There is an article in BBC World News this morning about a vote in a US Congressional Committee with the following resolution:

Calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide , and for other purposes.

Apparently, it has been a highly controversial issue.

However the controversy does not stem from the interpretation of "genocide" under the UN Convention on Genocide. Similarly, there is little dispute in the US over the events that did or did not take place during the first World War, or how many Armenians were killed, or why.

Instead, the argument is that, "its passage would do great harm to our relations with a key ally in Nato and in the global war on terror."

Guess who said that.

Guess.

Now what boggles my mind is the implication of this statement:

Genocide, GENO-FUCKING-CIDE, can only be deemed to have occurred if the perpetrator is not a US ally.

Wow.

That is all.