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Protesters Await Pres. Sargsyan in L.A.
 By Harut Sassounian
Publisher, The California Courier
Up to 10,000 protesters held a public rally on September 27 in Glendale against the Armenian government’s plans to sign and ratify two Protocols negotiated with Turkey which include several highly controversial issues.
The angry demonstrators expressed their rejection of Pres. Serzh Sargsyan’s conciliatory policies with Armenia’s archenemy — Turkey. They objected to the Armenian government’s concessions to Ankara, particularly its agreement to set up an inter-governmental sub-commission to examine “the historical records” — a Turkish ploy to undermine the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the international community. The protesters also objected to Armenia’s acceptance of Turkey’s present borders, which would preclude future territorial claims by Armenians.
The rally was jointly organized by the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Armenian Democratic League, and United Young Armenians. Representatives of the sponsoring organizations delivered fiery speeches against the Protocols. I was keynote speaker at the rally. My remarks were delivered in Armenian. Below are excerpts in English:
“Today is a very sad day for me, as well as for all Armenians worldwide. While Armenia was suffering under the Soviet yoke for 70 years, Armenians worldwide were dreaming of the day when their homeland would be independent, and they would be masters of their own fate. It never occurred to us that when that blessed day would finally arrive and the homeland would be free, we would be compelled to challenge the authorities of independent Armenia.
“Regrettably, out of concern for Armenia’s cherished national interests, we are obliged to gather here to express our indignation and protest against these Protocols. Today, Armenians from all walks of life have come together, regardless of their political and religious affiliations, immigrants and natives alike, to say a loud NO in unison!
“NO, primarily to Turkey, the successor state to the genocidal Ottoman Empire! NO, to the dictatorial regime in Azerbaijan! NO, to territorial concessions on Artsakh! NO, to Russia! NO, to France! NO, to the United States! In particular, NO to the sub-commission on history that would question the facts of the Armenian Genocide! NO, to the Treaty of Kars! And a categorical NO, to the Armenian government’s inept diplomatic initiative on the Protocols!
“We are also gathered here to say YES to all those who defend the Armenian national interest! YES, to all those who pursue the recognition of the Armenian Genocide! YES, to all those who demand compensation from Turkey for damages emanating from the Genocide! YES, to all those who reclaim our historical lands! Finally, YES, to all those who support the independence of the Republic of Artsakh!”
I concluded my remarks by citing the ten major objections I had written about in my last week’s column regarding the Armenia-Turkey Protocols. I expressed “the fervent hope that Armenia’s leaders would have the courage and wisdom to change their minds and not sign and ratify these Protocols. Should they proceed to conclude these infamous agreements, however, I fully expect the next President and National Assembly of Armenia to promptly abrogate them and dump them into the dustbin of history.”
In view of the outpouring of vehement opposition to the Protocols during the Glendale rally, it is reasonable to expect that a much larger protest would take place in front of the President’s hotel, during his Los Angeles visit on October 4.
To avoid a deeper split between the Government of Armenia and Armenians worldwide who outnumber those in the homeland, one would hope that Armenian officials would find a gracious way out of this terrible predicament, in order to bring to an end the discord within the global Armenian family. Armenians need to muster all their resources to jointly counter a resurgent Turkey and a menacing Azerbaijan.
A modest suggestion to Armenia’s leaders, assuming that they are prepared to listen, would be to take a deep breath before making a final determination on the fate of the Protocols. They should be in no rush to sign and ratify them, since the Protocols contain no deadlines. A way out would be to renegotiate and amend these flawed documents.
Otherwise, future generations would not forgive Armenia’s leaders for the lasting damage they would bring to the national interests of Armenia and the Armenian Cause.
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8 responses to “Thousands Rally Against Protocols;”
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Hey Harut,
Is this all you can do? Not only do you dashnaks want the world handed to you on a silver platter, you want it gift rapped also!! You dashnaks have got to be the most selfish “people” on the planet! You won’t open your archives; you won’t allow an international neutral commission to study all the archived documents from around the world (except for, guess who’s!), calling it “morally offensive”; you refuse to get out of Azerbajani lands, after having massacred thousands of them in 1992!; you refuse to even acknowledge that there are a million Azeri refugees still waiting to go back to their homes (the very ones that you dashnaks have muredered and then stolen from them)!
Your brainwashed 10,000 protesting lackeys don’t know the whole story, do they (as usual)? Let them protest all they want to. If they feel SO strongly about it, then they should all pack their bags and leave on the first planes back to Armenia! These protocols need to and must pass to allow any chance for peace in the region. By protesting against them, you dashnaks send a clear message that you are all hate mongers (among other well known things!), and would rather see innocent people die rather than attain a peaceful accord. Your pathetic actions speak volumes! Unfortunately for you dashnaks, those volumes are not very flattering!!! YOU ARE DESTINED TO LOSE THIS “BATTLE!!”
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SHUT UP PLEBEIAN robert!!!
Sooner or later Turkey will recognize the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ANNA=JDA=The RAT,
And just when will the dashnaks recognize the genocides which they all committed before, during and after WWI (being responsible for the deaths of 2.5 million people!) and 1992? When will they open up those archives in Yerevan and Boston? When will they stop being cowards and debate us in an open public forum with full media coverage? When will they stop brainwashing their own children? When will they stop being such blatant liars?
So JDA, just as I predicted, you’ve come back in one of your other guises! You’re not fooling, nor have you ever fooled, anyone! Who will you come back as tomorrow…SONNA? So, in this persona, you can’t deal with the truth or reality, as they both are closing in upon all of you dashnaks, even as Sarkissian is about to agree to all of the protocols to attain peace, so you must regress back to your typical denialistic behavior patterns, with the usual dashnak trademark of insults, threats and baseless predictions. BTW, when are you going to turn into ROZA? You’re a pathetically sick little dweeb!
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FYI robert!!!
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CAROLINE COCKS SAYS AZERBAIJANI PEOPLE USED AS LIVING SHIELDS IN KHOJALU
The Deputy Speaker of the British House of Lords Baroness Caroline Cocks gave interview to Aysor.am web site answering to the questions addressed to her.
To the reporter’s question whether the international community is so well informed about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to resist the disinformation spread by Azerbaijan’s campaign, Ms Cocks answered:
“I think currently Azerbaijan wastes much to circulate “Khojalu events” phrase. But, I know, that Armenian side has informed Azerbaijani side about the assault, hence giving Azerbaijani people opportunity to leave the territory. The Azerbaijani themselves say they have been informed about the assault. I can state, that Armenians have done everything to escape innocent victims. As the fact that innocent victims are always tragedy is indisputable. But Azerbaijan gave preference to use its own people as a living shield, and then the Azerbaijani campaign used its dead people to resume a show. Khojalu is not the same as presented by Azerbaijan; they were given a chance to escape what had happened. Armenians don’t need any campaign, as the truth is theirs. Armenian Embassies and representation house in different countries need to make the truth audible. I guess, Azerbaijan can not win this informative war. The international community should acknowledge that Armenians are not aggressors, they are victims.”
Source: Panorama.am
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ANNA (or should I say JDA the RAT),
Your feable attempt to make me laugh didn’t work (was it meant to?). Even you can’t be this stupid to dare to quote “Baroness Cocks”! Do you even think before you post anything? The entire planet has known for years that she’s been a well known puppet of the Armenians for decades, and will do and say anything to protect Armenians and to help perpetuate their 100 year old con job upon the Christian nations of the world! She herself has admitted on numerous occaissions how she considers herself the “protectorate” of the “dashnak Armenian cause”! She does have Armo in her, though I can’t recall what percentage of Armenian blood runs through her cold, heartless soul! I’m truly amazed that you could even quote such a person who has no credibility and is full of dashnak BS! To do so by you in such a manner is simply a typical dashnak Armenian shameless and blasphamous assault upon the innocent, murdered victims of Azerbaijan by Armenian soldiers! Ask yourself if Cocks’ comments even make any sense! Using their own children as shields (that’s like saying the Jews of WWII used their own children as shields from the bullets of the Nazis)? Azerbaijanis ARE NOT ARMENIANS!!! You are confusing the actions of your own nefarious dashnak Armenian people, via a pathetic attempt at transferance, with those of normal people throughout the world! For even daring to quote a Satan worshiper like Cocks, I hope you meet the same result as her in the afterlife, where you and all of your dashnak brethren will be doing their eternal dance in HELL! I can honestly say that you have reached an all time low! You actually sicken me, and that’s not an easy thing to do!!!
I’ll now leave you to your now destined future for your soul (which you have just damned) with the words of Sir Ellis Bartlett as he quoted the famous Spanish scientist and explorer, M. Ximeus, on the floor of London’s Parliament in Feb of 1895…”Of all the Oriental people, the ARMENIANS are the most subtle, adroit and the most PRONE TO LYING!”.
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ANNA=JDA=The RAT,
What’s the matter ANNA? Running away again? Can’t you handle the truth? I guess it becomes a major conflict for all the brainwashing sessions that you had in the AYF Camps! That’s okay. You are a joke anyway. No one ever takes anything you say seriously! What you just wrote is not only childish, but representative of dashnak tactics. You have nothing, so you start acting stupid! We’are all used to your types of behavior, so it’s nothing new to anyone! ANNA (JDA), you keep proving that you are nothing more than a pathetic loser! Really, stop wasting real people’s time!
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ROBERT!!!!
DUK ANHUSALI APUSH EK!!! = YOU ARE HOPELESS STUPID 🙂How could you talk about Armenian occupation, when you have occupied not only mt ansector’s HOMELAND-WESTERN ARMENIA, but also Northern Cyprus???!! IDIOTS !!! Nothing else!!!
YOUR Erdogan talk about so called Genocide comitted by China or Israel ??!!!… and remind the WORLD about Armenian Genocide … Idiotism???? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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