Madam Speaker. today we commemorate one of the most tragic chapters in human history: the Armenian genocide. whose 93rd anniversary is marked today. From 1915 to 1923. officials of the Ottoman Empire carried out a systematic campaign of massacres and forced deportations of Armenians from their homeland. All told. 1.5 million innocent men. women and children were murdered in this genocide. and 500.000 became refugees and displaced persons. And sadly. we see this patternof genocide--repeating itself today. It is no coincidence that on this very day of commemoration. the news from Darfur grows only worse. While the worlds worst humanitarian and human rights crisis continues to unfold. the regime in Khartoum continues to stymie the implementation of a peacekeeping force. and the peace process has ground to a halt.
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