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Harut Sassounian.Turkey’s Support of Terrorists in Syria Exposed in Secret Wiretaps
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-02-15 12:09:17

Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt exposed in The Investigative Journal of the Stockholm Center for Freedom that “hundreds of secret wiretap records obtained from confidential sources in the Turkish capital

Harut Sassounian. Turkey’s Support of Terrorists in Syria Exposed in Secret Wiretaps
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-02-13 10:39:37

Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt exposed in The Investigative Journal of the Stockholm Center for Freedom that “hundreds of secret wiretap records obtained from confidential sources in the Turkish capital

Harut Sassounian. Turkish Flags Desecrate Two Armenian Schools in the Los Angeles Area
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-02-06 12:51:51

An unknown individual wearing black clothing from head to toe hung dozens of Turkish flags on the gates of two private Armenian schools in the Los Angeles area during

Turkish Flags Desecrate Two Armenian Schools in the Los Angeles Area
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-02-05 12:41:08

By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier www.TheCaliforniaCourier.com   An unknown individual wearing black clothing from head to toe hung dozens of Turkish flags on the gates of two private Armenian schools in

Why Russia needs Armenia and vice versa
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-02-05 10:51:38

By David Boyajian Astute observers know that Russia needs Armenia as much as Armenia needs Russia.   Russia’s dependence on Armenia explains the Kremlin’s extra pressure on Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and

Turkey Abuses Interpol To Extradite Regime Opponents.Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-01-29 12:46:10

Turkey and several other repressive governments are increasingly abusing their membership in the Interpol to harass and punish their opponents. Interpol or the International Criminal Police Organization, composed of

Harut Sassounian.Turkey Abuses Interpol To Extradite Regime Opponents
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-01-24 12:47:15

Turkey and several other repressive governments are increasingly abusing their membership in the Interpol to harass and punish their opponents. Interpol or the International Criminal Police Organization, composed of

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. Another Azeri Scandal: Aliyev’s Daughters Try to Buy $76 Million London Home
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2019-01-09 15:24:22

The British Guardian newspaper exposed in its Dec. 21, 2018 issue the latest financial scandal involving the daughters of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.   Leyla and Arzu Aliyeva sought to purchase

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.Turkish Preconditions Should be Countered By Armenian Preconditions
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-12-24 11:52:23

Armenia’s Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced last week that his government is ready to establish diplomatic relations with Turkey, however, without any preconditions.   This announcement came as a surprise

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

Harut Sassounian. Sen. Menendez Delays Senate Confirmation Of US Ambassador to Azerbaijan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-12-05 18:02:12

          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

Harut Sassounian. Kurdish Member of Turkish Parliament Delivers a Harsh Speech & Ends up in Jail
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-27 09:58:47

Ferhat Encu, a Kurdish member of the Turkish Parliament from the Sirnak province of Turkey, delivered a while back extremely critical remarks about Turks and Turkey on the floor

Harut Sassounian.Kurdish Member of Turkish Parliament Delivers a Harsh Speech & Ends up in Jail
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-21 15:02:01

Ferhat Encu, a Kurdish member of the Turkish Parliament from the Sirnak province of Turkey, delivered a while back extremely critical remarks about Turks and Turkey on the floor

Harut Sassounian. Newly-Elected House Democratic Majority Will Paralyze Trump’s Presidential Powers
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-19 10:22:23

The midterm elections held on November 6, 2018, will significantly restrain Pres. Trump’s rule of the United States as a dictatorship.   In the first two years of his presidency, Trump

Harut Sassounian.Newly-Elected House Democratic Majority Will Paralyze Trump’s Presidential Powers
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-16 10:31:54

The midterm elections held on November 6, 2018, will significantly restrain Pres. Trump’s rule of the United States as a dictatorship.   In the first two years of his presidency, Trump

Harut Sassounian. Trump’s National Security Adviser Tries To Distance Armenia from Russia and Iran
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-07 10:32:56

John Bolton, the National Security Adviser of Pres. Trump, visited Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia in October, conveying the White House position on regional and international issues. Bolton is

Harut Sassounian.Saudi Journalist’s Murder Exploited For Selfish Interests by World Powers
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-11-01 13:34:50

The heinous murder of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been exploited by leaders of several countries for their selfish political and economic gains, ignoring the vile nature of

Harut Sassounian.Another Major Erdogan Corruption Scandal;This Time on US Soil
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-24 11:29:30

Not a week passes without the disclosure of another major scandal in Azerbaijan or Turkey. The latest such scandal was exposed by the Stockholm Center for Freedom in an

OPEN LETTER TO THE U.S. AMBASSADOR IN ARMENIA Mr. RICHARD MILLS
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-18 20:52:48

Dear Mr. Richard Mills, Greetings, This is in regards to your remarks made during your speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Yerevan a few days ago, about the Lydian

Britain investigates Azeri Banker’s Wife For Multi-Million dollar Shopping Spree.Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-18 11:41:30

Another Azerbaijan-related major corruption scandal is brewing in Europe. The country’s crooked officials have swindled billions of petrodollars for their personal benefit while the majority of the Azeri people

Harut Sassounian.Britain investigates Azeri Banker’s Wife For Multi-Million dollar Shopping Spree
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-17 12:06:53

Another Azerbaijan-related major corruption scandal is brewing in Europe. The country’s crooked officials have swindled billions of petrodollars for their personal benefit while the majority of the Azeri people

Trump Administration Cancels Two More International Treaties.Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-10 17:44:14

I wrote an article in September criticizing the Trump administration’s dismissal of the International Criminal Court. I considered the U.S. action to be a lack of respect for justice

Harut Sassounian.Armenia Needs Both Charity & Investments,Not Only Investments!
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-08 13:22:59

Throughout the years, since Armenia’s independence in 1991, I have had the unique opportunity of spending hundreds of hours with the country’s three previous Presidents, discussing privately with them

Harut Sassounian.Armenia Needs Both Charity & Investments,Not Only Investments!
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-03 11:22:14

Throughout the years, since Armenia’s independence in 1991, I have had the unique opportunity of spending hundreds of hours with the country’s three previous Presidents, discussing privately with them

Harut Sassounian. Prominent Pro-Erdogan Istanbul Armenian Engages in Pro-Turkish Propaganda
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-10-01 16:11:55

Despite the many violations of Armenian cultural and religious rights in Turkey, there are some Armenians in Istanbul who praise the Turkish regime and particularly its fascist President Recep

Harut Sassounian.Prominent Pro-Erdogan Istanbul Armenianյ Engages in Pro-Turkish Propaganda
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-09-26 13:27:38

Despite the many violations of Armenian cultural and religious rights in Turkey, there are some Armenians in Istanbul who praise the Turkish regime and particularly its fascist President Recep

Harut Sassounian. Trump and Bolton Undermine The International Criminal Court
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-09-21 11:22:02

Many Americans and others around the world have been following with great concern the irrational statements and destructive decisions made by Pres. Trump ever since his election.   Some of the

Harut Sassounian.Prophet Muhammad’s Rarely-Known Decree To the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-09-13 14:15:33

For many years, I have heard that there had been written communication between the Prophet Muhammad and the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, but I had not seen any of

Harut Sassounian. Congress Must Investigate U.S. Loans To Secretive Azeri Silk Way Airlines
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-09-05 11:40:00

Last year, I wrote an article reporting that the Silk Way Airlines of Azerbaijan made 350 secret flights to transport hundreds of tons of weapons from Bulgaria to ISIS

Despite an Encouraging Visit to Armenia, Chancellor Merkel Didn’t Say Genocide.Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-08-30 12:15:44

Last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Media reports indicated that her visit to Armenia and meetings with its leadership were very constructive. Armenian-German political,

Harut Sassounian. The Cult of Personality in Azerbaijan:Idolizing Former President Heydar Aliyev
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-08-06 17:14:54

The worship of former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev is so exaggerated that an American blogger Andreas Moser on his visit to Baku and Ganja encountered the “great leader’s”

Harut Sassounian. The Cult of Personality in Azerbaijan: Idolizing Former President Heydar Aliyev
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-08-01 18:04:36

    The worship of former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev is so exaggerated that an American blogger Andreas Moser on his visit to Baku and Ganja encountered the “great leader’s”

Azerbaijan Organizes its Own Diaspora To Compete With the Armenian Diaspora․ Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-07-25 14:45:58

For many decades, the Turkish government has had an inflated image of the Armenian Diaspora, describing it as a giant worldwide force. In recent years, Azerbaijan has been infected

Harut Sassounian. American Teacher Expelled from Turkey Wins Lawsuit in European Court
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-07-18 12:13:56

  I recently became aware of the Turkish government’s expulsion of an American teacher, violating her freedom of expression.   In an article published by the Gatestone Institute on April 8, 2018,

Let God will help elite and the people of Macedonia.
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-07-07 20:09:33

After signing on June 16 of the agreement on renaming of the Republic of Macedonia into "Northern Macedonia" in the country mass protest actions began prime ministers of Macedonia

State Department Exposes Azerbaijan’s False Image of ‘Religious Tolerance’․Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-07-04 14:15:26

The government of Azerbaijan spends a large fortune each year to convince the world that Azeris are tolerant people who respect the human rights of all minorities living in

US State Department Slams Turkey In its Annual Religious Freedom Report․Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-07-03 12:10:27

The US State Department just issued its 2017 report on International Religious Freedom in about 200 countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. This week, we will focus our attention

US State Department Slams Turkey In its Annual Religious Freedom Report․Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-06-27 13:39:17

The US State Department just issued its 2017 report on International Religious Freedom in about 200 countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. This week, we will focus our attention

Another Anti-Armenian Writer Exposed For Making Baseless Allegations․Harut Sassounian
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-06-20 18:52:21

It seems that not a week passes without coming across another mysterious writer who undertakes to contribute a puff piece about Azerbaijan and to undermine the reputation of Armenia

Harut Sassounian. Unfortunate Coincidence: Turkish-American Attacks Bourdain on the Eve of his Suicide
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-06-15 12:44:02

A friend forwarded to me the copy of a lengthy email that was sent by Ibrahim Kurtulus, a Turkish-American from New York City, to hundreds of CNN employees harshly

Harut Sassounian.Azeri-American Adil Baguirov Receives $250,000 to Lobby for Azerbaijan
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-06-06 10:26:35

In my last week’s article on secret funding for Azerbaijan’s lobbying in the United States, I referred to the payment made to “an influential oil and gas consultant with

Harut Sassounian.Azerbaijan’s Secret ‘Laundromat’ Scheme Pays $1.5 Million to US Lobbying Firm
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-31 10:50:05

The website of Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed last week the possibly illegal lobbying in the United States funded by Azerbaijani sources.   Investigative journalist Jonny Wrate reported

Harut Sassounian.Diaspora Minister Proposes Forming A Parliament for the Diaspora in Armenia
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-24 14:12:06

The new Diaspora Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, appointed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on May 11, announced that a second legislative body would be created in Armenia to represent Diaspora

Harut Sassounian.American Lawyers Sue Turkey For Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-16 15:23:07

On May 16, 2017, during Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit with Pres. Doanld Trump in the White House, Erdogan’s bodyguards, unprovoked viciously attacked Kurdish and Armenian protesters who

Harut Sassounian.How Not to Run a Government, And Get Dethroned by the People
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-09 12:09:30

The recent events in Armenia surprised and impressed both Armenians and non-Armenians worldwide because a leader thought to be irreplaceable by his supporters was replaced by a newcomer without

Harut Sassounian. Statements on the Armenian Genocide By US, French and Turkish Presidents
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-08 13:23:53

The Presidents of the United States, France, and Turkey issued statements on April 24, the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Of the three, only the French President Emmanuel

Harut Sassounian. Statements on the Armenian Genocide By US, French and Turkish Presidents
  • Articles and Analyses
  • 2018-05-02 12:57:08

The Presidents of the United States, France, and Turkey issued statements on April 24, the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Of the three, only the French President Emmanuel