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POPSCNN's "Scream Bloody Murder" is "Bloody Shame Whisper" Amanpour's failure to mention the "screams" of Henry Morgenthau and others is an unfortunate continuum of a political play. Even worse, when a reputable reporter such as she chooses to silence the calls of equally deserving fine men, then it does create the ultimate hypocritical human-rights rat's nest that no one could ever get out of unscathed. The timing of this matter is specially significant and doubly important as the reporter tries to bring attention to genocides on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the adoption of UN Convention of Genocide and Human Rights , which, by the way, was authored by Raphael Lemkin who coined the word "genocide."
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POPSBrawling Monks Another example of the peace and unity (not) attributed to organized religion.
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POPSThe Economist endorsement of Barack Obama It says something: conservative Economist endorses Obama's bid, and makes a strong case for supporting him. Usually sympathetic to McCain Economist stresses that he leaned too much to the right to believe that he'll be able to get back to his own track, where he was comfortably sitting and winning support of many independent voters, against his own party machine. Article mentions strong positions of Obama on international arena (if the world were to choose it would be a landslide victory for Obama, as Economist's poll suggests). For reasons why Armenian Americans support him visit www.armenianamericansforobama.com
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POPSChurch of the Holy Sepulchre Endangered by Battling Factions &Time Ah, Christian brotherhood and love at it's very best. "Rival denominations often battle for access or space and the congregation at the annual Easter service sometimes resembles the terraces of a boisterous football match. The keys to the main entrance of the church have been held by a Muslim family since the 12th century because the Christians do not trust one another."
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POPSWhy in Turkey they don't want Obama's presidency article contains one factual mistake--Armenians commemorate Genocide on April 24, and not April 16. For some additional info on why Armenians support Barack Obama and Joe Biden visit www.armenianamericansforobama.com
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POPSanother reason to choose Obama over McCain It was a funny comment, and with a big grain of truth in it. To read about some other reasons to choose Obama over McCain, if you're Armenian or support Armenian Cause, go to www.armenianamericansforobama.com.
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POPSBiden campaigns in the battleground states he's very good! perfect running mate to a charismatic leader. let's see how debates turn out. it should be interesting. for candidates' position on issues of special significance for armenian-american community go to armenianamericansforobama.com
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POPSArmenia and Turkey probe for better relations The two foreign ministers reportedly discussed the opening of Turkey’s closed border with Armenia, along with the establishment of full diplomatic relations. The two sides also attempted to find common ground on a political settlement to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Gul’s office revealed that he will go to Azerbaijan on September 10 to discuss the changing diplomatic situation with Azerbaijani leaders.
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POPSBeauty of Iran From the site: "Richly-textured land, rarely seen in the West Outside of politics, this is a fascinating, enchanting world, rarely shown in all its color. Since our first part we received many requests to continue with the series, and in fact, we'll continue to highlight the natural beauty of Near and Middle East countries, such as Armenia, Lebanon and Israel. In our humble opinion, people should learn to appreciate natural beauty and historic customs, without reaching for a "telescopic finder" of a rifle."
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POPSWhy textbooks suck A fascinating--and horrifying, if you care at all about education--look at how the books schools use to teach your kids get made. Corporate greed, pandering to special interest groups, lowest-common-denominator thinking: all your favorite characters on parade here, parents!
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POPSThe Chester Beatty Library : Dublin Ireland This is a stunning website, contains a wealth of material from Asian, Islamic and Western sources. This library is only about 15 mins from my place--I am putting this on my 'get yer butt down there' list asap :)
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POPSNational Priorities When I clipped this story from Google News it was one of 42 others. David Letterman's return to the air in the midst of the writer's strike contained 742 news stories. I worry deeply about this country. Judged on implications to the future of this country the story about healthcare wins hands down but the gossip mongers (I refuse to call them journalists) realize who pays their salary. Without grassroots support this situation won't change.
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POPSPriests come to blows in the Church of the Nativity CNN reports that priests from rival Christian sects have broken out in violence over who gets to clean the Church of the Nativity. Yes, two days after the celebration of the birth of the Holy Infant so tender and mild, in the church that is built over the site of His holy birth, dedicated men of God were beating each other bloody over who gets to clean out the manger. The rivalry is so intense that Palestinian troops had to form a human shield to separate the three groups of priests who traditionally clean the church: Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic. What the hell. Link photo by Darko Tepert Donatus
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POPSTurkish-Armenian writer shot dead I am so upset and so shocked that I can't write anything as a comment. Can't stop my tears while writing this. Terribly sad. Hrant Dink was one of the most important thinkers and intellectuals of Turkey. Dammit... Still can't believe this.
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POPSFury in Turkey at editor's murder A crowd of several thousand people marched towards the office of Agos, the bilingual Turkish and Armenian weekly newspaper Dink edited, on Friday night. Many carried red carnations and photographs of Dink with the inscription "My dear brother" in Turkish, Armenian and English. The mood was not sombre but angry, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Istanbul, with many demanding justice. There was also a protest by several hundred people in Ankara.
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POPSRussia Refutes NIE: Iran Never Had Nuke Program
Russia contradicts the National Intel Estimate, as they have continuously done, saying that Iran NEVER had a nuclear weapons program, which of course Cheney got inserted into the redacted and delayed NIE report. (This is a continuation on two previous posts on same subject that ties them together). Israel and the neoconservatives have always wanted to create a pretext for war on Iran, just like on Iraq. While Cheney said "there is no doubt Saddam possesses weapons of mass destruction...", we can safely assert, upon this and the previous, "There is no doubt that Cheney, Bush, and the neoconservatives lied about weapons of mass destruction intelligence", which was "fixed around the policy" to go to war based upon the Project for New American Century (PNAC) blueprint for a "new middle east" issued in Sept. 2000, prior to 9/11, hinged upon "a catalyzing event, like a new Pearl Harbor". Perjury is a high crime, no misdemeanor. Impeachment is the minimum that should be p
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POPSTurkey's Hatred of Free Speech Until recently, Turkey banned public usage (eduaction, broadcasting etc) of Kurdish language. Kurds make up a fifth of population. There is a strong strand of nationalism which seeks to reframe the Armenian holocaust as the fault of the Armenians. Turkey is seeking membership of the european union.
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POPSBush Guilty of Holoacuast Denial When anyone questions the Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazis against the Jews during World War II they are rightfully scorned. But now, the same people who would join in such scorning are being blackmailed by the Turkish government into denying the first holocaust of Armenians that set the stage for the Jewish Holocaust. Why is is NOT ok to question or deny the genocide taken against Europe's Jews, but perfectly acceptable to deny the Armenian holocaust in which over 1 1/2 million innocent people died? We as a country should be ashamed, as should Britain and any other country that is going along with this political blackmail by the Turks.
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POPSThe TurkGenocide Influenced Who&What ? --<< "Eyewitness accounts are even more graphic. Foreign diplomats posted in the Ottoman Empire at the time told of the atrocities, but were powerless to act. One described the concentration camps, saying: "As on the gates of Dante's Hell, the following should be written at the entrance of these accursed encampments: 'You who enter, leave all hopes.'" So how exactly did the events of 1915-17 unfold? Just as Hitler wanted a Nazi-dominated world that would be Judenrein - cleansed of its Jews - so in 1914 the Ottoman Empire wanted to construct a Muslim empire that would stretch from Istanbul to Manchuria. Armenia, an ancient Christian civilisation spreading out from the eastern end of the Black Sea, stood in its way. A prominent Turkish writer at the time described the war as "the awaited day" when the Turks would exact "revenge, the horrors of which have not yet been recorded in history". >>--
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