I am writing to share my views with you concerning your recently broadcast documentary, "Scream Bloody Murder," by CNN reporter Christiane Amanpour.

At the outset, I would like to thank CNN for its efforts to draw public attention to past genocides and, of course, the unfolding genocide taking place today in the Darfur region of Sudan. Your program represents a major contribution to the international understanding of these crime against all humanity.

I am deeply concerned, however, that you have done a disservice to your viewers by nearly entirely neglecting the Armenian Genocide - the thoroughly documented systematic destruction by Ottoman Turkey between 1915 and 1923 of over one and half million of its Armenian citizens. The only reference to this first genocide of the 20th century is indirect and lasts only 45 seconds.

As even basic research demonstrates, the Armenian Genocide is broadly recognized by genocide historians - including multiple, unanimous declarations by the International Association of Genocide Scholars - and is denied today only by the Turkish government, which has led a nearly century-long campaign to erase the annihilation and exile of an entire people from their historic homeland. As you may be aware, Turkey's campaign has included high-priced lobbying and heavy-handed pressure on both governments and the media to avoid mention of this clearly established chapter in world history.

The failure to include the Armenian Genocide in this documentary and its accompanying website is particularly troubling given its focus on the principled figures who have cried out for an end to the cycle of genocide. The Armenian case presents two perfect examples. The first, U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the Armenian Genocide, Henry Morganthau, who loudly protested the Ottoman Empire's campaign of race extermination. The second, past U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Marshall Evans, who was fired from his post in 2006 because he stated that the Armenian Genocide was a historical fact. Both represent American stories of courage in the face of genocide.

I would appreciate a written response from CNN explaining the minimal reporting on the Armenian Genocide in this documentary. I also encourage you to work with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) to address this serious shortcoming in your coverage, and to explore ways to ensure that the Armenian Genocide receives the news coverage it deserves from your network.

Thank you.