. The crowds of mainly young Australians and New Zealanders attending the dawn service ceremonies at Gallipoli on Anzac Day now number almost 16,000 – matching the numbers of Anzacs who first landed there on April 25, 1915.
Yet as Gallipoli’s appeal grows, so too do the popular myths and misconceptions about it. The story of the Australian achievement at Gallipoli is more compelling when stripped to its essential truth. Five major myths surround the Anzac landing.
by Ashley Ekins, a senior historian with the AWM
from http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/
It should be noted that although I reproduce this article I do not agree with every part of it. For example the writer contends that the Anzacs were landed in the correct place. This is at odds with the General in charge of the operation (Hamilton ) who said at the time that they landed "rather more than a mile north of where I intended". Also he claims that a beach held by two companies (200 to 350 men) is "heavily defended"
. Against a Divisional attack no two companies can survive even with arty and wire. Webmaster.
Myth 1: The Anzac landing was heavily opposed
Myth 2: The Anzac troops were landed in the wrong place
Myth 3: The Anzac commanders displayed superior ability to the British commanders
Myth 4: The Australians overran their objectives
Myth 5: The Anzac soldiers displayed superior fighting spirit to the British soldiers
04/21/2004 , Ashley Ekins is a senior historian with the Australian War Memorial, where he is writing the official history of the Australian Army in the Vietnam War. He has led the memorial’s battlefield tours to Gallipoli for nine years, assisting Australians to understand the events of 1915.
Details:( and more subjects on Gallipoli)
http://www.diggerhistory2.info/graveyards/pages/history/myths-gallipoli.htm
or
http://ausgallipoli.net/ > Gallipoli War Related >Gallipoli War Details > Myths
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