Prof. Dr. Taner Akcam has publicly lied:
Akcam said that Armenian uprisings started
only after the de****tation decree in 1915:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/wa****ngton/news.aspx?id=68245
Quote:
"The argument says there were Armenian uprisings. It is simply a lie.
The de****tations were taking place before any Armenian uprising."
Prof. Akcam shamelessly lied. He should have studied the history
and program of the Armenian political parties and groups then.
These groups are ultra national armed terrorist organisations
(then called "revolutioners"), fighting the state by committing terror
acts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Revolutionary_Federation
(Dash**** Party)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunchak
(Hunchak Party)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arme****an
(Arme****an / Ramgavar Party)
Social Democrat Hunchakian Party Program - 1887 :
....
III. The Hunchak program advocated revolution as the only means
of reaching the immediate objective. The arena of revolutionary activity
was designated as Turkish Armenia. The Hunchaks said that the
existing social organization in Turkish Armenia could be changed
by violence against the Turkish government and described the
following methods: Propaganda, Agitation, Terror, Organization,
and Peasant and Worker Activities.
Propaganda was to be directed to the people to educate them
toward two goals. The party was to explain to them the basic reasons
and the proper time for revolution against the government, thereby
indoctrinating them with the basic idea of revolution. This goal, however,
was not sufficient in itself. The people had to have a knowledge
of the social order that was to be established after the successful
revolution.
Agitation and Terror were needed to "elevate the spirit of the people."
Demonstrations against the government, refusal to pay taxes,
demands for reforms' and hatred of the aristocracy were part
of the party's agitation campaign. The people were also to be
incited against their enemies and were to "profit" from the
retaliatory actions of these same enemies.
Terror was to be used as a method of protecting the people and
winning their confidence in the Hunchak program. The party aimed
at terrorizing the Ottoman government, thus contributing toward
lowering the prestige of that regime and working toward its
complete disintegration. The government itself was not to be
the only focus of terroristic tactics. The Hunchaks wanted to
annihilate the most dangerous of the Armenian and Turkish individuals
who were then working for the government, as well as to destroy
all spies and informers. To assist them in carrying out all of these
terroristic acts, the party was to organize an exclusive branch,
specifically devoted to performing acts of terrorism.
The Organization of the party was to be a centralized system
directed by a central executive committee. The Hunchaks believed
that the revolution could not be won by the participation of the
party organization alone. They considered it absolutely essential
to win the active sup****t of the peasants and workers. There were
to be two large revolutionary groups, one of peasants and the
other of workers. Besides these separate groups, there would
be guerrilla bands, composed of both peasants and workers,
who would become fighting units during the anticipated revolution.
The role of the peasants and workers was not to end after the victory,
for the Hunchaks saw in these two groups the very basis of the
society that was to be thereafter established. The peasants and
workers were to protect the gains and interests of the people,
and were to take the reins of government and rule according to
democratic principles. The plan giving the details of these
governing principles was to be published at a later date.
IV. The most op****tune time to institute the general rebellion for
carrying out
the immediate objective was when Turkey was engaged in a war.
The Hunchaks were ready to fight not only the Ottoman regime,
but any other power that wished to dominate Turkish Armenia.
....
Source:
http://www.hunchak.org.au/aboutus/historical_program1887.html
http://www.hunchak.org.au/aboutus/historical_nalbandian.html
See also (but read carefully...):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_national_awakening_in_the_Ottoman_Empire
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_nationalism_under_the_Ottoman_Empire
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