Author: Dabaghian Diana

OBAMA RENEGS ON ANOTHER CAMPAIGN PROMISE
By Jamal Washington

Fort Liberty
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May 2 2010

Politics

Candidate Obama and President Obama don’t have very much in common.

Obama has broken campaign promises regarding tax increases,
earmarks for pork barrel projects, forced health insurance,
government transparency, spending cuts, and hiring corporate shills
as administration heavies. He recently added yet another entry to
his long and growing list of mind-bending reversals.

On 19 January 2008, candidate Obama vowed "I will recognize the
Armenian Genocide." He went on to say "I also share with Armenian
Americans — so many of whom are descended from genocide survivors —
a principled commitment to commemorating and ending genocide. That
starts with acknowledging the tragic instances of genocide in world
history. As a U.S. senator, I have stood with the Armenian American
community in calling for Turkey’s acknowledgment of the Armenian
Genocide."

That seems pretty clear. There is no wiggle room in those statements.

Instead of wiggling, Obama simply lied. He has now refused on multiple
occasions to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide.

Ken Hachikian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee of
America, condemned President Obama’s lack of honesty, "Today we
join with Armenians in the United States and around the world in
voicing our sharp disappointment with the president’s failure to
properly condemn and commemorate the Armenian Genocide. Sadly, for
the U.S. and worldwide efforts to end the cycle of genocide, he made
the wrong choice, allowing Turkey to tighten its gag-rule on American
genocide policy."

The Armenian Genocide was a deliberate and systematic destruction of
the Armenian citizens of the Ottoman Empire during and just after WWI.

It was implemented through government policies of wholesale massacres
and mass deportations, with the deportations consisting of forced
marches under conditions designed to cause the death of the deportees.

The total number of Armenian deaths is estimated to have been between
one and one and a half million individuals.

E Canada Now
April 19 2010

Al Pacino To Play Dr. Kevorkian In HBO Film
Posted by Staff on Apr 19th, 2010

Dr. Kevorkian, known as `Dr. Death’ will be portrayed in a new film
starring Al Pacino. The good doctor made news years ago through the
contraptions he designed to put long-suffering patients out of their
misery by allowing them to control the machines that would end their
life. Dr. Kevorkian did not profit from these actions and did it to
help people escape the terrible suffering they were going through.

In the film, Dr. Kevorkian, who recently met with Al Pacino will be
brought to life on the big screen by a quality actor. It will be an
HBO production. The title of the film is `You Don’t Know Jack’ and it
has received very good reviews by those who have screened it.

Dr. Kevorkian was better known in the 1990s and made a deal not to
engage in further euthanasia in exchange for an early release from
prison. However, he was in prison for over 8 years and was released in
2007. The HBO production will air on April 24th. and it also stars
Susan Sarandon.

It is a film that brings forth an important issue, euthanasia. HBO
continues to produce many quality shows. The doctor himself seems
satisfied with the effort.

Aysor, Armenia
May 1 2010

The Zoo park of Yerevan opened its doors

Today the Zoo of Yerevan opened its doors in front of its visitors. On
the opening ceremony were present the Mayor of Yerevan Gagik
Beglaryan.

The employee of the Zoo told Aysor.am that there are new animals
presented in the Yerevan Zoo this year, she pointed out the white
tiger in that number, which `is unique in the nature.’

The employees of the Park also mentioned that regardless the rain
there have been organized a series of events for the visitors. The
concert and dancing groups with their performances will show that the
animals are woken up from the winter sleep and are waiting for the
visitors.

The entrance for the 6 year old children is free, those who are bigger
than 6 is 300 drams.

Today, Azerbaijan
May 1 2010

Center for Strategic Studies hosts ’roundtable’ on Kosovo and
Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts

01 May 2010 [11:42] – Today.Az

The Center for strategic studies under the Azerbaijan President has
hosted today a `roundtable’ meeting entitled `Kosovo and
Nagorno-Karabakh: differences and contradictions.’

The event was addressed by Celal Cem Oguz, head of the Turkish Center
for Strategic and International Studies, Mark Almond, professor in
international relations at Bilkent University and David Barchard,
lecturer at the same university.

The purpose of the event was to determine differences and contrasts
between Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh conflicts.

Cem Oguz said conflicts in the Balkans and South Caucasus must be
distinguished from each-other. He said Kosovo can not be a precedent
for Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and Armenians` relevant claims are
groundless.

Mark Almond drew attention to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, calling
the international community to increase efforts towards settling the
dispute.

David Barchard, in turn, said the fact that more than one million
Azerbaijanis were forced to leave their homelands was unacceptable. He
said the international community should contribute to ensuring rights
of Azerbaijani IDPs.

Attending the event, member of Azerbaijan Parliament Aydin Mirzazade
said there were great differences between Kosovo and Nagorno-Karabakh
conflicts. Mirzazade noted it was unacceptable to think that Kosovo’s
independence could set a precedent for settlement of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

He underlined the fact that Armenia had occupied Nagorno-Karabakh and
adjacent regions were reflected in relevant documents adopted by
international organizations. The event was attended by officials, MPs,
diplomats and experts.

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Interfax, Russia
April 30 2010

Idea to make Turkey member of OSCE Minsk Group unfeasible – Russian diplomat

MOSCOW April 30

The authorities in Moscow doubt that Turkey could now be allowed to
join the OSCE Minsk Group, which has been working to find a political
solution to the conflict over Nagorno- Karabakh.

"At least all sides in the conflict should voice their agreement in
order to be able to start practical talks on this issue. Bearing in
mind the fact that the ratification of the protocol on the
normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations has been suspended, we can
hardly expect to receive this consent," Russian Foreign Ministry
spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said at a press briefing in Moscow on
Friday.

Azerbaijan is demanding that Turkey be included in the OSCE Minsk Group.

However, Russia, as one of the group’s chair countries, has not
received any official proposals on this issue, Nesterenko said.

Commenting on Iran’s offer to become a mediator in the Nagorno-
Karabakh peace process, the Russian diplomat said that "as far as we
know, Iran’s proposal mainly concerns the possibility of holding a
trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia and
Iran on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement process."

"Of course, we have no objections to such a meeting," he said.

If such a meeting takes place, it will be necessary to wait for its
concrete results, "only after which we will be able to speak about
Iran’s possible role as a mediator," Nesterenko said.

Massachusetts didn’t recognize so-called `Khojalu genocide’

May 1, 2010 – 11:29 AMT 06:29 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net –

Azeri media reports on recognition of the so-called `Khojalu genocide’
by Massachusetts are untrue.

`It is a `citation’ issued by an individual office,’ a source in
Boston told PanARMENIAN.Net `It was not approved or signed by the
speaker. It is not something that would be considered by the
legislature. It never goes before the legislature and there is no
approval process. Basically, it is a `certificate’ that is
individually generated by an office.’

THE RA VICE PRIME MINISTER RECEIVED THE FRENCH DELEGATION

Aysor
April 30 2010
Armenia

On April 29 Armen Gevorgyan, the Vice Prime Minister of the Republic
of Armenia received the delegation consisting of the participants
of the classes of the French National Auditors’ association and the
national institute of France Security.

The French delegation consisted of officials, Mayors, police and
security officers, journalists, lawyers, doctors.

A. Gevorgyan has welcomed the guests for the visit to Armenia and
mentioned about the warm and friendly relations that exists between
the two states and people.

By the request of the guests the Vice Prime Minister has informed them
about the administrational structure of Armenia, about the local and
regional self-governing systems.

He has also answered to the questions of the guests referring to the
rights and duties of the local self-governing bodies, etc.

At the end of the meeting the head of the French national association
of auditors’ Christian Fermo passed the medals of the association to
A. Gevorgyan.

IRAN SELLS AGRICULTURAL VEHICLES TO NAGORNO KARABAKH SEPARATISTS

AP
April 29 2010
Azerbaijan

News agency of this country called Azerbaijan’s Nagorno Karabakh as
an Armenian province

Baku. Suleyman Farzaliyev – APA. "Agriculture Minister" of Nagorno
Karabakh separatists Armo Saturyan is on a visit to Iran, APA reports
quoting MEHR agency. Saturyan told journalists in his interview in
the main city of Iranian Central province Arak that they needed Iran’s
support very much.

"We need Iran’s support very much, because our country lives at war
and as a result of it agriculture techniques became useless. We must
use agriculture of Iranian Central province for eliminating damages
of the war", he said.

To him, they signed an agreement with Iran on purchase of 20 combine
harvesters. We have already taken over 10 of them: "Soon we will
realize the purchase of combine harvester and agriculture equipment
amounting to 1 million dollars".

Satoryan invited Iranian businessmen to invest in Nagorno Karabakh
and said that there were good and suitable conditions for it.

Note that, Iranian MEHR agency announced Nagorno Karabakh region of
Azerbaijan as an Armenian province.

Taking stance on, Press Secretary of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
Elkhan Polukhov told APA that the ministry set task to Azerbaijani
embassy in Iran to conduct investigation on this issue. Appropriate
measures will be taken depending on results of the investigation.

THE FLOWERS AT TSITSERNAKABERD WILL REVIVE

Aysor
April 26 2010
Armenia

Tomorrow, on 27th of April, the Fund of Preservation of the wild
nature and cultural values will sum up the events dedicated to the
95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a very symbolic event.

For the first time by the initiation and the efforts of the Fund
the flowers around the unquenchable fire of Tsitsernakaberd will
again revive: By the help of the participants of the event, pupils
of Eco-Club, volunteers, employees of the Fund, other organizations
and individuals, will first of all separate the petals from the stalks.

Later on those stalks will serve as fertilizer for the garden of
Tsitsernakaberd and the petals of the flowers will be recultivated
and will turn into a paper which will later serve as memory book
and papers for thanksgiving letters of the Genocide – Institute,
informed the Wild Nature and Cultural Values Preservation Fund.

STUDY OF ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE NGO TO CREATE ARMENIA’S HERITAGE WEBSITE

PanARMENIAN.Net –
April 26, 2010 – 15:09 AMT 10:09 GMT

In 2010, "Study of Armenian Architecture NGO will place 240 information
plaques at the territory of 13 historical-architectural monuments
and in two museums within the framework of the organization’s events
aimed at increasing population’s awareness of historical, cultural
and architectural monuments of Armenia.

Information plaques in Braille letters (in five languages) are planned
to be created and placed under Civilization Cradle program. Besides,
Armenia’s Heritage site will be created.

The program of Study of Armenian Architecture NGO is financed by
VivaCell-MTS company, Italy’s Honorary Consul in Gyumri, USAID/CAPS,
Cultural Fund of the US Embassy in Armenia and Norway’s Foreign
Ministry.