Sassounian Column
Harut Sassounian is an Armenian-American writer, public activist and publisher of The California Courier which is known for Sassounian's weekly opinion column.
July 21, 2010 
TURKEY HAS NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE IN ARMENIAN PATRIARCH’S ELECTION
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…››June 15, 2010
Growing Turkish Influence in Middle East Leads to Restrictions in Armenian Rights
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…››June 09, 2010
Erdogan Deserves Medal As Fake Friend of Palestinians
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…››June 01, 2010
Cancellation of Erdogan’s Argentina Trip Is the Price Turkey Pays for Genocide
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…››May 18, 2010
Turkish President of European Council Should be Barred from Armenia
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…››May 11, 2010
Turkish Scholar Taner Akcam Advocates Change in Policy of Genocide Denial
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…››May 04, 2010
Is Turkey’s Consul Unhappy that not All Armenians were Slaughtered like Sheep?
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…››April 29, 2010
Frozen Protocols: And Warmed Over Obama Statement
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…››April 20, 2010
Israeli Scholar Assails Israel’s: Denial of the Armenian Genocide
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…››April 13, 2010
Roadmap to Nowhere or New Delay Tactic: Genocide Recognition in 2015?
Faced with deadlock in ratifying the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, the major powers are desperately looking for a face-saving way out of the current dilemma. France, Russia and the United States have…››March 23, 2010
DID TURKEY’S AMBASSADOR REALLY LOBBY FOR PASSAGE OF GENOCIDE RESOLUTION?
Thousands of articles are posted on the internet every day. But, very few make us fall off our chairs!Last week I came across a shocking news item posted by the…››March 10, 2010
Armenian-Americans Should not Allow Obama and Clinton to Bury Genocide Bill
It was bad enough that Pres. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had failed to keep their campaign pledge to reaffirm the facts of the Armenian Genocide. They sunk…››March 02, 2010
If Turks had not Denied the Genocide,CBS wouldn’t have Aired this Show
Turks have only themselves to blame for their unhappiness with the airing of a revealing program on the Armenian Genocide by CBS on February 28. Were it not for the…››February 24, 2010
Proposal to Create a Framework Uniting Diaspora Armenians
Armenians are great believers in national unity. Actually, they are obsessed with it. Yet, despite all the talk about unifying the Armenian people, writing fiery poems and singing patriotic songs…››February 16, 2010
TEN REASONS WHY TURKS WON’T ALLOW THEIR LEADERS TO RATIFY THE PROTOCOLS
In earlier columns, I pointed out Turkey’s deceptive designs in negotiating and signing the Protocols with Armenia on October 10, 2009.In addition to planning to deceive Armenia and international public…››February 09, 2010
OH,WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE,WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE!
The title of this article, taken from Walter Scott’s epic poem, the Marmion, aptly describes the web of deceit weaved by Turkey’s leaders in seeking to create the false impression…››February 02, 2010
ARMENIA-DIASPORA UNITY MUST BE PRESERVED AT ALL COST
In recent months, as heated debates raged on the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, Diaspora Armenians reacted with frustration and anger at the damage these agreements would have caused to Armenian national interests.While…››January 26, 2010
THE SHOW IS OVER… THE PROTOCOLS ARE DEAD!
The show is finally over! The international community is no longer buying the endless Turkish excuses for refusing to ratify the Protocols. Armenian officials, who naively believed that Turkey would…››January 19, 2010
Constitutional Court Limits Protocols’ Damage to Armenian National Interests
After months of bickering among Armenians the world over about the Armenia-Turkey Protocols, the Constitutional Court of Armenia on January 12 pronounced its judgment on whether the obligations stipulated by…››January 13, 2010