Turkish plot targets Dashnaktsoutiun MP

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TURKISH POLICE REVEAL ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST A.R.F. DASHNAKTSOUTIUN LEADER VISITING TURKEY IN 2009

TARGET: Armenian Member of Parliament Ara Nranyan

ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.) - Turkish security forces provided details of plots by a Turkish terrorist group planning to assassinate ARF members visiting Turkey and attack Kurdish targets, reported the Turkish daily newspaper Zaman. The Turkish Revenge Brigades planned attacks on ARF Dashnaktsoutiun members. According to the police report, one such plot dated back to March 22, 2009, when members of the Turkish Revenge Brigades (Turk Intikam Birligi Teskilatı) Mutlu Erdogan and Onur [full name not provided] discussed over the phone the entry of an ARF member into Turkey and his acquisition of a cell phone number. Responding to the information provided by Onur, Erdogan advised him to lay low for a few months, because he suspects that security forces are following them. “Let a few months pass and we will slowly begin conducting operations; we won’t stand idly by,” he adds. The Armenian Weekly was unable to independently confirm the identity of the Dashnak member mentioned in the March 22 conversation. In the phone conversation log, he is referred to as the head of the Dashnak Party’s political committee (Dashnak Partisi'nin Siyasi Komite Bashkanı). No one in the organisation’s leadership holds such a title, and no member of the ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's top leadership has entered Turkey in recent years. It is likely that the target in March 2009 was the member of the ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's parliamentary bloc in the Armenian National Assembly Ara Nranyan, who was in Turkey for a meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). The ARF Dashnaktsoutiun Bureau Press Office expressed concern over the fact that information about Nraniyan’s entry to Turkey was available to a terrorist organization, noting that such information could have only been provided by the Turkish state. The only other Dashnak “heads” visiting Turkey are Editors/Directors of ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's media, as well as reporters of the Yerevan-based Yerkir Media, who visit Turkey several times a year to conduct interviews and prepare special reports and documentaries. The police report notes the connection between Ergenekon and the Brigades, and also cites planned attacks, also against Kurdish and Christian targets.

DASHNAKTSOUTIUN LOOKING INTO ASSASSINATION PLOT BUT "NOT SURPRISED" SAYS GIRO MANOYAN

“In a country where someone like Hrant Dink who was considered a "dove" by most, was gunned down in broad daylight, we wouldn’t be surprised that a member of ARF Dashnaktsoutiun - generally viewed in Turkey as the "hawks" - would be targeted”

Giro Manoyan

YEREVAN (Armenian Weekly) - ARF Dashnaktsoutiun political affairs Director Giro Manoyan expressed concern over the possibility that a source within the Turkish government leaked to a terrorist group, information on the visit of a Dashnak member to Turkey. “In a country where some like Hrant Dink who was considered a "dove" by most was gunned down in broad daylight, we wouldn’t be surprised that a member of ARF Dashnaktsoutiun - generally viewed in Turkey as the "hawks," would be targeted,” Manoyan noted. “It has already been reported that Ara Nranyan, a member of the ARF faction in Armenia’s National Assembly, visited Turkey a couple of weeks before the reported conversation, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. Nranyan’s visit was not secret, but it was not a high profile visit either. So, it is possible that the information the alleged plotters had was from a source within the Turkish government,” Manoyan said in an interview with the Armenian Weekly. “We are taking the issue seriously and looking into it, trying to find out as much information as possible,” he added. Earlier this week, Turkish security forces had provided details of plots by a Turkish terrorist group planning to assassinate Dashnaktsoutiun members visiting Turkey and attack Kurdish targets. The police report notes the connection between Ergenekon and the Brigades, and also cites planned attacks against Kurdish and Christian targets.

The Open University in Britain is the first of its kind in the world. With over 160,000 students annually, perhaps it is also the world's largest University. It publishes a Magazine dedicated to the Social Sciences called Society Matters. Its distinguished Editor and Poet Richard Skellington has invited our Professor Pilikian to contribute the following very powerful piece. Simon Aynedjian - Chief Editor - Gibrahayer e-magazine

THE PRICE OF HUMAN LIFE PROF. HOVHANNES PILIKIAN Professor Hovhanness Pilikian is an Armenian scholar who was a friend of the late Hrant Dink, the Armenian journalist who was assassinated in Turkey in 2007. In November Amnesty International reported that the Court of Human Rights has ruled Turkey failed to protext the life of Hrant and must pay his family 105,000 Euros compensation. Here is Hovhanness' response.

Hrant Dink – I knew him well, Horatio … Alive, he was one man who could reconcile the Armenians with their genociders, the Turks. Hrant was murdered in Turkey in 2007 by those who obviously do not want such a deal. The killers? As with all political assassinations anywhere in the world, you might safely start with the CIA … I should be delighted that the European Union Court of Human Rights has ordered a compensation to the family of 105,000 Euros – the precision is jaw-dropping, why not as the British do add 3 Pounds and 3 pence for postage ... or make it a Fiver if you feel generous today! There is a spine chilling sordidness about this news I find despicable – the shamelessness that any committee can decide the price of a priceless human being. For me, not even a billion is enough as a price tag for my friend Hrant Dink. As during the times of Slavery, there may soon arise a hierarchy of price tags – what price a Dr. Kelly, the British UN weapons inspector in Iraq? What’s the price tag for Allende, the once democratically elected President of Peru murdered by now the self-confessed CIA braggarts? Should the European Court force our Mrs. Thatcher still alive pay the Compensation, as she was the defiant defender of the arch-murderer Pinochet, when he was arrested in London?

In the Marxist system of Das Kapital, everything, but everything has a price – when it comes to Money –making, there is no ethics, no common humane decencies; Profit is the only interest (pun intended!) of transactions. And I think it is this which makes me despise it – the commoditization of the human being, which is what gave rise to formal Slavery in the first place, and post-modern whoredom today. While I welcome the EU decision – it may even be a first in historical terms evaluating the dead (not only compensating the injured) – I abhor its grand formalization of the capitalist commoditization of human beings. Hitherto the dead were commemorated in stone, public sculptures and poetry. Now, political assassinations are turned into a profitable business. And this sends chills down my spine.

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VIDEO OF THE WEEK: AUSTRIAN MP EWALD STADLER SLAMS AT TURKISH AMBASSADOR IN AUSTRIA Recently the Turkish ambassador in Austria Ecvet Tezcan gave an interview in which he told the Austrian home secretary to “stop intervening in the integration process”. He then claimed Turks were treated like a virus and blamed the Austrians for all the problems surrounding the non-integration of Turks. These remarks met a strong response from BZO Parliamentarian Ewald Stadler. Watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmgI_WXff0&feature=player_embedded#

ARMENIAN RELIEF SOCIETY (HOM) LADIES AT STASIKRATOUS CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

Gibrahayer e-magazine - Saturday 4 December - The Armenian Relief Society (HOM) Cyprus "Sosse" Chapter, participated in the Stasicratous Street Christmas festival on Saturday 4th December 2010, selling handicrafts and cookies, proceeds of which will be used to fund the numerous charity programmes sponsored by the Society in Cyprus, Armenia and Artsakh. Pictured are Society members with the Mayor of Nicosia, Eleni Mavrou, who inaugurated the festival.

ARF DASHNAKTSOUTIUN NOT TO REJOIN RULING COALITION

December 03, 2010 (Gibrahayer e-magazine and combined Armenian media sources in Yerevan) - The fact that Armenia has not withdrawn its signature from the Armenia -Turkey Protocols, means that the Protocols are still in effect, Giro Manoyan, Head of the Hay Tad ARF Dashnaktsoutiun office told journalists on Friday. He pointed out that this was the reason that the ARF Dashnaktsoutiun had withdrawn from the governing coalition on April 22, 2009, and went on to state that ARF Dashnaktsoutiun has no intention of re-joining the ruling coalition but will collaborate with it on issues that it considers vital for Armenia. “Even when the Armenian National Movement (H.H.Sh) held power and many of our friends were imprisoned by them, we cooperated with the authorities for resolution of foreign policy issues,” he said.

News in Brief by Sevag Develetian

Azeris have said that Armenians building an airport in Nagorno-Karabakh for the Azerbaijani people and when we return to our lands we will shape up all the things they've created. The so-called representative of Azeris of Karabakh also said that they have lived there and they know that it is mountainous area and the climate also does not allow for anyone to build international airports. The Armenian Ministry of Defense plans to dispatch another five Armenian peacemakers to Afghanistan next year. At present, 40 Armenian peacemakers serve there. Under a new agreement, officers will be dispatched to Afghanistan to re-equip the Afghan army. "Armenians were killed by our hands and now we are punished for our sins" chairman of the Diyarbakir Chamber of Industry and Commerce Glip Ensarioglu stated. At a conference on Kurdish issues, Ensarioglu criticized Kurds, stressing they became a tool in the hands of Turks in the early 20th century and massacred Armenians and other non-Muslim nations. Wikileaks revelations will not affect the US-Armenia relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan told a news conference. Twenty-two years have passed since the 1988 devastating earthquake in Armenia, but still there are 9,000 families whose housing problems have not yet been solved. Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan has resigned from his position. The decision was prompted by the incident between the Mayor and the employee of the presidential staff’s protocol department Aram Kandayan. Last-minute dispatch from Yerevan: At the government session, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that Justice Minister Gevorg Danielyan has been dismissed from office. Details to follow.

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Saturday 11 December from 9:00pm at Pavillion Restaurant - HMM Ball with Berj Nakkashian (Lebanon) and Armen Derderyan (Armenia) - Entrance 35 euros. Sunday 12 December at 11:15am - Event honouring couples in our community that have been married for more than 50 years at Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church - Nicosia. Speaker of the day: Vartan Tashdjian. The event is organised by the Armenian Prelature and is under the auspices of Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian. Wednesday 15 December at 5:00 pm - Nareg School's Xmas Party at new Nareg Hall in Nicosia for Classes II, III, IV, V, VI and the Nareg Gymnasium. Friday 15 December at 5:00 pm - Nareg School's Xmas Party at new Nareg Hall in Nicosia for Mangabardez and Class I and II. Saturday 18 December at 7:00pm - Komitas Theater Group presents "Gyanki Jampov" and "Akahe" at Nareg School Hall. The event is organised by the Armenian Prelature and is under the auspices of Archbishop Varoujan Hergelian. Monday 20 December at 5:00pm - Nareg School's Xmas Party at Nareg Hall in Limassol. Tuesday 21 December at 5:00pm - Nareg School's Xmas Party at Nareg Hall in Larnaca. Friday 24 December - Madagh preparation in Larnaca. Saturday 25 December - Sourp Stepanos Church madaghorhnek. Saturday 25 December at 9:00pm - AYMA Ball at The Cyprus Hilton - Details to follow. Saturday 1 January 2011 at 12:01am - Prayers at Sourp Asdvadzadzin Church. Saturday 1 January 2011 at 4:00pm - AYF welcome Gaghant Baba at AYMA/HMEM. Fun and Games on the first afternoon of 2011.

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Gibrahay Sports by Sevag Develetian

AGBU Ararat FC defeated AEL FC 6-0 in the Cyprus Futsal Premier League. Ararat FC's next match is TOMORROW (Friday) at the Melkonian stadium against Asteras/Paeek. Homenmen FC suffered a 9-2 defeat against Papaellinas in the Cyprus Futsal 2nd division. HMEM/AYMA FC won a convincing 7-2 victory against Acropolis FC in the Cyprus Amateur 2nd division. AGBU Ararat FC U-17's drew 4-4 against Omonia FC U-17's in the Cyprus U-17 Futsal League.

Sports News by Sevag Develetian

CHESS: Three Armenian chess players, Karen Grigoryan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan and David Shahinyan won individual gold at the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad in Turkey. The Armenian team won the Olympiad with 30.5 points, with 9 consequent victories and 1 draw. SAMBO: Christina Karekyan (51kg) won Russia’s Sambo Championship held in Rzhev. As a result of her fine victory, she now joins the Russian Sambo National Team. CHESS: In the 9th round of the 77th Brazil Chess Championship in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Armenian grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mkitarian defeated the four-time champion Rafael Leitao. WOMENS FOOTBALL: Malta will host the Faroe Islands, Georgia and Armenia in Group 2 of the UEFA Women's EURO 2013 preliminary round from March 3 to 8, 2011. The two group winners progress to join the 36 entrants with the highest coefficients in the main qualifying round draw on 14 March. CHESS: Following Elina Danielyan, Armenia’s other representative Lilit Mkrtchyan dropped out of the World Championship in Antakya, Turkey. Mkrtchyan lost to China’s Xiaowen Zhang. CHESS: Armenian top-rated grandmasters Levon Aronian and Sergei Movsisian (Slovakia) are in Berlin to prepare for the upcoming international tournaments. Movsisian is training for Torneo di Capodanno tournament to kick off in Reggio, Italy, on December 28. Aronian will take part in Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee.