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George Clooney Talks Armenian Genocide George Clooney urged for the massacres that left more than 1.5 million Armenians dead a century ago to be recognized as “genocide.” The actor spoke late Sunday in the Armenian capital Yerevan — on the day commemorating the beginning of ethnic slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces in 1915 — saying it was time for the event to be recognized for what it was. “Years before anyone uttered the word ‘genocide,’ there was Armenia. And although the actual word was yet to be introduced, we were well aware of its characteristics,” said Clooney. “Cruelty has always been at the core,” he continued. “Not self-defense. Not simply war. But the deliberate destruction of an entire people. It happened to Armenians starting 101 years ago and we’ve seen it repeated all over the world since. Germany. Cambodia. Bosnia. Rwanda. I’ve seen it first-hand in the broken limbs and broken families and broken hearts of the people of Darfur. So I’ve seen what mankind is capable of at its worst. But I’ve also seen something else, something much stronger than hate. I’ve seen bravery and kindness and incredible acts of love.” Read More-Padma Lakshmi Calls Donald Trump a ‘Racist Buffoon’ George Clooney added, “Tonight, we celebrate the best examples of that” as he made his remarks onstage for the awarding of a new $1 million humanitarian prize funded by prominent Armenians. (The award was inspired by the help survivors of the events of 1915 were given by nations around the world) Health and fitness tips . George Clooney presented the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which recognizes people who courageously uphold humanitarian values in the face of violence, to an African woman who saved the lives of
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George Clooney Talks Armenian GenocideGeorge Clooney urged for the massacres that left more than 1.5 million Armenians dead a century ago to be recognized as “genocide.” The actor spoke late Sunday in the Armenian capital Yerevan — on the day commemorating the beginning of ethnic slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turk forces in 1915 — saying it was time for the event to be recognized for what it was.“Years before anyone uttered the word ‘genocide,’ there was Armenia. And although the actual word was yet to be introduced, we were well aware of its characteristics,” said Clooney.“Cruelty has always been at the core,” he continued. “Not self-defense. Not simply war. But the deliberate destruction of an entire people. It happened to Armenians starting 101 years ago and we’ve seen it repeated all over the world since. Germany. Cambodia. Bosnia. Rwanda. I’ve seen it first-hand in the broken limbs and broken families and broken hearts of the people of Darfur. So I’ve seen what mankind is capable of at its worst. But I’ve also seen something else, something much stronger than hate. I’ve seen bravery and kindness and incredible acts of love.”
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George Clooney Talks Armenian GenocideGeorge Clooney urged for the massacres that left more than 1.5 million Armenians dead a century
ago to be recognized as “genocide.” The actor spoke late Sunday in the Armenian capital Yerevan
— on the day commemorating the beginning of ethnic slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turk
forces in 1915 — saying it was time for the event to be recognized for what it was.
“Years before anyone uttered the word ‘genocide,’ there was Armenia. And although the actual word
was yet to be introduced, we were well aware of its characteristics,” said Clooney.
“Cruelty has always been at the core,” he continued. “Not self-defense. Not simply war. But the
deliberate destruction of an entire people. It happened to Armenians starting 101 years ago and
we’ve seen it repeated all over the world since. Germany. Cambodia. Bosnia. Rwanda. I’ve seen it
first-hand in the broken limbs and broken families and broken hearts of the people of Darfur. So I’ve
seen what mankind is capable of at its worst. But I’ve also seen something else, something much
stronger than hate. I’ve seen bravery and kindness and incredible acts of love.”
Read More-Padma Lakshmi Calls Donald Trump a ‘Racist Buffoon’George Clooney added, “Tonight, we celebrate the best examples of that” as he made his remarks
onstage for the awarding of a new $1 million humanitarian prize funded by prominent Armenians.
(The award was inspired by the help survivors of the events of 1915 were given by nations around
the world) Health and fitness tips.
George Clooney presented the $1 million Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, which recognizes
people who courageously uphold humanitarian values in the face of violence, to an African woman
who saved the lives of 30,000 children from ethnic violence in Burundi. “Tonight’s award celebrates
heroism and bravery far beyond what most of us could do in a lifetime,” said the actor. “And, our
nominees didn’t graduate from some hero school. They were just everyday people who saw a need
and did something about it.”
