GAME NOT OVER… WE JUST RE-GROUP AND FIGHT BACK
Sevag Gurunlian
Gibrahayer e-magazine
11 May, 2009
Nicosia
In response to Diran’s last week’s "Game over… We lose", I would like
to say that as long as we have young men and women who really believe
in the righteousness of the Hay Tad, we will never lose. History
proves it.
We fought back against the Persians; We fought back after 5 centuries
of Ottoman suppression and gradual extermination; We fought back
after Turkish occupation, Genocide, deportation and death marches;
We fought back at Sardarabad; We fought back and held the "Yerakouyn"
up high during and after 70 years of communism, even though others
mocked us and stabbed us in the back; We fought back after Sumgait
with kitchen knives and hunting guns; We fought back after we were
officially exiled from Armenia, our comrades put in prison and our
offices burnt down by Levon Der Bedrossian; We fought back after US
presidents promised and then forgot their promises…
And we will still fight back after, as Diran said, "our efforts were
destroyed with the stroke of a pen by the Armenian leadership".
Another thing I do not agree with Diran is that we do not look up
to the Armenian leadership, but we look up to Armenia, the Republic,
and Mount Ararat for guidance and strength. Actually it is a two way
street, as in return , we are the strength of Armenia. The Armenian
leaderships look up to us, and fear our opinion.
The epitaph on the Tombstone of Hay Tad is not this "road map" but
would be if we showed apathy and indifference.
As I know Diran personally, I believe that he will never resign from
Hay Tad activities, but he will fight back, even harder.