News & Articles : Sassounian's Column
ARMENIAN-AMERICANS SHOULD NOT ALLOW OBAMA AND CLINTON TO BURY GENOCIDE BILL [+]
10-03-2010
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 to a new low last week, when Mrs. Clinton announced that she and the President opposed adoption of the Armenian ...
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10-03-2010
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 to a new low last week, when Mrs. Clinton announced that she and the President opposed adoption of the Armenian ...
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IF TURKS HAD NOT DENIED THE GENOCIDE,CBS WOULDN’T HAVE AIRED THIS SHOW [+]
02-03-2010
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 Turkish government's constant denials and distortions, the Armenian Genocide could have become a forgotten episode in world history. Yet, because ...
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02-03-2010
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 Turkish government's constant denials and distortions, the Armenian Genocide could have become a forgotten episode in world history. Yet, because ...
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PROPOSAL TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK UNITING DIASPORA ARMENIANS [+]
24-02-2010
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 about the benefits of unity, this most cherished dream remains elusive. Examples of failed attempts at unity are aplenty. Even ...
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24-02-2010
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 about the benefits of unity, this most cherished dream remains elusive. Examples of failed attempts at unity are aplenty. Even ...
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TEN REASONS WHY TURKS WON’T ALLOW THEIR LEADERS TO RATIFY THE PROTOCOLS [+]
16-02-2010
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 opinion, Turkish leaders tried to mislead their closest ally, Azerbaijan, and the Turkish public, about the potential benefits of the ...
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16-02-2010
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 opinion, Turkish leaders tried to mislead their closest ally, Azerbaijan, and the Turkish public, about the potential benefits of the ...
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OH,WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE,WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE! [+]
09-02-2010
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 of wanting to normalize relations with Armenia.Under the guise of opening the border and establishing diplomatic relations with Armenia, Turkish ...
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09-02-2010
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 of wanting to normalize relations with Armenia.Under the guise of opening the border and establishing diplomatic relations with Armenia, Turkish ...
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ARMENIA-DIASPORA UNITY MUST BE PRESERVED AT ALL COST [+]
02-02-2010
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 Armenia’s leaders have the right to take decisions on behalf of the country’s 3 million inhabitants, they also have an ...
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02-02-2010
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 Armenia’s leaders have the right to take decisions on behalf of the country’s 3 million inhabitants, they also have an ...
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THE SHOW IS OVER… THE PROTOCOLS ARE DEAD! [+]
26-01-2010
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 open its border and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, are beginning to question the Turks' sincerity and contemplating the possibility ...
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26-01-2010
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 open its border and establish diplomatic relations with Armenia, are beginning to question the Turks' sincerity and contemplating the possibility ...
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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT LIMITS PROTOCOLS’ DAMAGE TO ARMENIAN NATIONAL INTERESTS [+]
19-01-2010
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 the Protocols comply with the constitution.The Court’s task would have been relatively easier, if it were to simply deal with ...
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19-01-2010
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 the Protocols comply with the constitution.The Court’s task would have been relatively easier, if it were to simply deal with ...
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ARMENIANS, JUST AS BULGARIANS, SHOULD DEMAND COMPENSATION FROM TURKEY [+]
13-01-2010
Bojidar Dimitrov, Bulgaria's Minister in charge of the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, stirred a hornet's nest at the start of the new year by threatening to block Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU), unless it paid billions of dollars in compensation for Bulgarians who were forcefully displaced during the ...
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13-01-2010
Bojidar Dimitrov, Bulgaria's Minister in charge of the Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, stirred a hornet's nest at the start of the new year by threatening to block Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU), unless it paid billions of dollars in compensation for Bulgarians who were forcefully displaced during the ...
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PRIME MINISTER’S 1919 LETTER DESCRIBES ARMENIA AS DESTITUTE, YET FULL OF HOPE [+]
07-01-2010
Today, at a time of global economic crisis, conflict and wars, most people are justifiably discouraged and depressed by the deluge of bad news. Armenia and Armenians are no exception. At the outset of the year 2010, as Armenians assess their own situation, it is instructive to look back at ...
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07-01-2010
Today, at a time of global economic crisis, conflict and wars, most people are justifiably discouraged and depressed by the deluge of bad news. Armenia and Armenians are no exception. At the outset of the year 2010, as Armenians assess their own situation, it is instructive to look back at ...
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