Racism and xenophobia invited to the European Parliament
Dr. Justin McCarthy has been invited to give a lecture on Wednesday 15th June at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event, undertaken by the British MEP Richard Howitt (Labour) is the latest episode Turkey's ongoing campaign of Genocide denial in Europe.
EAFJD, Press release, 15/6/2005
McCarthy, a so-called historian, is one of the most notorious and
ardent deniers of the Armenian Genocide. Just as Faurisson and Irving
have taken the lead in Jewish Holocaust denial, so has McCarthy
masterminded the policies of "scholarly" deceit regarding the Armenian
Genocide.
Mr. McCarthy's flawed statistical "analysis" regarding the Armenian
population in the region is a prime example of so called scholarly
denial tactics. His studies have been designed to undercount the
Armenian population in Turkey prior to the Genocide and have been
proven to be faulty by a leading specialist in the field.
The European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1987
and has reaffirmed its acknowledgement annually through political
dialogue between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Turkey. As
a result, extending an invitation to Mr. McCarthy to speak in Brussels
is unwarranted, because his distorted views are out of sync with
mainstream opinion regarding the Armenian Genocide and therefore should
not be introduced into the political dialogue.
Furthermore, Mr. McCarthy advocates a position, which distorts the
reality of the genocide. This invitation compromises the integrity of
the European Parliament. This very severe breach to the dignity of
millions of Europeans would be a blatant rejection of the core values
of the European Union and would distance European citizens from the
European Project.
As such, we solemnly call upon the President of the European
Parliament to immediately cancel this conference. We also urge the
President of the Socialist group in the European Parliament to take
appropriate action.
Links:
www.eafjd.org
