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Mel Gibson- THE FORTY DAYS OF MUSA DAGH
It looks like Hollywood might take up the side of
truth soon, lead by courageous Mel Gibson.
According to this story at Zamen
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=128034 (h/t Brussels Journal), there is a rumor afoot that Mel Gibson and a production company he is associated with (Icon Productions) will participate in a movie
about the Armenian Genocide.
There is definitely an ongoing e-mail campaign by a Turkish group known as The Foundation for the Struggle Against Baseless Allegations of Genocide (ASİMED) to discourage Gibson from taking a lead role in the movie which is based on a novel named "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh" http://www.amazon.com/Forty-Days-Musa-Dagh/dp/0881846686
The Turkish group ASIMED successfully waged a similar e-mail letter campaign against actor Sylverstor Stallone. According to ASIMED, the letter campaign worked and Stallone backed out of making the film.
Approximate 1.2 million Armenians were killed during WW I, yet to this day, the Turkish government is doing everything it can to sweep the facts about the Armenian genocide under the rug.
Recall the Turkish government just months ago threatened the U.S. to withhold use of Incrilik Air Force Base in Turkey support operations for troops in Iraq because Congress was about to pass a resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide.
This is a film that will be produced with PRIVATE funds raised by the Armenian diaspora.
Let's show our own strength in numbers and write a letter of support for the making of this movie, so that the truth about the Armenian Genocide can be illustrated on the big screen. It's time for the world to know how one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century went unpunished.
I urge you all to write Mel Gibson (addresses below) to let him know of your support IN FAVOR of him taking a lead in this movie project, as well to his publicist, Mr. Alan Nierob at Rogers and Cowan.
You can find a copy/paste email option in the discussion board of this page.
Email Subject Heading:
"SUPPORT FOR THE MAKING OF "THE FORTY DAYS OF MUSA DAGH" MOVIE"
Attention To:
Mr. MEL GIBSON and Mr. ALAN NIEROB (Mr. Gibson's Publicist)
Email Addresses:
admin@iconmovies.com
(Mr. Gibson's Production Company)
and
anierob@rogersandcowan.com
(Mr. Gibson's Publicist)
UK office fax: +44 (0)20 8492 6301
US office fax: +1 310-434-7377
US office tel: +1 310-434-7300
US office postal address -
ICON PRODUCTIONS INC.
808 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Fl.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
CA
USA
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