Fueling Azerbaijan's next war

Parev All $4.41 for a gallon of regular unleaded. That's what I paid at the pump just yesterday. $50, $75, even $100 fill-ups are taking a taking a toll on the family budget. But this reality also threatens the security of Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh. The soaring price of gas means that billions of new petro-dollars are fueling oil-rich Azerbaijan's “defense” budget to the point that it's now bigger than Armenia's entire budget. This new oil wealth pays for Baku's arms build-up, covers the costs of its growing army of Washington lobbyists, and fills its leaders with dreams of destroying Nagorno Karabagh – and then attacking Armenia. A very dangerous combination. It's bad enough that every time we fill up we're indirectly funding Azerbaijan's war machine. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev What's even worse is that a piece of the taxes we pay on our hard earned income directly provides advanced U.S. hardware and training to the Azerbaijani military. We can't do much about the price of gas, but we are taking a stand against this outrageous misuse of our tax dollars. It's absolutely unacceptable for American citizens – including 1.5 million of Armenian heritage – to be forced to finance the wartime arsenal of Azerbaijani "President" Ilham Aliyev, a man who makes no secret of his aim to go to war with the Armenian people. We're working hard in Washington to block this taxpayer subsidy, and with your financial help we can end this outrage, so please send your secure on-line donation today. For the price of a fill-up - $60 (one tank), or $120 (two tanks), or $180 (three tanks) you can make a real difference, so please take a moment to give right now. I appreciate your support and welcome your views. Please share your thoughts with me by writing to anca@anca.org. Kenneth Hachikian Chairman P.S. For the price of a tank of gas your secure on-line donation will help block millions in U.S. military aid to the war-mongering government of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. If you would like to learn more about this issue, click here to read a one-page ANCA briefing paper.

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