There's a new and bizarre twist in the unending political battle over an Armenian Genocide resolution -- a battle in which San Joaquin Valley lawmakers and local residents have long played key roles.

As part of an Ohio election dispute, a woman named Sibel Edmonds who served very briefly as an FBI translator has been making pointed and wide-ranging allegations against Turkish officials. The unproven and reputation-damaging allegations against past and present members of Congress, which she first raised in a deposition, now get broader play in a story coming out this week in Pat Buchanan's magazine The American Conservative. Without endorsing any of Edmonds' unproven claims, the article might be worth a look for those deeply interested in Armenian-American issues.