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Legal Experts Ask International Court -To Probe Turkey’s Crimes Against Humanity
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-21 13:07:10

  Several newspapers announced earlier this month that a major complaint has been submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Turkey. A group of European legal experts compiled a

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Israel’s - Ambassador to Azerbaijan is an Armenian
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-15 12:43:37

  When I first heard that Israel’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, George Deek, is an Armenian, I thought that it can’t be true. However, I was astonished to find out that

Israel’s Massive Supply of -Sophisticated Weapons to Azerbaijan
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  • 2023-03-08 11:50:13

  The Israeli Haaretz newspaper published on March 5, an astounding article titled: “92 Flights from Israeli Base Reveal Arms Exports to Azerbaijan.”   The article reported that on March 2, Azerbaijan’s

Artsakh’s President Made a Huge Mistake - By Dismissing Vardanyan at Aliyev’s Orders
  • Politics
  • 2023-03-01 13:48:13

Artsakh’s President Arayik Harutyunyan made a huge mistake last Thursday when he succumbed to the pressure of Pres. Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, dismissing State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, a billionaire

Earthquake Damage and Corruption - Are Intertwined in Erdogan’s Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-22 11:39:29

  With each passing day, the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey is increasing. Our heart goes out to the nearly 50,000 dead and close to 200,000 injured

Aid from Armenia to Turkey Generates - Heated Debate Among Armenians
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-15 14:55:01

  The Armenian government's decision to send massive humanitarian aid and dozens of rescuers to Turkey following the powerful earthquake generated much controversy among Armenians.   The Turkish government is not a

Israeli TV Spews Repulsive Azeri -Propaganda Against Armenia & Iran
  • Politics
  • 2023-02-01 13:30:49

  On January 27, Israel’s international TV station, i24NEWS, aired a half-hour program full of falsehoods to glorify Azerbaijan’s relations with Israel and vilify Armenia, Iran and Russia. This scandalous

Azeris Shoot Themselves in the Foot-By Blocking the Lachin Corridor
  • Politics
  • 2023-01-25 12:34:26

  120,000 Armenians in Artsakh are trying to survive in sub-zero temperatures without heat, food and medicines due to the blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azeri eco-terrorists who are

How President Aliyev Became - The Corrupt Despot of Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2023-01-19 15:48:55

  Journalist Fin Depencier wrote a lengthy exposé in the San Francisco-based Palladium Magazine, titled: “Ilham Aliyev and the Making of Azerbaijan.”   The article starts with Ilham Aliyev’s early years in

When Azerbaijan Opens Wide its Purse, Money-Grabbers Rush to Take Their Share
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  • 2023-01-11 15:39:45

  Journalist Till Bruckner wrote a lengthy investigative article regarding Azerbaijan handing some of its vast petrodollars to politicians, businessmen, and universities around the world. Even prominent individuals and institutions

United Nations Security Council Internationalizes the Artsakh Issue
  • Politics
  • 2022-12-29 13:20:46

  Once again Armenians heard supportive words from the international community; this time from the United Nations Security Council. The discussion in the UN Security Council served to influence world public

Turkish National Jailed for Sending- U.S. Defense Data to Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2022-12-22 14:40:49

  I wrote an article in June 2021 about a Turkish man who was accused by the Justice Department of illegally sending U.S. Defense technical data to Turkey. Arif Ugur,

Washington Post Reveals Azerbaijan’s Hiring of Two Retired U.S. Generals
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  • 2022-12-20 13:01:26

  The Washington Post published last week a lengthy investigative article titled: “Air Force feared generals' foreign consulting jobs would cause scandal” by journalists Craig Whitlock and Nate Jones. The

BBC Whitewashes Azerbaijan’s Crimes; By Airing Film Backed by BP & Aliyevs
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  • 2022-11-30 11:39:38

  The openDemocracy.net website published a critical article about BBC’s airing of a two-part propaganda film funded by the UK oil and gas giant British Petroleum (BP) about Azerbaijan. Written

Armenians Need to Assess French Senate’s ;Positive Resolution Cool-Headedly
  • Politics
  • 2022-11-23 14:31:43

  Throughout their long history, Armenians have always expected that some foreign power would rescue them from their enemies. Over the centuries, they hoped for assistance from the Romans, Byzantines,

More Examples of Turkey Seeking ;To Extradite its Citizens from Overseas
  • Politics
  • 2022-11-17 12:53:06

  After my last week's article about Turkey kidnapping its dissident citizens from overseas, I came across several other examples of the Turkish government's attempts to bring back, under false

When Will the World Put a Stop- To Turkey’s Criminal Behavior?
  • Politics
  • 2022-11-10 11:45:01

  For many years, dozens of reports have been written about the Turkish government’s large-scale kidnapping of Turkish citizens from around the world for criticizing Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime.   Exiled

Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan Split; The Loot of the 2020 Artsakh War
  • Politics
  • 2022-11-02 11:48:01

  While Armenia has been licking its wounds of the 2020 Artsakh War, the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey wasted no time to get together and split with their families

‘Global Armenian Summit’ Divides Armenians, while Pretending to Unify Them
  • Politics
  • 2022-10-26 09:51:59

  In a few days, we will witness once again an unfortunate manifestation of Armenia’s leadership dividing the Armenian nation, while claiming to unify it.   The High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs

Aliyev vs. Pashinyan: War of Words - At CIS Summit in Kazakhstan
  • Politics
  • 2022-10-19 14:11:03

  Last week, the nine leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), composed of former Soviet Republics, met in Astana, Kazakhstan. In attendance were the President of Azerbaijan Ilham

Mayor of New York Eric Adams: ‘After I Retire, I’m going to live in Baku’
  • Politics
  • 2022-10-14 13:49:35

  The U.S. media in recent months published several articles covering New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial statements, foreign travels, and fundraising activities.   Before becoming Mayor on January 1, 2022,

Turkish Denialists Cannot Defeat Armenians in California
  • Politics
  • 2022-10-05 15:43:14

  Turkish denialists found out last week that they can’t defeat Armenians in California.   Contrary to extensive Turkish lobbying efforts, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept. 29, 2022,

The Short-Lived Fake Republic of “West Azerbaijan Goycha-Zangezur”
  • Politics
  • 2022-09-28 13:15:25

  Last week, two Azeris arrogantly declared themselves to be the leaders of the fake “West Azerbaijan Goycha-Zangezur Republic,” which claimed to include Lake Sevan and the Syunik province of

Azerbaijan’s Massive Attack Puts the World’s Spotlight on Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2022-09-21 14:58:28

  During last week’s massive attack on Armenia’s eastern border by Azerbaijan’s military, over 200 Armenian soldiers and civilians were killed. In addition, the Republic of Armenia lost additional territories

California to Declare April 24, ‘Genocide Remembrance Day’ as State Holiday
  • Politics
  • 2022-09-19 13:41:57

  California State Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian has finally succeeded in passing a legislative bill (AB 1801) he had sponsored to declare April 24, Genocide Remembrance Day, a state holiday.   The bill

Azeri Consul General Departs from L.A., Leaving Behind a Trail of Deception
  • Politics
  • 2022-09-06 10:36:00

  The Consul General of Azerbaijan, Nasimi Aghayev, departed from Los Angeles at the end of August to become his country’s new Ambassador to Germany. Aghayev left behind a trail

Before Reconciling with Turks, Armenians- Need to Reconcile with Each Other
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-31 10:36:37

  Can’t the Armenian government do anything right? Not a day passes without additional bad news from Armenia and Artsakh! Rather than blaming our enemies, we need to look at

No Respect for the Living or the Dead- In Armenia; Case in point: Vahakn Dadrian
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-24 12:05:03

  I write this column with great sorrow and dismay.   Vahakn Dadrian, the preeminent expert on the Armenian Genocide, died in upstate New York on August 2, 2019, at the age

Armenia’s Leaders Continue -Capitulating to Azerbaijan
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-17 09:45:13

  Azerbaijan’s order to evacuate around 150 families from three Armenian villages in the Lachin Corridor, which connects Armenia to Artsakh, has alarmed Armenians worldwide.   As a result of Azerbaijan’s ultimatum,

U.S. Publicizes its Strategy on Armenia- Based Obviously on America’s Interests
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-09 13:46:29

  The United States Department of State posted on its website a lengthy document which described the American government’s strategy for relations with 175 countries, including, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey,

UN Official Deletes His Tweet on Armenian -Genocide, After Pressure from Turkey
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-03 10:04:12

The Turkish government resorted to its customary bullying tactics last week to force a high-ranking United Nations (UN) official to delete his tweet on the Armenian Genocide.   On July 27,

Armenian Officials Falsify the Reason- For Banning Papazian from Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2022-08-02 10:11:42

  Last week, I wrote about a scandalous incident when Armenian officials did not allow Mourad Papazian, a French Armenian community leader who has devoted his life to the defense

Armenian Officials Discourage Diasporans - From Sending Aid to Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2022-07-05 15:48:07

  Just when you think you have come across every oddity in Armenia, someone will surprise you with a brand new one. Let we warn you that this problem has

After a Century, Bankrupt Turkey Wasting -Huge Sums to Deny the Armenian Genocide
  • Politics
  • 2022-06-29 10:26:10

  Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian Genocide is as futile as a man who repeatedly hits his head against the wall, hoping the wall would give way.   For more than

Gallup Poll Shows 89% of Armenians -Oppose Placing Artsakh Under Azeri Rule
  • Politics
  • 2022-06-22 10:04:18

  In a May 26-28, 2022 Gallup International Association poll, 89.3% of Armenia’s surveyed citizens said it was unacceptable for them “if the population of Artsakh will be granted the

Azerbaijan Donated to Queen of England A ‘Karabagh’ Horse: An Obvious Bribe!
  • Politics
  • 2022-06-16 10:51:11

  A delegation led by President of the Equestrian Federation of Azerbaijan, Elchin Gulliyev, presented on May 16 ‘a rare Karabagh horse’ named ‘Shohrat’ (glory) to the Queen of England

Erdogan Expands Political Reach-To France and Throughout Europe
  • Politics
  • 2022-06-08 11:53:52

  I wrote last week about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plans to collect votes from Turkish Americans for his reelection next year by opening an office in Washington for

Erdogan Hires his Cousin as Lobbyist -To Obtain Votes of Turkish Americans
  • Politics
  • 2022-06-03 10:30:23

  Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been President since 2014, is planning to run for reelection in 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014. Before

Biden Wants to Sell Arms to Turkey- While Ankara is Undermining NATO
  • Politics
  • 2022-05-18 12:10:43

  With each passing day, the Armenian-American community is getting increasingly disappointed with Pres. Joe Biden’s anti-Armenian actions. He has done more harm than good to Armenia’s interests.   Last year, 24

Aliyev Accuses Armenians of Barbarism -While Talking about Making Peace
  • Politics
  • 2022-05-04 10:48:59

  Pres. Ilham Aliyev held an international conference titled, “South Caucasus: Development and Cooperation,” on April 29, 2022 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with 40 participants from 23 countries. The conference lasted

Turkey Disgraces Itself by Denying- The Genocide after Biden’s Acknowledgment
  • Politics
  • 2022-04-27 11:47:17

  Pres. Joe Biden issued a written statement on April 24, officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide for the second year in a row.   Here is an excerpt from Pres. Biden’s acknowledgment:

Pashinyan’s Trail of Destruction: First Artsakh; Then Armenia
  • Politics
  • 2022-04-20 11:05:11

  Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan delivered a very lengthy, rambling speech on April 13, 2022 to the Armenian Parliament on his government’s failures and achievements in 2021.   Ever since the

Turkey Evades Western Sanctions -By Welcoming Russian Oligarchs
  • Politics
  • 2022-04-13 10:21:19

  The dispute continues between those who want to reward Turkey and those who want to condemn it, because of its contradictory positions on the Russia-Ukraine war.   The Wall Street Journal

Paranoid Ottoman Sultans Murdered- Their Brothers to Secure their Throne
  • Politics
  • 2022-04-06 10:28:21

  We all know that the Ottoman army invaded many countries with utter savagery. We also know that the Ottoman Empire committed mass killings and genocide against millions of Armenians,

Turkey Can Fool Some People Some Time- But not All People, All the Time
  • Politics
  • 2022-03-30 11:53:02

  The Turkish government is continuing its duplicitous game of playing on both sides of the fence, pretending to be the friend of both Russia and Ukraine in order to

Only in Armenia: Nikol Pashinyan Sued - His own Country in European Court
  • Politics
  • 2022-03-23 12:49:36

  There might be heads of state who have sued their own governments after they were overthrown or their possessions confiscated, but, I am not aware of any leader in

Erdogan Exploits Ukraine War to Push for - Turkey’s Membership in European Union
  • Politics
  • 2022-03-16 10:50:06

  In the midst of the Ukraine-Russia War, a few leaders have made questionable statements to take advantage of the chaotic situation and push for their selfish agendas!   As soon as

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey: Caught Between Russia and the West
  • Politics
  • 2022-03-09 12:16:15

  As the war in Ukraine is continuing to cause more devastation and the loss of human life, countries around the world, particularly Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, had to make

Russia-Ukraine War: This is What Happens-When Compromise is not Achieved
  • Politics
  • 2022-03-02 11:53:19

  What is happening right now in Ukraine is the worst possible scenario for both sides, in fact all sides.   First of all, this is an enormous tragedy for the people

Statement of NAS RA on the Armenian Cultural Genocide Program implemented by Azerbaijan in Artsakh
  • Politics
  • 2022-02-25 16:21:32

  The official statement of the Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan of February 3, 2022 makes it clear that Azerbaijan, with well-planned actions, is consistently implementing the policy of eviction