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    Federal Judge Wrongfully Dismisses Lawsuit on Armenian Properties in Turkey
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Federal Judge Dolly M. Gee, wrongfully claiming lack of jurisdiction, dismissed a lawsuit on March 26, filed by Armenian-Americans demanding compensation from the Republic of Turkey for confiscating their properties during the Armenian Genocide. Attorneys Berj Boyajian, Mark Geragos, Ara Jabagchourian, and Brian Kabateck...
    April 3, 2013 8:58
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    Will Pope Francis Repeat Cardinal Bergoglio’s Words on the Genocide?
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Shortly after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis I, Armenian and Turkish media outlets rushed to inform their audiences that the Argentinean Archbishop had acknowledged the Armenian Genocide on a number of occasions. When Catholicos Karekin II visited Buenos Aires on April 23, 2004, Cardinal Bergoglio...
    March 20, 2013 0:05
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    Maximizing Armenian Capabilities To Overcome Major Challenges
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier The Voice of Armenians TV in New York (VOATV NY) held its second annual fundraising banquet on March 2, at The Palisadium in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. On this auspicious occasion, the television network’s Board of Directors honored Zarmine Boghosian, writer and Principal of Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School; Dr....
    March 6, 2013 9:13
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    Turkey Claims Non-Turkish Antiquities By Intimidating Foreign Museums
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier The Turkish government has recently embarked on an aggressive campaign, pressuring a large number of European and American museums to return antiquities that were taken out of the country during Ottoman times. While it is understandable that nations would want to recover ancient relics that were part of their patrimony,...
    January 23, 2013 8:14
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    Reflections of a Righteous Turk: CanGermanybe a Model forTurkey?
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, TheCaliforniaCourier If it were possible to clone prominent Turkish commentator Orhan Kemal Cengiz and make multiple copies of his kind heart and righteous conscience, the Turkish government would then be able to come to grips with Armenian demands fromTurkeyin a humane and just manner. Cengiz visitedGermanyrecently with a group of Turkish...
    December 12, 2012 8:24
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    Azerbaijan’s Consul in Los Angeles Needs to Learn How to Use a Laptop
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier A funny thing happened to the Consul General of Azerbaijan on his way to make an audio-visual presentation at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council last week. Consul General Nasimi Aghayev stepped up to the podium, turned on his fancy laptop, and proudly urged the audience to watch scenes of Azerbaijan on a large screen...
    November 21, 2012 9:45
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    Hungarian/Azeri Scandal Vindicates Artsakh’s Quest forIndependence
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, TheCaliforniaCourier Armenians worldwide are outraged by Pres. Aliyev’s pardon following the Hungarian government’s release of Ramil Safarov — an axe-wielding Azeri Lieutenant who hacked to death Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian in his sleep, while attending a 2004 NATO course inBudapest. One is at a loss to decide which country...
    September 5, 2012 7:20
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    (Հայերեն) Անհրաժեշտ է վճռական պատասխան տալ Փելոսիին` Ցեղասպանության բանաձևը տապալելու համար
    Resolute Response Required to Pelosi’s Failure on Genocide Resolution By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Armenians worldwide are justifiably outraged by the refusal of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leadership to bring the Genocide Resolution to a vote. Cong. Pelosi had “the majority, the authority, and the opportunity” to schedule...
    December 29, 2010 12:34
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    US Court of Appeals Hands A Major Victory to Armenians
    In a stunning development, a federal appeals court handed Armenian-Americans a major legal and political victory last week. It reversed its earlier ruling and decided that a California law extending the deadline for lawsuits against life insurance companies WAS constitutional, after all! The new ruling did much more than assist heirs of Armenian Genocide victims to file...
    December 15, 2010 10:59
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    Turkish Propaganda Campaign, Part II: Exploiting Akhtamar Church Once Ag
    Turkish Propaganda Campaign, Part II: Exploiting Akhtamar Church Once Again By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Readers may recall that the Turkish government embarked on a worldwide publicity stunt in 2007 when it renovated and reopened as a museum the Armenian Holy Cross Church on Akhtamar Island in Lake Van. At the time, Turkey had gone to...
    June 30, 2010 15:04
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    Armenians Must Take Bold, Pre-emptive Measures to Counter all Hostile Acts 　
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Having been victimized by many conquerors throughout history, Armenians have developed a strong instinct for survival. To stay out of trouble, they have learned to be loyal and even subservient to the states that ruled over them. While Armenians gained plenty of “moral victories,” their actual battlefield successes...
    June 23, 2010 11:13
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    Growing Turkish Influence in Middle East Leads to Restrictions in Armenian Rights
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkey’s growing influence in the Middle East, even before the naval confrontation with Israel over Gaza, had prompted some Arab countries to restrict the political rights of local Armenian communities. It is feared that the latest Gaza conflict, which catapulted Prime Minister Erdogan to a heroic stature throughout...
    June 16, 2010 14:00
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    Cancellation of Erdogan’s Argentina Trip Is the Price Turkey Pays for Genocide 　
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Not satisfied with its neo-Ottoman policies of regional domination, Turkey has decided to extend its influence far and wide, to the four corners of the globe. While making inroads into the Islamic world by pretending to sympathize with Palestinian suffering, Turkey has alienated Israel, its long-standing political...
    June 2, 2010 13:50
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    Turkish President of European Council Should be Barred from Armenia
    By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish President of PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), offended his hosts by refusing to lay a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Monument during his visit to Yerevan last week. When the Armenian media questioned him about his refusal, Cavusoglu lied by saying that his predecessors...
    May 19, 2010 10:57
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    Is Turkey’s Consul Unhappy that not All Armenians were Slaughtered like Sheep?
    Hakan Tekin, the young and inexperienced Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is trying hard to earn brownie points with his bosses in Ankara by countering any reference to Armenians in the U.S. media. He went overboard last week by sending an offensive letter to the Los Angeles Times. Tekin was displeased with Patt Morrison’s interview with me published by the Times...
    May 5, 2010 12:14