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BRYZA WRONGLY TELLS SENATORS:ARMENIAN PATRIARCH IS DEAD [+]
27-07-2010
Barack Obama ran for the Presidency on a platform of "change" and promised to bring a fresh approach to domestic and foreign policy issues. After the election, however, he disappointed his supporters by continuing many of his predecessor's policies. One example of Pres. Obama's failure to break with the past ...
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27-07-2010
Barack Obama ran for the Presidency on a platform of "change" and promised to bring a fresh approach to domestic and foreign policy issues. After the election, however, he disappointed his supporters by continuing many of his predecessor's policies. One example of Pres. Obama's failure to break with the past ...
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TURKEY HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE IN ARMENIAN PATRIARCH’S ELECTION [+]
21-07-2010
Although the Treaty of Lausanne is supposed to protect the rights of non-Muslim minorities in Turkey – Armenians, Greeks, and Jews – these rights are routinely violated by the Turkish government. Armenians in Turkey, fearing the government’s wrath, rarely dare to object to the repeated violations of their civil ...
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21-07-2010
Although the Treaty of Lausanne is supposed to protect the rights of non-Muslim minorities in Turkey – Armenians, Greeks, and Jews – these rights are routinely violated by the Turkish government. Armenians in Turkey, fearing the government’s wrath, rarely dare to object to the repeated violations of their civil ...
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GROWING TURKISH INFLUENCE IN MIDDLE EAST LEADS TO RESTRICTIONS IN ARMENIAN RIGHTS [+]
15-06-2010
Turkey's growing influence in the Middle East, even before the naval confrontation with Israel over Gaza , had prompted some Arab countries to restrict the political rights of local Armenian communities. It is feared that the latest Gaza conflict, which catapulted Prime Minister Erdogan to a heroic stature throughout the ...
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15-06-2010
Turkey's growing influence in the Middle East, even before the naval confrontation with Israel over Gaza , had prompted some Arab countries to restrict the political rights of local Armenian communities. It is feared that the latest Gaza conflict, which catapulted Prime Minister Erdogan to a heroic stature throughout the ...
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ERDOGAN DESERVES MEDAL AS FAKE FRIEND OF PALESTINIANS [+]
09-06-2010
In the past week the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! Turkey's Prime Minister deserves an Oscar for presenting himself as a great humanitarian and protector of Palestinians. The people of Gaza are certainly oppressed and deprived, ...
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09-06-2010
In the past week the world witnessed an amazing performance by a government leader that even the most accomplished Hollywood actor could not match! Turkey's Prime Minister deserves an Oscar for presenting himself as a great humanitarian and protector of Palestinians. The people of Gaza are certainly oppressed and deprived, ...
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CANCELLATION OF ERDOGAN’S ARGENTINA TRIP IS THE PRICE TURKEY PAYS FOR GENOCIDE [+]
01-06-2010
Not satisfied with its neo-Ottoman policies of regional domination, Turkey has decided to extend its influence far and wide, to the four corners of the globe. While making inroads into the Islamic world by pretending to sympathize with Palestinian suffering, Turkey has alienated Israel, its long-standing political and military partner, ...
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01-06-2010
Not satisfied with its neo-Ottoman policies of regional domination, Turkey has decided to extend its influence far and wide, to the four corners of the globe. While making inroads into the Islamic world by pretending to sympathize with Palestinian suffering, Turkey has alienated Israel, its long-standing political and military partner, ...
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TURKISH PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN COUNCIL SHOULD BE BARRED FROM ARMENIA [+]
18-05-2010
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish President of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), offended his hosts by refusing to lay a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Monument during his visit to Yerevan last week. When the Armenian media questioned him about his refusal, Cavusoglu lied by saying that his ...
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18-05-2010
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish President of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), offended his hosts by refusing to lay a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Monument during his visit to Yerevan last week. When the Armenian media questioned him about his refusal, Cavusoglu lied by saying that his ...
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TURKISH SCHOLAR TANER AKCAM ADVOCATES CHANGE IN POLICY OF GENOCIDE DENIAL [+]
11-05-2010
Dr. Taner Akcam, one of the first Turkish scholars to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, delivered two important lectures in Southern California last week. Based on historical research, he analyzed the underpinnings of Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide and proposed solutions for its official acknowledgment. Prof. Akcam made his first ...
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11-05-2010
Dr. Taner Akcam, one of the first Turkish scholars to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, delivered two important lectures in Southern California last week. Based on historical research, he analyzed the underpinnings of Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide and proposed solutions for its official acknowledgment. Prof. Akcam made his first ...
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IS TURKEY’S CONSUL UNHAPPY THAT NOT ALL ARMENIANS WERE SLAUGHTERED LIKE SHEEP? [+]
04-05-2010
Hakan Tekin, the young and inexperienced Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is trying hard to earn brownie points with his bosses in Ankara by countering any reference to Armenians in the U.S. media. He went overboard last week by sending an offensive letter to the Los Angeles Times. Tekin ...
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04-05-2010
Hakan Tekin, the young and inexperienced Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is trying hard to earn brownie points with his bosses in Ankara by countering any reference to Armenians in the U.S. media. He went overboard last week by sending an offensive letter to the Los Angeles Times. Tekin ...
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FROZEN PROTOCOLS AND WARMED OVER OBAMA STATEMENT [+]
29-04-2010
Two developments on Armenian-Turkish issues spilled a lot of ink last week. Neither one was significant, but assumed significance because of extensive international media coverage. On April 22, exactly a year after the release of the roadmap, ostensibly to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations, and six months after the infamous Protocols were ...
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29-04-2010
Two developments on Armenian-Turkish issues spilled a lot of ink last week. Neither one was significant, but assumed significance because of extensive international media coverage. On April 22, exactly a year after the release of the roadmap, ostensibly to normalize Armenia-Turkey relations, and six months after the infamous Protocols were ...
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ISRAELI SCHOLAR ASSAILS ISRAEL’S: DENIAL OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [+]
20-04-2010
An important international symposium on "Armenia-Turkey: How to Normalize Relations," was held in Paris on April 14. It was organized by the French Bureau of the Armenian Cause and the Armenian National Committee of France. The participants were: Dr. Yair Auron, Professor of History at Open University, Israel; Dr. Israel ...
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20-04-2010
An important international symposium on "Armenia-Turkey: How to Normalize Relations," was held in Paris on April 14. It was organized by the French Bureau of the Armenian Cause and the Armenian National Committee of France. The participants were: Dr. Yair Auron, Professor of History at Open University, Israel; Dr. Israel ...
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