At the Cannes film festival this year, "Ararat" has won all sorts of praise. The film by Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter) tells the story of the Armenian holocaust in 1922. I suspect Ararat will become to the Armenians what Schindlers List has become to the Jews. Since Turkey is apparently vowing to fight its distribution (New York Times, Arts, 6/7/02) it remains to be seen whether the film will make it to the states.
Seeing the movie makes you want to buy an arsenal.....
Being armenian, I already have....
There is an armenian saying," Your borders are defined by your guns."
It has always rang true, always will.
ps: re the turks, maybe there are some that now have social redeeming qualities, however, the diehard muslim crosses between Gengis Khan's hordes and middle easterners? screw em.
I originally wrote much, much more, but I will bite my tongue.
Turkey's insistence on snuffing out the truth of the Ararate massacres most assuredly guarantees it will make it to the States. And Europe. And Asaia. And South America.