USA Armenian Life #1308 ---- Will Turkish Ambitions in Syria Trigger Fall of Neo-Ottomanism?

Issue #1308 | April 20, 2012 Dr. Israel Charny and Harut Sassounian to appear on Fox TV on April 24. Dr. Israel Charny, invited by the United Armenian Council to speak at this year's commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Montebello, and Harut Sassounian, a member of theUAC, will appear for around 5 minutes on Fox TV’s evening news hour on Tuesday, April 24, to speak about the Armenian Genocide. The interview will be aired as follows (West Coast time): 1) KTTV Channel 11 (10-11 p.m., on April 24). It will be repeated later that night, 1-2 a.m. 2) The interview will be repeated again on Channel 13 (11-11:30 p.m., on April 24). Will Turkish Ambitions in Syria Trigger Fall of Neo-Ottomanism? By Appo Jabarian Executive Publisher/Managing Editor USA Armenian Life Magazine The so-called “Arab Spring” in Syria has pushed Turkey into political and economic – and possibly military quicksands. Recently, Turkey was caught red-handed in its endearing relationship with Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, and Ankara was widely criticized in European, Western and Middle Eastern Media. Turkey’s eagerness to exploit religious extremism to pursue its neo-Ottoman ambitions and advance its economic interests has become all too obvious to friends and foes alike. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s boastful declarations to “rid Syria of his former ally President Bashar Assad,” have turned into a protracted political war. While the United States and much of the West are Read More Two Faces of Turkey: Veneer of Gentility Masking Ruthlessness By Harut Sassounian Publisher California Courier When Turkey’s Foreign Minister met secretly with a group of Armenians in Washington last month, he wooed them with his sly smile and sugar-coated words. This was the fake facade of traditional Turkish diplomacy. Last week, Turkey’s UN Ambassador in New York revealed the nasty and aggressive face of his Read More Inhumanity – An attempt to explain it By Herbert Molano As Glendale and other cities throughout the world schedule the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turks nearly 100 years ago, we are often asked why? Why the inhumanity? We are getting closer to the answer. Unlike the sporadic newspaper stories that surfaced of that genocide during the Great War, we can now witness nightly the level of atrocity men are willing to perpetrate on their fellow men. We can now dig faster and deeper into the psychic of these perpetrators. We have lived to see how despotic rulers foment distrust within their borders to keep themselves in power. It is an all too common ploy to entice ethnic or religious discord as a wedge to increase divisiveness and justify their strongman tactics. There is a short emotional distance between divide and conquer to divide and annihilate. Read More Campaign for the Repatriation of Anahit's Statue Join us in our campaign by petitioning the British Museum for the return of the fragments of Armenian pagan goddess Anahit's statue to Armenia. The petition targets all the British officials that may be able to help us in restoring our heritage and educating all the tourists that the statue is of Anahit and that it is of Armenian provenance! Since the image of Anahit is so immersed in the Armenian culture, displaying this historic masterpiece in its original cultural context will allow it to be better understood. The time has come for Armenians to be in charge of the management of their cultural patrimonies and to be able to view a cornerstone of their history in their own country. Read More “A Study of the Origins of the Hai—the First People” Review By Jirair Tutunjian One of the wonders of Prof. Hovhanness Pilikian’s “Origins of the Hai—the First People” is the author’s ability to impart so much new and stunning data and fact-based speculation within the slim volume. The second wonder of the book is the polymath professor’s gutsy (some might say reckless) criticism of the Bing Bang theory and everyone from Charles Darwin to Western scholars who, the author says, push the British-French-German imperial and racist agenda by distorting the truth about the origins of mankind and the key role of the Armenian nation in Read More Turkey’s EU Minister, Judge Giovanni Bonello and the Armenian Genocide - ‘Claim about Malta Trials is nonsense’ By Keith Micallef The Malta Independent Online Judge Giovanni Bonello rubbished the claim made by Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister, Egemen Bagis, that his country was acquitted of the responsibility of the Armenian Genocide in 1915, because no such trial ever took place in Malta. Though the Turkish Minister was right saying that over 100 Turks were deported to Malta by the British in 1919 to be charged with war crimes, including the Armenian genocide, the lack of concrete evidence and an appropriate legal framework with supranational jurisdiction resulted in the Turkish detainees being repatriated and freed in exchange for 22 British prisoners held by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk). Read More City of Las Vegas Mayor, Carolyn Goodman Proclaims April 24, 2012 as "Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day" Newly elected City of Las Vegas Mayor, Honorable Carolyn Goodman proclaims April 24, 2012 as "Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day" in the City of Las Vegas and asks all citizens to acknowledge and remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. below is the proclamation. The Hopa-Hamshens: Social and Political Life By Cemil Aksu The article was written within the scope of Vahan Ishkhanyan’s project regarding the Hamshens. Read about the author here. Recently, social and political issues regarding the Hamshens, the Hamshen identity have attracted greater attention. This focus is borne out by the growing number of discussions and publications on the topic. Levon Haçikyan’s “The Hamshen Enigma”,[1] regarded as the first extensive work on the Hamshens, is an apt name for the issue facing us. Despite all that has been written and the academic debates, the question “Who are the Hamshens?” remains unanswered. Should the Hamshens be viewed as merely residents of this or that region, or do they constitute a Read More Turks desire to join EU with 1.5 million slaughtered Armenians - caricature at French school A caricature shown by a teacher during the geography class in France made local Turks indignant, Turkish Dogan reports. The teacher showed the caricature, which depicted a man carrying a sack full of human skulls. The sack symbolizes Turkey carrying the skulls with the Armenian Genocide inscription. A person standing near is France. The man is climbing the mountain with EU flag on the top. The teacher of a school situated in Montbéliard city showed the caricature and asked how the pupils can interpret it and why Turkey cannot join the EU. However, the Turkish pupils told their parents about the caricature. The parents rushed to complain to the French Education Ministry and organizations protecting foreigners’ rights. Estet jewelry house to establish schools in Armenia and Artsakh News.am Russian famous Estet jewelry house will open jewelry schools in Yerevan and Stepanakert. A Yerevan college held solemn opening ceremony on Friday with the participation of the Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan and the founder of the Company Gagik Gevorgyan. Read More KIM KARDASHIAN IS ALWAYS TRYING TO HELP THE ARMENIAN COMMUNITY Kim Kardashian’s rep commented on Kim’s intent to become mayor of Glendale, California. In an interview to the US Weekly the reps of Kim told that she was just trying to help and support the Armenian community. “Kim always seeks for possibilities to grow. She always tries to do something to support the Armenian community,” the rep of Kim announced. He added that Kim always tries to find out how she can pay her contribution to the Armenian community. To note, during one of the episodes of the Khloe and Lamar show Kim confessed that she wants to run for Glendale mayor in 5 years. AIBA rejects Armenia’s complaint about Sarukhanyan’s bout News.am The AIBA Refereeing & Judging Commission rejected application filed by Armenia on the results of Vladimir Sarukhanyan v Josh Taylor bout held in Trabzon, Turkey. Armenian boxer Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg) lost to Scot Josh Taylor with 9-17 during the Qualification Boxing Tournament in Trabzon. The Armenia side has filed a complaint saying the referee decision was biased. The only Armenian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games is Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg). FRENCH CITIZENS IN ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS News.am French citizens, who make about 500 people in Armenia, will participate in the presidential elections, French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud said at a press conference on Friday. The first round of the elections is scheduled for Sunday. There are ten candidates for the highest office, including the incumbent President, head of the Union for Popular Movement (UMP) Nikolas Sarkozy, Socialist Francois Holland, and Front National head Marine Le Pen. Copyright © 2011 USA Armenian Life. All Right Reserved. www.armenianlife.com

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