CST Washington - Turkish newspapers seemed to be filled in recent days with articles smearing the United States.
Turkish fury is aimed at a legislative initiative of the Armenian lobby in Washington.
The law, if passed, is only symbolic, but is a symbol of great significance, especially in the bitter dispute between the Armenians and the Turks. The bill was endorsed a week ago by a subcommittee of the House of Representatives, and is expected to be debated in the committee plenum. The Armenians are of course seeking to obtain American recognition for the genocide committed by Ottoman Turkey in 1915. The Armenian initiative did not make waves in the American media, and has little chance of passing the coming stages of legislation. The State Department even published a condemnation of the decision in the House of Representatives.