UPDATE
– Greco-Armenian Response to possible U.S. Military action against Syria
HALC and ANCA rise to the cause in the Levant
HALC and ANCA rise to the cause in the Levant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— September 6, 2013
In recent days, both the Hellenic American Leadership Council and the Armenian National Committee of America have released action alerts urging their members to contact Congress concerning possible U.S. military strikes against Syria.
In a sample letter provided by HALC, members are urged to remind Congress, “ Since the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, religious minorities have not only come under increasing attacks by Islamic fundamentalist rebels, but also have been caught in the crossfire of the opposing factions. As you well know, on April 22, 2013, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a report entitled Protecting and Promoting Religious Freedom in Syria. Religious minorities, including the Christian population, have been targeted for extinction in an attempt to create an Islamic State in Syria and to impose Sharia Law as the law of the land.”
Both Action Alerts can be seen
here:
Just
following the release of the ANCA’s alert, known friend of both Greek and Armenian communities, Rep. Michael Grimm withdrew his support for U.S. strikes against Syria as seen in his press release below. In closing, Grimm states,
“I have heard from many constituents who strongly oppose
unilateral action at a time when we
have so many
needs here at home. Thus, after much thought, deliberation
and prayer, I am no longer convinced
that a U.S. strike on Syria
will yield a benefit to the United States that will not be greatly
outweighed by the extreme cost of war.”
This all comes days before a new shocking video was released
calling into question just whom the
United States is supporting in Syria. The new video, which was smuggled
out of the country by a former Rebel disgusted by the killings, shows
FSA rebels committing yet another war
crime.
For more information these new atrocities please follow the
link below
We the
Daimones, urge Greek-Americans to open their hearts and minds.
For years, we have been programmed to view these Antiochian Greeks as merely “Christian Arabs” in order
to disconnect ourselves from
their story and continued struggle for freedom. The time has come, however, for us to
question this position and ask ourselves are these people really Arabs or our forgotten brethren? The days of Arabism are numbered as we have
witnessed the fall of Arab Nationalist leaders
across the Middle East from Libya to Iraq. What the world is witnessing is a paradigm shift as Arabism is replaced by Radical Islamic
Fundamentalism and a growing sense of non-Arab identity within minority groups across the region. From the Berbers of Libya
to the Maronites of Lebanon, more
and more minorities
are breaking with the official line of an Arab identity. As these
Arabized Greeks awaken to the
same realization, how will we Greek-Americans
respond? Will we embrace them
as we did the
Karamanlídikes of Anatolia or will we
turn our backs
on them?
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Greeks of Syria and what you can do,
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