Here's a good illustration of why the US State Department enjoys "impaired trust and respect" (to use diplospeak) in many American quarters. I'm actually forced to agree with the L.A. Times here, there just isn't the slightest doubt about what happened to the Armenians, and engaging in this kind of quasi-revisionism is deeply offensive....

On a more current note, we'll remind our readers of the ongoing Arab anti-black genocide in Darfur, supported by the Arab League and China. If you have a blog, consider joining the Million Voices for Darfur campaign: