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Harut Sassounian.The World Dislikes Trump & his Policies,According to Pew Research Center
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-02-17 16:22:54

      A study published by the Pew Research Center revealed that many in the world do not approve Pres. Donald Trump’s foreign policies. This is not a surprising discovery, but

Harut Sassounian. Men Who Rape and Marry Girls Under 18 Could be Pardoned in Turkey
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2020-02-04 10:22:32

The British Independent newspaper published an unbelievable article last week, titled: “‘Marry-your-rapist’ bill to be introduced by lawmakers in Turkey.”   This sounds like a subject from the Middle Ages. If

Harut Sassounian. Senate Recognition of Armenian Genocide:Reactions and Next Steps to be Taken
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-12-18 11:44:15

For the first time since the Genocide of 1915, the US Senate adopted a Resolution unanimously on December 12, 2019, recognizing the Armenian Genocide, after it was blocked for

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Money Motivated Sen. Graham To Block Armenian Genocide Resolution
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-12-04 13:32:46

When Sen. Lindsey Graham (Republican-South Carolina) blocked the Senate vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution on November 13, 2019, there was widespread speculation as to what motivated him to

A Declassified Top Secret CIA Report On the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
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  • 2019-10-20 07:22:56

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com A 48-page Central Intelligence Agency Top Secret Report, prepared in August 1988 and made public in 2012 with some deletions, is titled “Unrest in

Radio in Margins: How to Open “Closed Club”
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-06-18 17:06:15

Zemfira Gabrielyan has preserved the cable radio set hanging on the wall of her Yerevan home since the previous century, which became completely silent 5 years ago. There was

Harut Sassounian. Pashinyan Passes First Political Test In the International Arena
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-04-22 10:15:42

Last week, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first appearance at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, France.    Pashinyan gave an impressive speech to

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Gravediggers Rummaging for Genocide Era Armenian Treasures (video)
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-04-13 12:39:49

Haber Turk TV recently interviewed one of the thousands of Turkish gravediggers who try to recover Armenian treasures leftover from the genocide era of a century ago. It is not

Harut Sassounian. Turkey Ranks Among Top 10 Countries With Probability of Committing Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-01-16 18:23:00

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

Harut Sassounian.Bizarre Turkish News: For the Amusement Of Readers During the Holiday Season
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-12-26 17:30:17

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

Harut Sassounian.Sen. Menendez Delays Senate Confirmation Of US Ambassador to Azerbaijan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-12-10 10:31:30

Pres. Donald Trump nominated on Sept. 4, 2018 career Foreign Service Officer Earle Litzenberger to serve as US Ambassador to Azerbaijan replacing Amb. Robert Cekuta who left Baku nine

Should Armenia Grant Citizenship To Foreign Investors? Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-12-01 18:10:59

  By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   The Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has made attracting overseas investors the priority of his new government.   So far, it is too early

"Kazakhstan is a member of the EAEU can become a theater stage by 2018 . " Arayik Sargsyan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2017-12-12 16:54:21

Academician Araik  Sargsyan, President of the Geopolitical Academy, said at today's meeting with reporters that Kazakhstan is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) can become a battlefield

Harut Sassounian. Armenia &Turkey Clash Over Genocide At UN Security Council
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2014-02-25 13:53:33

Foreshadowing next year’s Centennial commemorative events, the Armenian Genocide issue was discussed for the first time at the UN Security Council on January 29.   Armenia’s Ambassador Garen Nazarian, addressing the

Harut Sassounian. Millions Watch Popular Egyptian Talk Show on the Armenian Genocide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2013-09-11 10:46:38

Ever since Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi was removed from office, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been harshly critical of the new government, strongly advocating his fellow Islamist