Obama Wins Out, Hastert Cashes In, ANCA Speaks Up.

June 5, 2008 Ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert Joins Lobby Firm Representing Turkey ANCA Welcomes Obama Clinching Democratic Presidential Nomination ANCA Confronts Turkish Gag Rule on Armenian Genocide Recognition Take Action: Send a Free ANCA WebFax to you Legislators to End Turkey's Gag Rule Exposing Genocide Denial: Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Report Documents Turkey's efforts to Buy off Congress and U.S. Academia. Read Coverage. . . State of Denial: Turkey Spends Millions to Cover Up Armenian Genocide Lying About History Ex-Speaker Hastert Joins Lobby Firm Representing Turkey Speaker is Latest in Long Line of Former U.S. House Members Joining Firms Representing Turkey’s Interests WASHINGTON, DC - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) became the latest House member to join the army of Washington, DC public relations firms working to cover up Turkey's crimes, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). Dickstein Shapiro, LLP announced that the former Speaker joined their team in a press release last week. The firm, which represents a broad range of entities including General Motors, Kraft Foods and Pfizer, also represents the Government of Turkey "in connection with the development and financing by private sponsors of the Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline and TransCaspian gas pipeline spanning from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean." According to an ABC News story, "Ex-House Speaker Hastert Finds New Home" by Justin Rood, a Dickstein Shapiro representative "could not say whether or not Hastert would be working on projects involving that country." Read More. . . To read the complete ABC News story and to offer your comment on this coverage, visit: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4990933&page=1 ANCA Welcomes Obama Clinching Democratic Presidential Nomination ANCA Endorsed Candidate in January During Heat of Presidential Primary Contest WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) applauded Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's hard-fought victory in securing a majority of the delegates needed to become the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States. “As we stated back in January, during the heat of this hotly contested and highly competitive primary season, Senator Obama clearly represents the candidate best positioned to bring about fundamental change in how the United States addresses Armenian American issues,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “We welcome this powerful milestone in his campaign for the Presidency and join with Armenian Americans from across the country in congratulating him for this great and historic success. At the same time, we want to share our respect for Senator Clinton, our profound admiration for the tremendous race she ran, and our appreciation for her strong and steady support for issues of special concern to our community.” Read More. . . ANCA Confront Turkish Gag Rule on Armenian Genocide Recognition "It's time to end the gag rule on the Armenian Genocide and send an Ambassador to Armenia who can speak truth to power" - ANCA Board Member Raffi Hamparian Los Angeles, CA - Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) leaders launched a multifaceted nationwide campaign today urging that the next U.S. Ambassador to Armenia speak truthfully about the Armenian Genocide. Announced at an ANCA Western Region organized press conference in Los Angeles, CA, held at Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School, the effort is part of the "End Turkey's Gag Rule" campaign, calling attention to Turkey's multi-million dollar worldwide Genocide denial drive. With hundreds of Pilibos students gathered behind the podium, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Board Member Raffi Hamparian and Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Central Executive Representative Vache Thomassian addressed the media regarding the campaign and stated that Armenia has had no U.S. Ambassador for over a year because President Bush refuses to send a diplomat there who will tell the truth about the Armenian Genocide. Read More. . .