Opinion
Astarjian: This Is the Party I Knew
This is the party I knew, this is the party I grew up with, this is the party that shaped my political conviction, and this is the party I love. Men with guts, attempting to […]
Month: October 2009
Opinion
Marashlian: Accepting the History Sub-Commission Is Like Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
By Levon Marashlian The dangers of the sub-commission on the “historical dimension” are so obvious that it is difficult to understand why so many supporters of the Armenian-Turkish protocols do not see them. Some Armenians […]
News
Manjikian: A Post-Protocol Reaction: What Defines the Diaspora?
“Instead of being the coordinated crystallization of the people’s innermost aspirations, instead of being the most tangible, immediate product of popular mobilization, national consciousness is nothing but a crude, empty, fragile shell. The cracks in […]
News
Lawmakers Reinforce Request to Allocate $48 Million for Armenia; $10 Million for Karabagh
Reps. Pallone and LoBiondo Lead Bipartisan Congressional Effort WASHINGTON—Congressional Armenian Caucus co-chair Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) and New Jersey Republican Frank LoBiondo were joined by dozens of their House Colleagues in urging Senate and House Appropriations […]
My Turn
Sassounian: Senate Resolution Reshuffles Political Cards in Ankara, Yerevan, and Beyond
On Oct. 21, while introducing the Armenia-Turkey protocols to the Turkish Parliament for ratification, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu exposed his government’s true intentions. Davutoglu said that Armenia’s acceptance of the agreement, calling for the study […]
Diaspora
An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part II)
Influences in His Childhood, Kindness of Strangers CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional […]
Culture
Poem: STONES…
By Avik Deirmenjian Here, stones have lived for eons, Cracked, crumbling, marked for death, Stones have shed their tears here… Stones have seen prejudice here, Ill winds of darkness, bigotry, mayhem, Stones have shed their […]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: ‘Armenian Golgotha’
Dear Editor, Through the years as a practicing journalist, I have read just about every book on the tragedy that struck our ancestral homeland in 1915 and how to this very day the Turks refuse […]
News
OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Discuss Karabagh Plans During Retreat
VIENNA—On Oct. 23, the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group released the following statement: The OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs (Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, the Russian Federation; Ambassador Bernard Fassier, France; Ambassador Robert Bradtke, United States) attended […]
Opinion
Smith: The Politics of Genocide and the Turkey-Armenia Protocols
By Roger W. Smith We must approach all cases of genocide as part of world history. If we believe in “Never again” and want to prevent future genocides, we must treat such epochal events as […]