Garen Mouths Off
Yegparian: How the Media Have Fallen
Imagine: The newspaper that exposed Watergate now condones corruption. That’s how bad things are in the media universe these days. I refer, of course, to the Washington Post and the Matt Bryza-loving article by Fred Hiatt, the Editorial Page editor, that appeared on Sun., Dec. 18 (“When special interests block national interest”).
Unfortunately, this kind of lapse is what gives the right-wing, anti-reality propaganda machine the real instances of impropriety to feed their constant, ginn
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Watergate was exposed by the Washington Post because Nixon had become targeted by some influential circles in Washington. Thus, it was political and had nothing to do with journalism per se. The newspaper in question is a propaganda outlet like the rest of the nation’s controlled news press. So, please burn your college diploma and stop watching the history channel, because everything you though you knew about the good ol US of A has been a lie…
The Washington Post or Fred Hiatt do not influence American public opinion, or the US Congress. Like most news outlets ( printed media or TV) they are biased,
bought out and not totally honest as they never reveal any conflicts of interest. Most times they are ignorant about Armenia or the region and have been brainwashed about the importance of Turkey’s membership in NATO.
Who knows what Fred Hiatt received for being supportive of Matt Bryza?
We should ignore the Washington post and Fred Hiatt. We should spend our energy and support on Senator Barbara Boxer and Robert Menendez who had the political integrity, moral compass and strenght to stand up to a Democratic President and block the appointment. Also kudos to the ANCA for its efforts. The work they do with their limited financial resources is incredibly effective.
Vart Adjemian
There exists no soul in Washington that can sincerely be trusted by Armenians. Washingtonians who pose themselves as “Armenia-friendly” are those appointed by high level reptiles in Washington to merely keep Armenian subjects in check, and to perpetually keep Armenians running in circles.
Geopolitically/Geostrategically, Armenia is a nuisance/obstacle for special interests running the show in Washington. Geopolitically/Geostrategically, the reason why Western forces are attempting to gain a foothold in the Caucasus is energy exploitation. Geopolitically/Geostrategically, the reason why Western forces are attempting to gain a foothold in the Caucasus is to contain/undermine Russia and Iran. Armenia has nothing to offer Western interests; even if it did, it would not matter simple because Armenia’s present and Armenia future simply belongs with Russia and Iran.
Thus, every single dollar and every single minute spent in Washington is time and money WASTED. Amerikahay can do themselves and us all a big favor by waking up from their stupor. Yegparian I am sure you mean well but please read Avetis’s comment and try to meditate on it for a while. In a certain sense, you have been living a lie.
In no nation’s power elite there’s soul when it comes to advancing her interests worldwide. The notion of ‘soul’ in international politics is unreal and no nation can ‘sincerely be trusted’. It’s either sheer naiveté or deliberate misdirection to state that only Washington ought to be mistrusted. Any nation should be trusted only to the extent of convergence of bilateral interests. Any sincere trust and overreliance in the longer term can be self-destructive for a smaller partner. If and whenever Moscow’s interests shift for tactical considerations, Muscovites will without a wink of the eye forget that ‘Armenia’s future belongs to Russia’. Of course, Armenia’s geography is her major geopolitical determinant and Yerevan’s relations with Moscow are crucial, but that doesn’t mean that some ‘soul’ exists in Moscow and that Moscow can ‘sincerely be trusted’. There were several historical instances when Armenians’ interests were abandoned (leaving the Caucasus front open in 1915 thus exposing Armenians to Turkish mass slaughter; surrender of Kars and Ardahan to Turkey; transfer of Karabakh and Nakhichevan to Azerbaijan; ‘Ring’ Operation aimed at vacating Armenian villages in Karabakh, etc.). For a smaller nation, there should be no trust toward any power center—be it Washington, Moscow, or Beijing. Bilateral relations must be based on pragmatism and political/economic gain, not romanticism.
in your above post I agree with you, Arsen.
@Arsen
I don’t know if you noticed but the issue at hand is Washington/America and the destructive adoration Amerikahays reserve for the political system here. Thus, my comment was meant to be a critical look at individuals like Yegparian who always operate from the silly/naive/dangerous premise that its only a couple bad apples ruing the wonderful system here. The system here is utterly corrupt and in recent years has been a source of evil around the world. That is the point. Anyway, I see I have a fan/stalker. Arsen jan, although I’m glad I have a reader like you (someone who comes from exquisite breeding) please don’t worry too much about what I think and simply address the topic at hand.
Actually, Avetis, I was addressing Harutik’s post, in case you failed to notice, and not the topic of Mr. Yegparian’s article. So, I guess, the question is: why are you rising?
P.S. People from ‘exquisite breeding’ can bring more professionalism to the elites and have more potential to raise the bar of a nation’s overall performance than village bumpkins, urban provincials, or semiliterate self-centered thugs.