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Harut Sassounian.Americana Shopping Center Bans Sale of Genocide T-Shirts
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-03-11 10:48:25

Three young Armenian entrepreneurs rented a cart last month at the Americana -- a large shopping-restaurant-theater complex in Glendale -- to sell T-shirts, hats, and other clothing items advertised

Harut Sassounian.Americana Shopping Center Bans Sale of Genocide T-Shirts
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-03-09 12:58:30

Three young Armenian entrepreneurs rented a cart last month at the Americana -- a large shopping-restaurant-theater complex in Glendale -- to sell T-shirts, hats, and other clothing items advertised

Harut Sassounian.Let’s Kick Genocide Denialist Bill Shuster out of Congress
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-03-09 12:52:50

I reported last week on the Armenian-American community success in securing cancellation of Los Angeles City’s $845,000 contract with the Gephardt Group, for lobbying on behalf of Turkey against

Harut Sassounian.Let’s Kick Genocide Denialist Bill Shuster out of Congress
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-03-04 11:20:15

I reported last week on the Armenian-American community success in securing cancellation of Los Angeles City’s $845,000 contract with the Gephardt Group, for lobbying on behalf of Turkey against

Harut Sassounian. Los Angeles Cancels $845,000 Contract With Turkey’s Lobbyist Gephardt Group
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-26 17:30:46

I wrote a column last August warning that the Armenian-American community and all people of good will would boycott the products and services of Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, Chevron, Enterprise Rent-A-Car,

Harut Sassounian. Who is Responsible for Turning Erdogan into a Fanatical Tyrant?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-25 11:28:50

When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, its founder, Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared like a devout Muslim seeking to eliminate corruption and improve the

Harut Sassounian.Los Angeles Cancels $845,000 Contract With Turkey’s Lobbyist Gephardt Group
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-25 11:09:33

I wrote a column last August warning that the Armenian-American community and all people of good will would boycott the products and services of Anheuser-Busch, Boeing, Chevron, Enterprise Rent-A-Car,

Harut Sassounian.Who is Responsible for Turning Erdogan into a Fanatical Tyrant?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-20 16:01:15

When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, its founder, Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared like a devout Muslim seeking to eliminate corruption and improve the

Harut Sassounian. Who is Responsible for Turning Erdogan into a Fanatical Tyrant?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-18 11:42:03

When the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002, its founder, Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared like a devout Muslim seeking to eliminate corruption and improve the

Harut Sassounian.Prof. Auron Blasts Israel’s President For Calling ‘Armenian Genocide’ a Massacre
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-14 17:52:40

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin generated a major controversy after his January 28 speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.   As Speaker and member of the Knesset (Parliament), Rivlin

Harut Sassounian. Prof. Auron Blasts Israel’s President For Calling ‘Armenian Genocide’ a Massacre
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-13 11:39:45

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin generated a major controversy after his January 28 speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.   As Speaker and member of the Knesset (Parliament), Rivlin

Harut Sassounian.Prof. Auron Blasts Israel’s President For Calling ‘Armenian Genocide’ a Massacre
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-11 10:52:32

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin generated a major controversy after his January 28 speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.   As Speaker and member of the Knesset (Parliament), Rivlin

Harut Sassounian. Prof. Auron Blasts Israel’s President For Calling ‘Armenian Genocide’ a Massacre
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-10 16:10:02

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin generated a major controversy after his January 28 speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.   As Speaker and member of the Knesset (Parliament), Revlin

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Declaration Reveals Plans for Legal Claims Against Turkey
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-06 15:49:19

The Presidents of the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh along with leaders of major Diasporan organizations issued an unprecedented joint declaration last week, announcing the preparation of a comprehensive

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Declaration Reveals Plans for Legal Claims Against Turkey
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-05 17:38:45

The Presidents of the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh along with leaders of major Diasporan organizations issued an unprecedented joint declaration last week, announcing the preparation of a comprehensive

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Declaration Reveals Plans for Legal Claims Against Turkey
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-04 13:00:49

The Presidents of the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh along with leaders of major Diasporan organizations issued an unprecedented joint declaration last week, announcing the preparation of a comprehensive

Harut Sassounian.Pan-Armenian Declaration Reveals Plans for Legal Claims Against Turkey
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-02-03 15:41:51

The Presidents of the Republics of Armenia and Artsakh along with leaders of major Diasporan organizations issued an unprecedented joint declaration last week, announcing the preparation of a comprehensive

Armenia’s Jewish Community Leader Lashes out at Pro-Azeri Propagandists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-31 13:17:36

    Rimma Varzhapetyan-Feller, President of the Jewish Community of Armenia, recently wrote a scathing article titled, "World Jewry cannot become a tool in the hands of anti-Armenian propagators." She criticized

Harut Sassounian.Armenia’s Jewish Community Leader Lashes out at Pro-Azeri Propagandists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-30 10:49:24

Rimma Varzhapetyan-Feller, President of the Jewish Community of Armenia, recently wrote a scathing article titled, "World Jewry cannot become a tool in the hands of anti-Armenian propagators." She criticized

Harut Sassounian. Armenia’s Jewish Community Leader Lashes out at Pro-Azeri Propagandists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-28 12:43:19

Rimma Varzhapetyan-Feller, President of the Jewish Community of Armenia, recently wrote a scathing article titled, "World Jewry cannot become a tool in the hands of anti-Armenian propagators." She criticized

Harut Sassounian.Armenia’s Jewish Community Leader Lashes out at Pro-Azeri Propagandists
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-27 12:50:32

  Rimma Varzhapetyan-Feller, President of the Jewish Community of Armenia, recently wrote a scathing article titled, "World Jewry cannot become a tool in the hands of anti-Armenian propagators." She criticized

Harut Sassounian.Zuart Sudjian Sues Turkey to Reclaim Her Family Lands -- Diyarbakir Airport
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-26 11:45:30

Armenians are in the process of organizing thousands of events all over the world to commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide.   These events aim to remind the world about

Zuart Sudjian Sues Turkey to Reclaim Her Family Lands -- Diyarbakir Airport
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-24 19:19:08

Armenians are in the process of organizing thousands of events all over the world to commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide.   These events aim to remind the world about

Harut Sassounian. Zuart Sudjian Sues Turkey to Reclaim Her Family Lands -- Diyarbakir Airport
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-20 16:25:13

Armenians are in the process of organizing thousands of events all over the world to commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. These events aim to remind the world

Harut Sassounian.Greece Blocks Talat Pasha Committee’s Genocide Denialist Stunt in Athens
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-15 19:17:29

Dogu Perincek, leader of the Turkish Workers’ Party, failed last week to repeat in Greece the denialist show he orchestrated in Switzerland 10 years ago. Along with members of

Harut Sassounian.Greece Blocks Talat Pasha Committee’s Genocide Denialist Stunt in Athens
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-14 11:19:38

Dogu Perincek, leader of the Turkish Workers’ Party, failed last week to repeat in Greece the denialist show he orchestrated in Switzerland 10 years ago. Along with members of

NATO: DANGER TO WORLD PEACE
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-13 16:24:48

By Immanuel Wallerstein, November 15, 2014     The official mythology is that between 1945 (or 1946) and 1989 (or 1991), the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) confronted each other

First-Ever Armenian Float in Rose Parade Showcases Heritage to Billion Viewers
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-10 16:55:33

Over a year ago, a handful of young Armenians formed the American Armenian Rose Float Association and embarked on an ambitious project that many Armenians had contemplated for a

DISCUSSION OF ARMENIA’S GEOPOLITICAL STANDPOINTS IN DIASPORA
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-09 13:50:28

Anna Zhamakochyan  Senior Expert at the Noravank Foundation’s Center for Information Studies In the recent years the Republic of Armenia (RoA) has been involved in geopolitical integration processes. Since 2010 the

Harut Sassounian.First-Ever Armenian Float in Rose Parade Showcases Heritage to Billion Viewers
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2015-01-07 12:11:18

Over a year ago, a handful of young Armenians formed the American Armenian Rose Float Association and embarked on an ambitious project that many Armenians had contemplated for a

Harut Sassounian.Breaking News: Amal Clooney To Represent Armenia in European Court
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-27 12:05:24

Here is a surprising news item being disclosed for the first time in this column -- Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, wife of prominent actor and human rights activist George Clooney,

Harut Sassounian.Breaking News: Amal Clooney To Represent Armenia in European Court
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-26 14:54:15

Here is a surprising news item being disclosed for the first time in this column -- Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, wife of prominent actor and human rights activist George Clooney,

Harut Sassounian. Breaking News: Amal Clooney To Represent Armenia in European Court
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-24 13:30:02

Here is a surprising news item being disclosed for the first time in this column -- Amal Ramzi Alamuddin, wife of prominent actor and human rights activist George Clooney,

Harut Sassounian.Azeri-Israeli Propagandist Throws Stones at Armenia from Glass House
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-19 15:01:39

The JNS.org website (Jewish and Israel news) posted a venomous, anti-Armenian article by Arye Gut with a bombastic headline: “Anti-Semitism in Armenia: A Clear and Present Danger.”   JNS.org identifies the

Harut Sassounian. Azeri-Israeli Propagandist Throws Stones at Armenia from Glass House
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-17 12:45:51

The JNS.org website (Jewish and Israel news) posted a venomous, anti-Armenian article by Arye Gut with a bombastic headline: “Anti-Semitism in Armenia: A Clear and Present Danger.”   JNS.org identifies the

Harut Sassounian.Sweeping Reforms Needed to Resolve Critical Pan-Armenian Issues
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-10 12:14:31

I delve this week into a thorny subject that has distressed much of the Armenian world: The uproar generated by the highly critical and harshly-worded letter posted on the

Harut Sassounian. Sweeping Reforms Needed to Resolve Critical Pan-Armenian Issues
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-09 12:05:31

  I delve this week into a thorny subject that has distressed much of the Armenian world: The uproar generated by the highly critical and harshly-worded letter posted on the

LESSONS LEARNED FROM NATIONAL CATASTROPHES: ON THE THRESHOLD OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-08 13:50:28

Presentation of the Head of the Institute for National Strategic Studies MOD, RA, Doctor of Political Science, Major General Hayk Kotanjian. Parliamentary hearings at the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations

Harut Sassounian.Turkish Parliament Will Hide the Truth Should it Block the Genocide Resolution
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-05 11:12:06

Last week, a Turkish Parliamentarian submitted a proposal to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, seeking condemnation of the Armenian Genocide, a series of atrocities, and other acts of

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Scholar Affirms: Turkey has Lost Battle for the Truth
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-12-01 18:24:03

In recent years, a growing number of Turkish intellectuals, scholars, journalists and human rights activists have taken bold positions on the Armenian Genocide, in opposition to their government’s denials.

Harut Sassounian.Turkish Scholar Affirms: Turkey has Lost Battle for the Truth
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-26 11:11:51

In recent years, a growing number of Turkish intellectuals, scholars, journalists and human rights activists have taken bold positions on the Armenian Genocide, in opposition to their government’s denials.

Harut Sassounian. Countries Selling Weapons to Azerbaijan Are Just as Guilty for Attacks on Artsakh
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-25 18:01:15

Azerbaijan’s armed forces committed a criminal act on November 12, shooting down an unarmed Armenian helicopter inside Artsakh’s borders and killing three military officers. This is the first time

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Scholar Affirms: Turkey has Lost Battle for the Truth
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-25 14:04:32

In recent years, a growing number of Turkish intellectuals, scholars, journalists and human rights activists have taken bold positions on the Armenian Genocide, in opposition to their government’s denials.

Harut Sassounian.Countries Selling Weapons to Azerbaijan Are Just as Guilty for Attacks on Artsakh
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-21 18:46:28

Azerbaijan’s armed forces committed a criminal act on November 12, shooting down an unarmed Armenian helicopter inside Artsakh’s borders and killing three military officers. This is the first time

Harut Sassounian.Republican Congressional Majority Casts Dark Shadow on Armenian Interests
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-18 14:58:54

Nearly all congressional candidates nationwide who supported Armenian -American issues were victorious during the November 4 elections. The outcome was similarly positive for other candidates running in state and

Harut Sassounian. Republican Congressional Majority Casts Dark Shadow on Armenian Interests
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-12 15:38:28

Nearly all congressional candidates nationwide who supported Armenian -American issues were victorious during the November 4 elections. The outcome was similarly positive for other candidates running in state and

Harut Sassounian.Iran & Jordan, Alienated from Turkey, Warmly Welcome Four Armenian Leaders
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-05 17:45:19

Armenians boosted their historical ties with the Arab and Muslim world last month with the simultaneous visits of Armenia’s President and Jerusalem’s Armenian Patriarch to the Kingdom of Jordan,

Harut Sassounian.Strangely, Turkey did not Publicize Correcting Signpost of Armenian Church
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-11-04 13:34:45

  I just learned that the Turkish government has quietly corrected the signpost near the historic Holy Cross Church (Sourp Khach) on Akhtamar Island in Lake Van, by indicating its

Harut Sassounian,Strangely, Turkey did not Publicize Correcting Signpost of Armenian Church
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-10-30 17:44:05

I just learned that the Turkish government has quietly corrected the signpost near the historic Holy Cross Church (Sourp Khach) on Akhtamar Island in Lake Van, by indicating its

Harut Sassounian.Why the UN Rejected Turkey’s Bid for a Security Council Seat?
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-10-28 11:09:51

The Turkish government got a big slap in the face last week when the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to turn down its application for a Security Council