News & Articles : Sassounian's Column
ERDOGAN INADVERTENTLY PUBLICIZES ARMENIAN TERRITORIAL CLAIMS FROM TURKEY [+]
03-08-2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's hysterical outburst at Armenia's President last week had the salutary effect of publicizing to a worldwide audience Armenian territorial demands from Turkey! By distorting and exaggerating Pres. Serzh Sargsyan's remarks to a group of schoolchildren in Dsaghgatsor, Armenia, on July 23, Erdogan created a gigantic ...
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03-08-2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan's hysterical outburst at Armenia's President last week had the salutary effect of publicizing to a worldwide audience Armenian territorial demands from Turkey! By distorting and exaggerating Pres. Serzh Sargsyan's remarks to a group of schoolchildren in Dsaghgatsor, Armenia, on July 23, Erdogan created a gigantic ...
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CONGRESSIONAL PANEL URGES TURKEY TO RETURN CHURCH PROPERTIES TO CHRISTIANS [+]
26-07-2011
The House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a strongly-worded measure on July 20, pressing Turkey to return all Christian church properties "to their rightful owners." By an overwhelming 43-1 vote, the congressional panel adopted a sweeping amendment to the State Department’s Foreign Relations Authorization Act, urging "the Secretary of State in ...
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26-07-2011
The House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a strongly-worded measure on July 20, pressing Turkey to return all Christian church properties "to their rightful owners." By an overwhelming 43-1 vote, the congressional panel adopted a sweeping amendment to the State Department’s Foreign Relations Authorization Act, urging "the Secretary of State in ...
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ARMENIANS MUST COUNTER UN SECURITY COUNCIL BIDS BY TURKEY AND AZERBAIJAN [+]
05-07-2011
Diasporan political organizations and influential Armenians, in cooperation with the Armenian Foreign Ministry, should launch an international lobbying campaign to block Turkey and Azerbaijan from gaining coveted seats on the United Nations Security Council. Three years ago, I made a similar plea when Turkey was seeking a seat on the ...
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05-07-2011
Diasporan political organizations and influential Armenians, in cooperation with the Armenian Foreign Ministry, should launch an international lobbying campaign to block Turkey and Azerbaijan from gaining coveted seats on the United Nations Security Council. Three years ago, I made a similar plea when Turkey was seeking a seat on the ...
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HANGING ARMENIA’S DIRTY LAUNDRY IN PUBLIC [+]
29-06-2011
President Serzh Sargsyan made an important appearance at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg last week. In a whirlwind 30-minute speech, he covered Armenia's internal and foreign affairs, presenting his country in the best possible light before a distinguished foreign audience. On the domestic front, ...
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29-06-2011
President Serzh Sargsyan made an important appearance at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg last week. In a whirlwind 30-minute speech, he covered Armenia's internal and foreign affairs, presenting his country in the best possible light before a distinguished foreign audience. On the domestic front, ...
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WHY PASS AN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION FOR THE THIRD TIME? [+]
17-06-2011
A new Armenian Genocide resolution is being introduced in the House of Representatives this week. The first question is why Congress is being asked to pass a genocide resolution for the third time? As is well known, the House of Representatives twice adopted resolutions acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, in 1975 ...
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17-06-2011
A new Armenian Genocide resolution is being introduced in the House of Representatives this week. The first question is why Congress is being asked to pass a genocide resolution for the third time? As is well known, the House of Representatives twice adopted resolutions acknowledging the Armenian Genocide, in 1975 ...
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A GLIMMER OF HOPE, AMID THE DISCORD ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM [+]
08-06-2011
In a recent column titled, "There is a Time to Sue and a Time to Settle," I urged the Armenian-American community to come together and launch the long-awaited Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial in Washington, located two blocks from the White House. I made that suggestion after a federal judge ...
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08-06-2011
In a recent column titled, "There is a Time to Sue and a Time to Settle," I urged the Armenian-American community to come together and launch the long-awaited Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial in Washington, located two blocks from the White House. I made that suggestion after a federal judge ...
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CALIFORNIA TO EXTEND UNTIL 2016 DEADLINE TO SUE INSURANCE COMPANIES [+]
01-06-2011
Eleven years ago, the California Legislature extended until the end of 2010, the deadline for filing lawsuits against insurance companies that had failed to pay benefits to heirs of Armenian Genocide victims. Until the year 2000, these heirs could not sue insurance companies, as the deadline for filing such lawsuits ...
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01-06-2011
Eleven years ago, the California Legislature extended until the end of 2010, the deadline for filing lawsuits against insurance companies that had failed to pay benefits to heirs of Armenian Genocide victims. Until the year 2000, these heirs could not sue insurance companies, as the deadline for filing such lawsuits ...
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE NOT DECEIVED BY ERDOGAN’S DOUBLE-TALK [+]
25-05-2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an embarrassing appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last month. Erdogan was invited to the podium after lavish praise by Mevlut Cavusoglu, who was acting more like a Turkish lobbyist than President of PACE. Cavusoglu is a founding ...
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25-05-2011
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an embarrassing appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last month. Erdogan was invited to the podium after lavish praise by Mevlut Cavusoglu, who was acting more like a Turkish lobbyist than President of PACE. Cavusoglu is a founding ...
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SARKOZY JOINS OBAMA IN DECEIT: NEITHER SHOULD BE REELECTED IN 2012 [+]
10-05-2011
Armenians in France and the United States have a common challenge in 2012: To do everything in their power to block reelection of their deceptive presidents. Neither Nicolas Sarkozy nor Barack Obama kept their promises to their respective Armenian constituents. The French President failed to honor his commitment to support ...
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10-05-2011
Armenians in France and the United States have a common challenge in 2012: To do everything in their power to block reelection of their deceptive presidents. Neither Nicolas Sarkozy nor Barack Obama kept their promises to their respective Armenian constituents. The French President failed to honor his commitment to support ...
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FOX-TV AIRS TWO INTERVIEWS ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE [+]
04-05-2011
FOX-TV (Los Angeles) invited this writer for a live in-studio interview on the Armenian Genocide for two consecutive days. The first, lasting 5 minutes, took place on April 24, during the TV station’s evening news program. The second, lasting over 6 minutes, took place on April 25, during the Good ...
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04-05-2011
FOX-TV (Los Angeles) invited this writer for a live in-studio interview on the Armenian Genocide for two consecutive days. The first, lasting 5 minutes, took place on April 24, during the TV station’s evening news program. The second, lasting over 6 minutes, took place on April 25, during the Good ...
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