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Better Than Comedy!
The high and mighty among us, those who serve them, and even those who merely THINK they are high and mighty, often serve as the best sources of humor. Mocking them requires almost no effort. […]
Turkey
ANCA News
Slap on the Wrist for Turkish Lobbyist Caught Laundering Azerbaijani Oil Money to Fund Congressional Trip
WASHINGTON, DC—A multi-year Congressional Ethics investigation and five-count federal indictment that led to the international manhunt, arrest, extradition and confession of Turkish American lobbyist Kemal Oksuz ended Tuesday with the U.S. District Court issuing a […]
Garen Mouths Off
Descending Upon Nakhichevan
What’s going on in Nakhichevan? It worries me. Not the at-best-misleading “news” (several weeks ago) emanating from Azerbaijan that they took control of territory that had been in Armenian hands. Even if that were true, […]
Community News
Armenian Schools in California Vandalized with Turkish Flags
ENCINO, Calif.—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating what they are calling an alleged ‘hate incident’ at two Armenian private schools after officials say their campuses were vandalized with Turkish flags overnight. School officials […]
My Turn
Turkish President Erdogan Legalizes Drugs Contrary to His Islamic Faith
Pinar Tremblay, a Turkish reporter for Al-Monitor news website, exposed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent announcement to legalize the plantation of cannabis (a form of marijuana). Tremblay wrote in the January 24 issue of Al-Monitor […]
Garen Mouths Off
Good News Pacifiers
I heard so much caterwauling about my recent “Bad News Beginning” piece that I went out of my way for a feel-good piece this week. I hope all sensitive readers will find their nerves soothed […]
My Turn
Turkey Abuses Interpol To Extradite Regime Opponents
Turkey and several other repressive governments are increasingly abusing their membership in the Interpol to harass and punish their opponents. Interpol, or the International Criminal Police Organization, is composed of 194 countries and focuses on fighting […]
My Turn
Turkey Ranks Among Top 10 Countries With Probability of Committing Genocide
According to the Early Warning Project of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Turkey is ranked 8th among countries with the highest risk of committing mass killings. Azerbaijan is wrongly ranked much lower at 87th, and […]
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Bad News Beginning
Here we are in a brand new year and the bad news from the end of last year is hounding Armenians already. The Republic of Armenia (ROA) has decided to dissolve its Diaspora ministry as […]
My Turn
Bizarre Turkish News for Your Amusement this Holiday Season
Throughout this past year, I have collected several examples of eccentric reports or rules imposed on Turkish society. Naturally, millions of liberal and civilized Turks are unhappy with these behind the times regulations, but as […]