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Articles by Harut Sassounian

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Armenia May No Longer Follow U.S. Lead on Some Issues After Aid Cut-off

June 16, 2009 Harut Sassounian 9

For more than a year, Armenia’s leaders have been operating under the false impression that accommodating Washington on some issues would provide economic and political benefits, shield them from accusations of democratic shortcomings, and convince […]

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High-Ranking Obama Official Refuses to Acknowledge the Genocide

June 8, 2009 Harut Sassounian 11

President Barack Obama continues to disappoint the Armenian American community. After breaking two promises in a row on key Armenian issues—not acknowledging the Armenian Genocide and proposing reduced U.S. aid levels to Armenia—he appoints Philip […]

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Erdogan Finally Admits Turkey Practiced Ethnic Cleansing

May 27, 2009 Harut Sassounian 7

In a daring statement, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted for the first time that the expulsion from Turkey of tens of thousands of ethnic Greeks in the last century was a “fascist” act, […]

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Germany and Turkey: Similar in Crime, Different in Penance

May 19, 2009 Harut Sassounian 1

The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) traditionally invites as guests to its “Annual Meeting” (banquet) members of the local consular corps and leaders of various religious and ethnic groups. On April […]

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Remarks at House of Commons Demanding Justice for Armenians

May 12, 2009 Harut Sassounian 2

At the invitation of the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group (BAAPPG), I spoke on May 7 at a special conference on the Armenian Genocide held at the House of Commons, Committee Room 3, of the British […]

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Armenian Patriarch of Turkey: Religious or Political Leader?

May 8, 2009 Harut Sassounian 0

A year ago, the 53-year-old Patriarch of Turkey, Mesrob Mutafyan, was unexpectedly diagnosed with a debilitating and apparently incurable illness. His official duties were assumed on a temporary basis by Archbishop Aram Ateshian, 55, and […]

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Et Tu, Obama? Letter from a Former Admirer

April 28, 2009 Harut Sassounian 8

Mr. President, how could you! Your candidacy was a breath of fresh air. You stood for change. You made wonderful promises and the Armenian American community put its trust in you. We are now terribly […]

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Think Tank Report on Armenia: You Get What You Pay For

April 21, 2009 Harut Sassounian 3

Several pro-establishment Washington think tanks, such as the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution, Heritage Foundation, Council on Foreign Relations, and American […]

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Turkey Prevails in Round 1, Kicks off Round 2 of Tricks on Armenia

April 14, 2009 Harut Sassounian 1

Turkey brilliantly accomplished its objectives in the first round of negotiations ostensibly to open the border with Armenia. Ever since 1993, when Turkish leaders closed the border, they set two main preconditions for its reopening: […]

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Obama Undermines His Credibility by Not Saying Genocide in Ankara

April 6, 2009 Harut Sassounian 6

For several months now, I have been exposing the Turkish government’s ploy of creating the false impression that Ankara is engaged in serious negotiations to establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan. Turkey has been exploiting the […]

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