The World Was Silent - The Armenian Genocide


	The World Was Silent - The Armenian Genocide

GeDeGe

6-11-2008 12:19 PM

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armenian genocide, turkey, ottoman empire

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6-11-2008 1:10 PM

masbury

Thanks - good clip. The world needs to know it.

6-12-2008 12:48 AM

hitchhiker08

Horrific!

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