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ARF Begins Protest Against Armenia-Turkey Protocols
YEREVAN—The Supreme Council of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) on Tues., Sept. 15 kicked off its month-long protest against the protocols between Armenia and Turkey with a hunger strike and sit-in at the foreign ministry and government headquarters, reported Yerkir.
As 24 ARF members—symbolizing April 24—began their hunger strike a
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Whatever one thinks of Turkey’s leaders, they seem to be genuinely Turkish, and they desire to cut the best deal for Turkey.
One wishes that Armenia’s leaders were the same. Come to think of it, Armenia’s leaders like Sargsian and Nalbandian ARE the same: they are trying to cut a deal that is best for Turkey too.
You really have to admire Sargsian for throwing away all Armenian claims against Turkey and for letting the joint historical commission decide for itself what really happened in 1915, don’t you? I mean, the guy is an Armenian Jesus Christ. When Turkey slaps him in the face, he turns the other cheek. The best part is, Armenians are bound to inherit the Earth. How so? Well, the Bible says that the weak shall inherit the Earth, and we Armenians are WEAK to let Serge get away it the protocols.
This, then, is the role we have been given by God as the First Christian Nation on Earth: National Suicide.
Protests in the US and diaspora must be the mirror of widespread protests in Erevan that harken back to 1988 Karabagh protests. Otherwise, we are lending support to the inaccurate State Department argument that the genocide issue is only a diaspora issue, and not a national security issue for Armenia. The articles in our papers do not reflect that the anyone beyond the handful of ARF supporters in Erevan are protesting the protocols.
Always remember that all the answers are in history. Machiavelli said in The Prince ” The end justifies the means” The means in which Turkey is trying to appear to establish diplomatic unity with Armenia is a lie in order for Turkey to gain access into the European Union. According to these protocols one of the stipulations is that Turkey wants to establish a historical commission with the Armenian government for what? We all know that the genocide happened. This is another attempt by the Turkish government to deny the genocide. They tried it a few years ago with that joke TARC ( Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Committee) Turkey wants to keep all of the lands it stole from Armenia during the genocide Moush Erzourum, Bitlis. Furthermore Turkey is going to keep the economic blockade on Armenia to help Azerbaijian.
I think the ARF is doing the right thing by being a watch dog on these protocols. if you don’t have a watch dog then problems can arise. I don’t blame my people for being leary of the Turkish government’s attempts to deny history and continue to oppress our people.
I would like to see more reporting done about what the Armenian people in Armenia think about both the Armenian and Turkish protocols. What can be done to help Armenia’s political and economic infrastructure. I would like to see more Armenians in the Diaspora be involved in Armenian politics.
In solidarity,