Armenia, Turkey Announce Relations Protocols

The best and most efficient means to torpedo this disastrous plan in the coming weeks is for the ARF, Heritage and HAK to put aside their differences and start holding nonstop protests in Armenia. They should march to Baghramyan Street, end Sargsyan’s illegal rule and hold fresh presidential and parliamentary elections in the freest and fairest manner so that we can finally have a legitimate president and parliament that truly defends and promotes Armenian national interests. Otherwise, we are doomed!

Almost all prominent Armenian organizations in the Diaspora are also to blame for what is unfolding before our eyes. They supported this unelected president and parliament from day one, putting their personal and partisan interests ahead of Armenian statehood, democracy and rights. This support has been so unflinching and total that these organizations have threatened and imposed a gag rule on many Diaspora-based Armenians wishing to speak about certain unfavorable domestic affairs and developments in Armenia and Artsakh since 1991. Shame on all of you, but know that it is never too late to join your people and to continue inspiring them!

Turkey and the international community have once again fantastically outsmarted the Armenian Nation! They, especially Western nations, don’t give a damn about genocide recognition and justice; notice the hundreds of articles on this normalization plan that have been posted online in the past six hours and compare that figure to the number of articles that have been posted articulating the legitimate demands of the Armenian Nation vis-a-vis Turkey and the genocide in the past year (there is absolutely no comparison!). They knew that the only way they could fast track the opening and recognition of the current borders for trade and energy exploitation (which means Turkey forever keeping 90% of Armenian lands and getting away with rounds of mass rape, hostility, oppression and genocide) is through an unelected, despised Armenian regime that is so willing to barter and sell state interests again and again just to stay in power and for personal/partisan gain.

For the second time this century, Switzerland is mediating negotiations that are most detrimental to the Armenian Cause. In 1923, the Treaty of Lausanne handed all of Western Armenia and Cilicia to Turkey. The new, 2009 treaty will stamp and verify the disastrous Lausanne legacy once and for all!

Fellow Armenians, please unite and save our fledgling nation (and the legitimate rights of future generations) from these shameless impostors and betrayers NOW!

The ink on today’s “Protocols” (read: the latest excuse served up by Ankara to keep President Obama from recognizing the Armenian Genocide) isn’t even dry, and Turkey’s foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, is already walking away from his country’s commitments:

Here’s his quote, and the full citation:

“Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, however, that opening the border was out of the question for now. “A longer process is required for that,” he was quoted by Turkey’s NTV television station as saying Monday.”

— Turkey, Armenia agree to establish diplomatic ties
Associated Press, August 31, 2009
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hMIVhRL1IZsbsjcPwt34qFbwomhgD9AE4EO80

Beyond Davutoglu’s clearly stated intention not to actually deliver his country’s prime “deliverable” in anything remotely resembling a timely manner, these secretly negotiated Protocols represent a surrender of the rights of the Armenian nation, the truth of the Armenian Genocide, and the security of the Armenian Republic:

Surrender of Rights

— Armenia agrees to “territorial integrity and inviolability of frontiers” and to “mutual recognition of the existing border,” in a manner that prejudices against the realization of the Armenian nation’s legitimate claim to land and other reparations for the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923.

Surrender of Truth

— Armenia agrees to “refrain from pursuing any policy incompatible with the spirit of good neighborly relations,” despite the clear implication that Turkey and its allies will interpret this commitment to mean the abandonment of the Republic of Armenia’s support for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

— Armenia agrees to “implement a dialogue on the historical dimension,” knowing that Turkey will misuse this agreement to portray the Armenian government as itself casting doubt on the clearly established historical record of the Armenian Genocide, effectively undermining progress toward international recognition of this crime.

Surrender of Security

— Armenia agrees to “non-intervention in internal affairs,” despite the fact that the Armenian state has a humanitarian interest in the welfare of the remaining Armenian community in Turkey and a compelling security interest in Turkey abandoning its genocide denial and other anti-Armenian policies.

Mountains of salt are being poured on our wounds. What are we doing about it?

It is interesting that in the Associated Press report for this issue Abe Foxman’s name is introduced. How does he fit into the formula, and if that shouldn’t catch attention!? Abe Foxman opposes Armenian interests as has been clearly demonstrated in his earlier actions that have shown greater sympathy and concern toward Turkey than Armenia. I have to wonder if there are other unseen players involved in this dialogue/scheme.

I can think of no time when Abe Foxman or his cohorts have done anything that put Armenian interests first.