Author: Babajanian Karo

BELARUS SUPPLIES USD 167M WORTH MILITARY HARDWARE TO AZERBAIJAN

Mon 11 March 2013 07:08 GMT | 7:08 Local Time

Belarus in 2004-2011 exported weapons worth over USD 550m.

The main country-consumers of Belarusian military technology are
Azerbaijan (USD 167m), Yemen (USD 125m), Kazakhstan (USD 76m), the
UAE (USD 30m), Syria (USD 66m), Sudan (USD 38,1m), Uganda (USD 10m)
and Eritrea (USD 26m).

Belarus also supplied weapons to Armenia, Djibouti, Cote d’Ivoire,
Cuba, Nigeria, Poland, Slovakia and Turkmenistan, but the amount does
not exceed USD 4 million, News.tut.by reports.

News.Az

DERMOT AHERN’S LETTER REGARDING FEBRUARY 18 ELECTION IN ARMENIA

Dear Colleagues,

Attached find 2013 Armenian presidential election observer of OSCE
and former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ireland
Dermot Ahern’s letter to Armenian Bar Association Chairman Garo
Ghazarian regarding the fraud he witnessed during the February 18
election, particularly in Precinct 26/1, in which a landslide for
Raffi Hovannisian was converted into a victory for the incumbent.

Raffi Hovannisian Headquarters

Dear Garo Ghazarian, Chairman of the Armenian Bar Association

March 5, 2013

You might remember that we spoke at length on the plane from Yerevan
to Paris, just after the presidential election. I indicated to you
that I felt uneasy about what happened in the polling station and in
the TEC that I observed on the day of the election.

To recap, I and my German colleague Hedda Haars observed six polling
stations during the day and as instructed by the OSCE core team,
we finished observing the election in PEC 26/1 Yeghvard Elementary
School No 3. From what we saw, from 7 PM to the close at 8 PM,
everything was done correctly.

The presiding officer and team proceeded to count the votes. Again,
everything was done in accordance with the instructions. The presiding
officer showed to everyone, including ourselves, our interpreter,
our driver as well as a proxy on behalf of the incumbent, every vote
once he had taken it from the envelope.

Immediately, it transpired that Raffi was hovering up the votes. This
caused some surprise with the local participants. Indeed, it became
somewhat embarrassing in that virtually every vote was for Raffi.

Every odd time, a vote came out for the incumbent, there was a slight
laugh from some of the locals. On and on, it continued with Raffi
getting virtually all of the votes. The proxy for the incumbent was
tallying in a very methodical way and I could see clearly from his
tally that Raffi was way ahead. In fact, he actually ran out of paper,
Raffi got so many votes over the incumbent. At about 9:15 PM. I sent a
text to my principal to say that with 30 percent of the votes counted
Raffi was at least 3 to 1 ahead.

During this time and up until when we left, a number of invalid votes
were declared. For instance, one vote was declared invalid because the
voter had voted for everyone, except the incumbent. Another vote was
invalid because the voter voted for somebody who previously contested
an election, but not this one. A number of other votes were declared
invalid because they did not have the correct mark or indeed no mark
at all. I estimated that there were more than 10 during our time
there between 8 PM and 10 PM when we left for the TEC.

By the time we left, we both agreed that with approximately 35% of
the vote counted, Raffi was ahead by at least 3 to 1. We proceeded to
the TEC 26 in Yeghvard and introduced ourselves to the TEC team. The
conditions of the location for tabulation at this location were far
from ideal. It consisted of two rooms separated by a corridor which
meant that I stayed in the room where the chair and deputy chair met
with the PEC teams as they came in with their results. My colleague
Hedda stayed in the other room where a secretary entered the results
from the various protocols.

I was given very little cooperation by the TEC team in that they did
not offer any information to me as to the PEC teams coming in with
their protocols. The lack of space made it particularly difficult
for me to see anything. I had to ask for information, any time I
wanted it. My interpreter and driver indicated to me that the team
were somewhat uneasy about our presence.

When the results came in from number 26/1, I particularly was
interested and asked for the result. This wasn’t forthcoming, but my
interpreter got to see the protocol and indicated that the incumbent
had beaten Raffi by 382 to 302 approximately. I was astonished by
this apparent turnaround since we left the count. I tried to get more
information, to no avail.

However, my interpreter then told me that he noticed on the protocol
that there were zero invalid votes. I was completely taken aback
by this, and I asked my interpreter to let the chair know about
my astonishment.

Between then and when we finally finished the tabulation observation at
approximately 3:30 AM, I was given little or no cooperation. I finally
asked if I could see the final written result and the chair refused. I
met up with my colleague Hedda who had expressed satisfaction with
what she had seen in the other room, in that the results were properly
put onto the computer. I suggested that she might ask the chairman
herself for a copy of the protocol. But again he declined waving his
hands in the air. We asked if they would be publishing the result
and his reply was in the morning. We immediately left. We filled out
the necessary form for the OSCE, having kept in constant contact with
them during the night.

I’ve been practicing politician here in Ireland for 32 years,
contesting and winning every election I personally fought in. I was
director of elections board at national and local level for my party.

I have never witnessed anything like this. From my experience, I
know a trend, when I see one, and something very strange happened to
overturn the result, after we left the count in PEC 26/1.

As I stated to you, I feel that full re-examination of this count
should take place. I could not understand then and still now how
invalid votes can become valid.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to
contact me.

Dermot Ahern 2013 presidential election observer of OSCE in Armenia,
former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Minister of Justice
and Law Reform of the Republic of Ireland

“BLACK SABBATH” GUITARIST TONY IOMMI DOES NOT EXCLUDE LONELY PLANET WIN IN “EUROVISION 2013”

11:47, 11 March, 2013

YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS: Black Sabbath legendary guitarist Tony
Iommi – whose song was selected as Armenia’s Eurovision Song Contest
entry – last night admitted: “I’ve plenty more where that one came
from.” As Armenpress reports citing British Birmingham Mail, Iommi
said he was gobsmacked when the Armenians chose Lonely Planet – a song
he wrote more than five years ago – as their Eurovision contender,
but now he has high hopes for the track. Among other things he noted:
“I was as shocked as anybody when they came knocking. They got in
touch with me because of the charity work we’ve been doing out there,
building a new music school to replace one wrecked by an earthquake.

They asked if I’d got any spare songs.

Well, I write loads of songs and they just get put away. They lie
on a shelf because either they’re not suitable for Sabbath or for
another project, and never see the light of day.

I searched out Lonely Planet – it’s a bit of a power ballad – and
sent it off.

The legendary guitarist posted in his official web site on March 3:
“Well here’s something different, one of my demo ideas has been chosen
as the Armenian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.” The lyrics
is by Vardan Zadoyan. The song will be introduced in the semi-final
on May 16th in Malmo, Sweden.

ARMENIAN HACKERS ATTACKED WEB SITE ONE OF AZERBAIJANI MINISTRIES

13:35, 11 March, 2013

YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Cyber Army hacker group has
broken the web site of the Ministry of Labor and Social Defense of
the Republic of Azerbaijan. As Armenpress reports, Armenian hackers
have posted their logo on the web site.

Armenian Cyber Army has also broken the web site of the Ministry
of Labor and Social Defense of Republic of Azerbaijan on February
27 regarding the 25th anniversary of Sumgait massacre. Then they
have posted film entitled “Ordinary Genocide” dwelling on Genocides
perpetrated against Armenians in the 20th century, presenting the
massacre conducted against Armenians in 1988-1994 by their chronology
and in a precise way.Hacker group has also broken Baku electricity
network JSC official web site.

TURQUIE : DES REFORMES POUR METTRE FIN AU HARCELEMENT DES JOURNALISTES

Publie le : 12-03-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – Le Collectif VAN vous
presente cette information publiee sur le site des Reporters Sans
Frontières le 11 mars 2013.

Reporters Sans Frontières

Turquie

Des reformes ambitieuses s’imposent pour mettre fin au harcèlement
judiciaire des journalistes

Publie le lundi 11 mars 2013.

Alors qu’un ” quatrième paquet de reformes judiciaires “, cense
limiter les abus de la legislation antiterroriste, devrait bientôt
etre presente au Parlement, Reporters sans frontières deplore que le
precedent train de reformes n’ait eu que peu d’effets sur l’etat de
la liberte de l’information en Turquie.

” Des dizaines de journalistes croupissent toujours en prison sans meme
avoir ete juges. Pas plus qu’auparavant, les magistrats ne prennent
la peine de justifier concrètement leurs decisions de maintien en
detention provisoire. Interpellations et condamnations continuent
de s’enchaîner a un rythme affolant. Huit mois après l’adoption du
‘troisième paquet de reformes judiciaires’ (loi 6352), le moins
que l’on puisse dire est que le problème reste entier “, a declare
Reporters sans frontières.

” Restreindre le champ d’application de la legislation antiterroriste
dans les affaires de presse constituerait bien un pas en avant
important – et trop longtemps repousse. Mais pour mettre un terme
definitif au harcèlement judiciaire des journalistes en Turquie, il
est indispensable que cette nouvelle reforme s’attaque a l’ensemble
des lois liberticides. Et qu’elle soit redigee de facon suffisamment
precise pour restreindre la marge d’interpretation de la police,
du parquet et des magistrats. ”

Detention provisoire illimitee : toujours autant d’abus

Le 11 mars 2013, s’est tenue la 277e audience du procès des
membres presumes du reseau ultranationaliste Ergenekon. Parmi eux,
le journaliste Mustafa Balbay vient d’entamer sa cinquième annee en
detention provisoire. Sa demande de remise en liberte conditionnelle,
ainsi que celle de son confrère Tuncay Ozkan, incarcere depuis
septembre 2008, a ete rejetee par la 13e chambre de la cour d’Assises
d’Istanbul lors de la dernière audience, le 18 fevrier.

Le 12 mars, l’ancienne directrice de publication d’Ozgur Radyo, Fusun
Erdogan, et le chroniqueur de l’hebdomadaire d’extreme-gauche Atilim,
Bayram Namaz, comparaîtront devant la 10e chambre de la cour d’Assises
d’Istanbul. Les deux journalistes sont en detention provisoire depuis
septembre 2006. Dans une lettre recemment recue par Reporters sans
frontières (telecharger la lettre, en anglais), Fusun Erdogan decrit
les conditions de son arrestation, de sa detention et les multiples
vices de procedure qui caracterisent l’instruction. ” Mon dossier etant
‘classifie’, la cour n’a partage aucune information avec moi avant
l’ete 2007. (…) Je n’ai pu me defendre qu’a partir de la troisième
audience, en 2008. J’ai donc passe deux ans en prison avant meme de
savoir pourquoi j’etais arretee “, rappelle-t-elle, avant de souligner
la faiblesse du dossier d’accusation et son etat de sante declinant :
” tension elevee, hepatite B, kystes a la poitrine, myopie croissante
(…), cancer de la thyroïde “…

” Le maintien en detention provisoire de ces journalistes depuis
si longtemps constitue un authentique scandale, et une violation
flagrante des obligations internationales de la Turquie, a rappele
Reporters sans frontières. Ils doivent immediatement beneficier d’une
remise en liberte conditionnelle et de procès equitables. ”

Le 25 fevrier, la correspondante de l’agence pro-kurde Diha, Ozlem
Agus, a ete remise en liberte conditionnelle après plus d’un an de
detention provisoire. La cour a finalement decide de tenir compte de
” la duree deja passee en detention preventive, de l’etat des pièces
a conviction et du fait qu’il n’y a pas de risque de dissimulation
des preuves “. Mais la journaliste risque toujours vingt-trois ans
de prison pour avoir fait son travail. Certains de ses cliches,
montrant des policiers pendant les funerailles d’un militant du PKK
et les rideaux de fer baisses par des commercants en protestation
contre l’emprisonnement d’Abdullah Ocalan, sont soupconnes d’avoir
ete commandes par la rebellion kurde.

Un autre journaliste de la meme agence, Cengiz Oglagi, a ete remis en
liberte sous caution a Cizre (Sud-Est) au lendemain de son arrestation,
le 22 fevrier. Accuse de collaboration avec le PKK, il a du s’acquitter
d’une caution de 5 000 livres turques (2 175 euros) et restera soumis
a un contrôle judiciaire.

Le 30 janvier, un juge d’Istanbul a rejete la demande de remise en
liberte conditionnelle de Sami Mentes, jeune reporter du quotidien
Yurt (Patrie) incarcere en janvier dans le cadre de l’enquete sur le
groupuscule arme DHKP-C. L’avocat du journaliste ne l’a appris que
plusieurs jours plus tard. Contrairement aux dispositions de la loi
6352, aucun element concret n’est requis pour justifier cette decision
: le juge considère seulement qu’il s’agit d’une mesure ” proportionnee
au vu de l’importance de l’affaire et de la peine encourue “, et qu'”
un placement sous contrôle judiciaire serait inefficace “. D’après le
compte-rendu de l’interrogatoire, l’enquete reproche essentiellement
au journaliste d’avoir participe a des manifestations illegales.

Des journalistes en sursis

Si elle a permis la suspension d’un certain nombre de procedures
ouvertes avant 2013, la loi 6352 n’empeche pas les magistrats de
continuer a accabler les journalistes de sanctions disproportionnees.

Dans le meilleur des cas, les peines d’emprisonnement sont commuees en
sursis ou en amendes. Mais les prevenus sont alors prives du droit
de faire appel, et sont contraints de travailler sous la menace
permanente d’une epee de Damoclès.

Le 12 fevrier, deux journalistes en ligne ont ete condamnes a onze
mois et vingt jours de prison avec sursis pour avoir ” insulte par
voie de publication ” le Premier ministre, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Yuksel Ozbek, directeur de publication du site d’information Haber
Ruzgari, et Ali Dursun, proprietaire du site Gorele Sol, sont places
sous contrôle judiciaire pendant cinq ans. S’ils commettent ” un
autre delit de meme nature ” sur cette periode, ils devront purger
leur peine. Les articles incrimines reprenaient des allegations de
corruption portees contre l’un des avocats du Premier ministre par
un de ses confrères, et demandaient a Recep Tayyip Erdogan de se
prononcer a ce sujet.

Le 25 fevrier, Reporters sans frontières a appris la condamnation a
trois mois de prison de Rasim Ozan Kutahyali, chroniqueur du quotidien
Takvim, pour avoir ” offense la memoire ” d’un tortionnaire presume.

Cette peine a ensuite ete commuee en amende. Dans une chronique
publiee en avril 2012, le journaliste denoncait les actes de torture
systematique commis a la prison de Diyarbakir (Sud-Est) dans les annees
80, dont il rendait responsable, entre autres, le defunt commandant
de la prison, Oktay Yildiran.

Le 19 fevrier, sur la base de la loi 6352, le tribunal d’Ankara a
suspendu le procès visant Temel Demirer pour ” denigrement de la
nation turque ” (article 301). Le journaliste risquait trois ans
de prison pour avoir declare, au lendemain de l’assassinat de son
collègue turc-armenien Hrant Dink en 2007, qu’il n’avait ” pas ete
assassine parce qu’il etait Armenien, mais parce qu’il [avait] reconnu
le genocide armenien “. Temel Demirer a exprime sa frustration devant
la suspension de son procès, qui prive la Turquie d’un necessaire
debat sur l’abolition de l’infamant article 301 : ” vous pouvez me
condamner ou m’acquitter, mais je refuse d’etre condamne avec sursis
“, a-t-il declare a la sortie du palais de justice.

Un arsenal legislatif repressif

Pour avoir utilise le mot ” Kurdistan ” dans un article (lien), le
directeur de publication du journal Silvan Mucadele, Ferhat Parlak,
fait l’objet d’une enquete judiciaire. Le journaliste est soupconne
d’avoir ” porte atteinte a l’indivisibilite de l’Etat et a l’integrite
de la nation ” (article 302 du code penal). Si un procès est ouvert,
il risque la prison a vie. Ferhat Parlak avait ete condamne recemment
a dix mois d’emprisonnement pour avoir ” offense ” un policier et
l’avoir ” expose dans la ligne de mire d’une organisation terroriste “.

Une nouvelle enquete a ete ouverte contre Halil Savda, responsable
du site d’information pacifiste savaskarsitlari.org soupconne de ”
decourager la population d’accomplir le service militaire ” (article
318 du code penal). Debut 2012, il avait passe près de deux mois en
detention provisoire pour le meme motif.

Aux tabous traditionnels du kemalisme, viennent desormais s’ajouter
la sensibilite croissante des thèmes religieux. Un procès vient d’etre
intente contre le journaliste Sevan Nisanyan, accuse d’avoir ” offense
les valeurs religieuses partagees par une partie de la population ”
pour des messages critiques de Mahomet postes sur Twitter. Inculpe
sur la base de l’article 216 du code penal (introduit en 2005),
il est passible de neuf mois a un an et demi d’emprisonnement.

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Source/Lien : Reporters Sans Frontières

L’ECRIVAIN DISGRACIE OBLIGE DE QUITTER L’AZERBAIDJAN ?

Publie le : 12-03-2013

Info Collectif VAN – – Dès sa publication en
decembre dernier, le roman de l’ecrivain azerbaïdjanais Akram Aylisli
decrivant la cruaute des Azerbaïdjanais envers les Armeniens a provoque
la colère publique et de nombreuses menaces en Azerbaïdjan.

Le parti pro-gouvernemental “Yeni Musavat” a promis une recompense
de 12 000 $ a quiconque “couperait une oreille de l’auteur “. ” Mes
travaux ne sont plus publies, mes pièces ne sont plus jouees. Il
est impossible d’envisager l’avenir ici. J’ai pris la decision
de quitter ma terre natale et d’aller en fraternelle Turquie ” a
annonce Akram Aylisli dans une interview. Il a ajoute egalement :
” Je demande maintenant aux ecrivains armeniens de dire la verite a
propos du genocide de Khodjaly et autres massacres. ” Akram Aylisli ne
peut ignorer la verite a propos du pseudo genocide de Khodjaly que le
gouvernement azeri tente d’imputer aux Armeniens. Que faut-il deduire
de cette declaration ? Akram Aylisli fait-il amende honorable pour
retrouver sa place au Pantheon des ecrivains de son pays, voire, tout
simplement, pour continuer a y vivre en paix sans avoir a s’exiler ?

Ou faut-il comprendre que l’affaire Aylisli est une fusee a plusieurs
etages, lancee par les sphères du pouvoir, pour faire porter le
message de la falsification historique par une personnalite a priori
irreprochable puisque ” dissidente ” ? Tout est malheureusement
possible. Le Collectif VAN vous invite a lire une traduction de Gisèle
Garabedian d’un article en anglais du site Armenianow mise en ligne
sur le site de NAM (Nouvelles d’Armenie Magazine) le 11 mars 2013.

Photo: theworld.org

Pour accompagner cette lecture, il est bon de visionner un reportage
sous-titre en anglais qui donne la parole aux acteurs presents
sur le terrain en fevrier 1992 (journalistes, hommes politiques,
combattants). La video, recemment postee sur YouTube, retrace avec
precision la prise de Khodjaly par les combattants armeniens et montre
la responsabilite du Front Populaire d’Azerbaïdjan dans le massacre
premedite de la population civile azerie :

Between hunger and fire: power at the expense of lives (Nagorno
Karabagh)

NAM

DE STONE DREAMS AU CAUCHEMAR

L’auteur en disgrâce favorable aux Armeniens pense quitter
l’Azerbaïdjan

Le roman juge scandaleux de l’ecrivain azerbaïdjanais Akram Aylisli
sur les relations armeno-azerbaïdjanaises va sans doute coûter a
l’ecrivain de 75 ans la privation de la recompense et de la pension
de l’Etat, et l’obliger a quitter sa terre natale, craignant pour sa
vie et la securite de sa famille.

” Mes travaux ne sont pas publies, mes pièces ne sont pas jouees. Il
est impossible d’envisager l’avenir ici. J’ai pris la decision de
quitter ma terre natale et d’aller en fraternelle Turquie “. Les medias
azerbaïdjanais ont mentionne l’interview de Aykisli au journal turc.

Le roman de Aylisli “Stone Dreams” relate l’histoire de deux
Azerbaïdjanais qui essaient de proteger leurs voisins armeniens durant
les pogroms de Soumgaït et de Bakou dans la fin des annees de l’Union
sovietique (le roman decrit aussi des violences azeries contre les
Armeniens durant les annees 1920).

Dès sa publication dans le magazine “People’s Friendship” en
decembre dernier, le roman decrivant la cruaute des Azerbaïdjanais
envers les Armeniens a provoque la colère publique et de nombreuses
menaces en Azerbaïdjan. Des actions de protestation furent menees
dans plusieurs villes exigeant l’exil de Aylisli ; des livres de
l’auteur furent brûles, pendant que le parti pro-gouvernemental
“Yeni Musavat ” annoncait une recompense de 12 000 $ a quiconque
“couperait une oreille de l’auteur”. L’epouse de Aylisli et son fils
ont ete licencies ; de plus, par decret presidentiel, l’ecrivain
a ete prive de toutes les recompenses d’Etat, incluant le titre d’
“Ecrivain du peuple” et de la pension mensuelle de 1270 $.

Les intellectuels armeniens et turcs, mais aussi le departement d’Etat
US, le bureau de l’OSCE a Bakou et d’autres organisations ont fait des
declarations pour condamner le harcèlement envers l’ecrivain et ont
exhorte les autorites de Bakou d’arreter leur campagne de persecution.

Human Right Watch notamment, declare que le gouvernement d’Azerbaïdjan
se moque des obligations internationales concernant la liberte
d’expression. “Le fait est choquant, particulièrement après que les
fonctionnaires azerbaïdjanais se soient rues a Strasbourg le mois
dernier pour vanter le bilan du gouvernement concernant les droits
humains au Conseil de l’Europe”.

Dans l’intervalle, Aylisli accuse les intellectuels azerbaïdjanais
d’avoir fait preuve de lâchete et d’indifference durant le debat
public concernant son roman.

” Ils ont toujours soutenu ma position. Cependant, ils ne peuvent
pas exprimer ouvertement leurs opinions parce qu’ils sont remuneres
par l’Etat. Une partie de la societe qui a la liberte de penser
est ouvertement de mon côte. Meme un groupe d’ecrivains de Turquie
le soutient. Mais pas un politicien en Azerbaïdjan ne m’a appele,
declare Aylisli a haqqin.az.

L’ecrivain dit que le but de son roman etait d’envoyer le message aux
Armeniens, notamment ceux vivant au Nagorno Karabakh, que le peuple
d’Azerbaïdjan reconnaît ses erreurs et reconnaît avoir agi contre
sa volonte.

” Le temps ne nous a pas encore complètement separes, voyons ensemble
notre vie en communaute, ” dit l’ecrivain, ajoutant que maintenant
c’est au tour des ecrivains armeniens de reconnaître objectivement
les fautes qui ont conduit a une guerre majeure qui a amene misère
et souffrance aux deux peuples.

” Je demande maintenant aux ecrivains armeniens de dire la verite a
propos du genocide de Khojaly et autres massacres. Ne blâmez pas le
peuple pour les guerres. Les fautifs sont ceux qui se servent des
guerres pour s’enrichir ” dit Aylisli.

Angela Elibegova, expert armenien en geopolitique du Sud Caucase,
pense que la haine determinee envers l’auteur est en partie
conditionnee par la politique azerie de “remuer le chien”* car ” la
thematique armenienne est une action sans risque pour le gouvernement
d’Azerbaïdjan et fait diversion aux problèmes plus serieux dans le
pays. ”

” Le roman publie dans le numero de decembre du magazine a trouve
un large echo en Azerbaïdjan, peu après une situation agitee dans
le pays causee par l’inquietude en Ismaïlli. ” (Un district azeri où
ont eu lieu en janvier, des affrontements entre des manifestants et
la police durant lesquels les manifestants ont brûle des dependances
dans le jardin de l’administrateur du district ainsi que sa voiture).

Selon Elibegova, aujourd’hui en Azerbaïdjan, on ne parle pas de
l’inquietude toujours presente a Ismailli, ou du “Gyulyargeyt”,
(la video scandaleuse qui montre comment le depute Gyulyar Akhmetova
demande 1 million de dollars au doyen de l’universite pour etre elu
depute), des morts inexpliquees dans l’armee ou d’autres problèmes
precis qui concernaient l’opinion il y a environ deux semaines.

Elibegova dit que le roman a aussi provoque la furie et la critique
parce qu’il presentait le “leader national” Heydar Aliyev (père du
president actuel Ilham Aliev) sous un jour peu flatteur et l’accusait
d’avoir organise des massacres d’Armeniens.

” Le fait que le clan au pouvoir n’a jamais pardonne cette impertinence
est ouvertement aborde par les medias azerbaïdjanais. Les representants
du clan Nakhitchevan de l’elite dirigeante sont avant tout irrites car
le massacre d’Akoulis (Nakhitchevan) est pour eux un problème majeur.

Thomas de Waal du Carnegie Endowment, dit que la publication de ce
roman est un acte courageux mais malheureusement, au lieu d’encourager
Aylisli, le gouvernement azerbaïdjanais exerce sur lui des pressions,
brûle ses livres, ce qui est regrettable.

” Le gouvernement azerbaïdjanais aime parler de paix, il rappelle
meme comment des milliers d’Armeniens vivent paisiblement a Bakou.

Malheureusement, la pression sur l’ecrivain qui commente courageusement
le conflit, apporte un eclairage different du message, ” dit de
Waal, specialiste du conflit du Karabakh dans une interview avec
le service azerbaïdjanais de Radio Liberty. ” Ceci demontre que la
societe azerbaïdjanaise n’est pas prete pour analyser l’histoire
et les problèmes. Et le plus important c’est que c’est un phenomène
caracteristique des deux côtes du conflit a la fois dans la societe
azerbaïdjanaise et armenienne. ”

*ndlt : ” Wag the dog “Theorie de Coser et Simmel dont l’hypothèse
est de parvenir a une cohesion interne via la ” diabolisation ” d’un
autre groupe. Dans une societe instable une guerre a l’exterieur peut
servir a dissimuler les problèmes internes.

Nota CVAN : Dans ” Wag the Dog ” (“Remuer le chien”), film americain
sorti en 1998 (” Des hommes d’influence “), ¬ Robert De Niro demande :
“Pourquoi un chien remue-t-il la queue?”. “Parce que le chien est plus
intelligent que la queue. Si la queue etait plus intelligente que le
chien, c’est la queue qui remuerait le chien” lui est-il repondu.

Traduction de Gisèle Garabedian

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Nahoum’s loses its man behind the till

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David Nahoum; (top, above) the notice outside the shop announcing his
death on Thursday. Picture by Sanjoy Ghosh The famous fudge and fruit
cake will be back on the shelves after a day but David Nahoum, the
familiar face behind the cash till at the landmark Nahoum & Sons in
New Market, won’t.

David, who was to turn 86 in April, passed away on Thursday morning at
Fortis Hospitals, his last visit to the shop being in a wheelchair
around a month ago.

David had been admitted to Fortis with chronic renal failure on
February 9. He died of cardiac and respiratory failure resulting from
his condition, a hospital official said.

`I got a call from the hospital, saying he was no more. He was a
father figure to all of us at the shop. I had worked with him for
around 34 years and his death is a big shock for me,’ Jagadish Halder,
the manager of Nahoum’s, told Metro.

Nahoum’s kept its shutters down for the day but the sense of loss
wasn’t restricted to the family and those who worked for David.

Nahoum’s loyalist Dona Ganguly said: `May his soul rest in peace. The
cakes are so special! In fact, yesterday we had some Nahoum’s fruit
cake with tea. Sourav and I both love it. Come December, Nahoum’s
cakes are a must in our house.’

Andrea Raberts of the Do-Re-Mi music store opposite Nahoum’s saw the
notice announcing David’s death when she arrived at New Market at
10am.

`He was such a good-hearted man. He always helped the poor,’ said
Andrea. `I called him `Uncle’ and will really miss him a lot. Had
there been no Nahoum’s, there wouldn’t be New Market today,’ added
store owner S. Hafiz.

David’s younger brother, 76-year-old Isaac Nahoum, performed his last
rites at the Jewish cemetery in Narkeldanga in the afternoon.

`Mr Isaac had been at the hospital throughout. Other family members
and members of the staff paid their last respects before the funeral,’
manager Halder said.

Isaac is expected to take charge at the 111-year-old confectionery
that his late brother had been running for many years.

David was not only the face of Nahoum’s but also the leader of
Calcutta’s dwindling Jewish community. He headed all major Jewish
organisations, including two schools, one for boys and the other for
girls, two synagogues and charitable organisations. Without his
hand-written notes, visitors could not enter Magen David Synagogue and
Beth El Synagogue.

The caretakers of the century-old David Magen Synagogue, where David
would conduct Saturday prayers, didn’t know their `Saheb’ had passed
away until afternoon. `Is it so? We don’t have any such information
yet. I last saw Saheb here in September during the festival. I have
known him since I was 12 years old… He was a very good man,’ said
Nrushionha Swaian.

The confectionery business, Nahoum & Sons Private Limited, was started
by David’s grandfather, Nahoum Israel Mordecai, a Baghdadi Jew, in
1902 and the shop shifted to its present location in 1916. Before
that, Nahoum’s used to sell baked goods and cheese door-to-door.

The shop had started small but began expanding along with the
market. Nahoum’s factory, which filmmaker and actor Anjan Dutt calls a
`tourist attraction like Park Street’, is at 1 Hartford Lane behind
New Market in a building owned by the family.

David was born into a large family of many siblings, of whom only two
brothers and a sister have survived. He went to La Martiniere and was
not interested in the shop but took over the reins after the death of
his brother Solomon and then Norman.

David refused to expand, diversify or give his shop a makeover, quite
unlike other such landmarks in the city. Nahoum’s stuck to fish
pantras, cheese samosas and walnut brownies, and continued to flourish
unlike the neighbouring M.X. D’Gama’s.

The wooden cash till and the wooden-framed glass cases for the display
of its goodies, including specialities such as the baklava, almond,
coconut and cheese samosas, date babas, khalla bread and caca rings,
have also survived the ravages of change.

Like his brothers, David was always single and cherished the simple
pleasures of life. He loved the outdoors and in his youth would go
hunting wild boar with his Anglo-Indian friends. But he only ate
kosher food and his cooks accompanied him. He was fond of pets too,
especially dogs.

Nahoum & Sons was established by Nahoum Israel Mordecai

Started off as a small outlet in 1902 in front of Hogg Market (the
flower stretch); moved to F-20, New Market, in 1916

Top treats include its Rich Fruit Cake, chocolate fudge, brownie,
macaroons & jam tarts

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March 9 2013

Man Finds Arthur Pinajian Artwork Appraised At $30-M

Paul A Ebeling Jr
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Garage Find: Bellport NY Man Finds Arthur Pinajian Artwork Appraised At $30-M

Works by an obscure Armenian-American abstract impressionist
discovered in a Long Island, NY garage have been appraised at $30-M.

Thomas Schultz discovered thousands of paintings, drawings and
journals by Arthur Pinajian after he bought a cottage in Bellport in Y
2007.

`The smallest house in Bellport Village and maybe one of the most
important, most significant art finds in art history is an interesting
paradox,’ Mr. Schultz said. ‘It’s my understanding that if the works
were sold in the retail market it can fetch up to $30-M in retail
prices, but that could take 20, 30 years to do.’

Press Release Centre (press release)
March 9 2013

Armenian lobby and Iranian State Propaganda Attack Azerbaijan-Israel
Burgeoning Relations

2013-03-09 By Marketers Media

Armenian lobby groups such as ANCA building on pervasive and
deep-rooted Turcophobia, anti-Azerbaijanism and anti-Semitism, join
forces with mullahs of Iran, attack expanding strategic partnership
between Azerbaijan and Israel.

Iran’s state-run radio published a critical report about Azerbaijan’s
Ambassador to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, speaking at a panel
during the AIPAC 2013 Annual Conference on March 3, 2013.

Official Tehran’s anti-Semitic diatribe attempted to drive wedge
between the Azerbaijani and Jewish people and between Azerbaijan and
Israel. Clearly, the Iranian leadership is concerned over the growing
and successful partnership Azerbaijan has developed with the United
States and Israel.

Azerbaijan, which is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in
the Muslim world, currently provides up to 40% of Israel’s energy
demand and the Ambassador stated more cooperation between Israel and
Azerbaijan would further deepen relations between the two countries.

In a commentary entitled `The land of no anti-Semitism’ about
Azerbaijan the day before the conference the influential Israeli
newspaper Haaretz noted: “There is no anti-Semitism here and there
never has been.’ This sentence was repeated to me over and over during
my stay this week on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Jews, non-Jews,
government officials, dissidents, local residents and Israeli
diplomats and rabbis. Not only was this the constant refrain but I
don’t remember ever being in a country where I felt so comfortable
being identified as an Israeli. And Azerbaijan, in case you were not
aware, is 95 percent Muslim, of the Shi’ite variety.’

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director
Aram Hamparian joined the Iranian attack on Azerbaijan by harshly
criticizing Azerbaijani Ambassador speaking at the AIPAC annual event
and for expressing support for Israel and the Jewish community.

Ironically, in the best tradition of paranoia-driven conspiracy
theories, both Armenian and Iranian statements are based on a poorly
translated unchecked press-report rather than actual participation in
the event or official statements.

While Armenia’s own close relationship and shady dealings with Tehran,
including Armenian actions to bypass international sanctions on Iran
are well known and documented, the attempts by the American Armenian
lobby groups to demonize Azerbaijan for being Israel’s friend and
attempts to isolate Israel in the region are contrary to advancing the
U.S. national interests in Eurasia. Which is business as usual for
Armenian lobby groups, which care only about their own narrow
interests, and betray U.S. interests and taxpayers.

Over the years, the Armenian government and nationalist circles have
been on the record expressing and fanning anti-Semitic statements.
Beginning in mid-May 2008, pro-government print media and state-run
Public Television have made outlandish anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic
accusations against former president and current opposition leader
Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP). Most of the accusations appear to be
harsher versions of previous allegations that surfaced right before
and after Armenia’s disputed February presidential election. The
small, pro-government Armenian Jewish community has expressed deep
concern over the attacks, given the fact that anti-Semitic rhetoric
has not been an issue in Armenia before, wrote then US Embassy in
Armenia Charge d’Affaires Joseph Pennington in a US cable dated Jun.
18, 2008.

The Armenian lobby should stop playing an always destructive and
obstructive role, and truly help Armenia by adhering to the United
Nations Security Council resolutions which demand immediate withdrawal
of Armenia’s occupying forces from Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh
region and all other currently occupied Azerbaijani districts.
Furthermore, the Armenian lobby should put its pressure on Yerevan
government to stop the destruction of Azerbaijani cultural heritage,
such only two remaining mosques (of 269 existing in 19th century) in
today’s Armenia. Not content with physical destruction, the Armenian
government re-names these mosques as `Persian’ in an effort to
whitewash its policy of cultural genocide against Azerbaijanis, Kurds
and Turks.

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ANCA to AIPAC: ditch Azerbaijan

Published: Saturday March 09, 2013

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), giving voice to the
Armenian American community’s growing alarm over anti-Armenian tirades
by Azerbaijani leaders and diplomats, officially registered a protest
today with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)
regarding remarks made by Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to the United States
Elin Suleymanov, at the organization’s recently concluded annual
conference.

According to news reports, Azerbaijani Ambassador Suleymanov, during a
breakout session at the AIPAC Policy conference titled “New Allies:
Israel and the Caucasus Region,” threatened supporters of Israel not
to “fall under the influence of pro-Armenian lobby groups.”

In the March 7th ANCA letter, Executive Director Aram Hamparian
explained that: “Strengthening the relationship between the United
States and Israel need not involve support for dictatorial regimes.
Nor should supporting Israel require providing a platform for those,
like Ambassador Suleymanov, who engage in the very sort of hateful,
conspiratorial rants that have, for far too long, been used to
demonize Israel and her supporters worldwide.”

Hamparian specifically asked AIPAC to “reevaluate the moral and
practical dimensions of your organization’s association with
Azerbaijan’s war-mongering President, Ilham Aliyev, a dictator who,
echoing the venomous Holocaust-era rants of Adolf Hitler against Jews,
has announced openly that, “all the Armenians of the world” are his
enemies.” He added that Aliyev, by saying that “Armenia as a country
is of no value… it is actually a colony, an outpost run from abroad,
a territory artificially created on ancient Azerbaijani lands,” was
“attacking Armenia’s very right to exist in language chillingly
similar to those who seek to destroy Israel.”