Author: Badalian Vardan

TURKEY: GAS TRANSIT DEAL WITH AZERBAIJAN SHAKES UP REGIONAL ENERGY POLITICS
by Yigal Schleifer

EurasiaNet.org

Nov 17 2011

That high drama production known as Turkey-Azerbaijan relations has
delivered a new plot twist, with the recent signing of a deal that
allows for the transit of Azeri gas across Turkish soil and into
Europe, making it the first tangible step towards creating a southern
corridor for the delivery to Europe of non-Russian gas.

Ankara and Baku like to boast of their “brotherly relations” but
their ties have frequently been strained over the last few years. As
we learned from Wikileaks, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev has less
then brotherly feelings towards Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan. And when Turkey signed a 2009 deal with Armenia to restore
relations, Azerbaijan quickly reacted by taking down Turkish flags
in Baku and hinting that other actions could be in store if the deal
goes through (which it didn’t).

The tension between the two countries was only exacerbated by the
tough negotiations that they were conducting over the terms of the
transit of Azeri gas over Turkish soil. So it came as something of a
surprise that Ankara and Baku, with little fanfare, inked a deal on
October 25 that provides for Azeri gas to transit into Europe through
Turkey. From RFE/RL’s report on the deal:

Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a long-awaited agreement on Caspian
natural-gas supplies and transit to Europe, providing a boost to the
EU’s efforts to diversify energy supplies and setting up a bidding
war for three key pipeline projects.

The agreement, signed in the Turkish city of Izmir on October 25,
opens the door to shipments of Azerbaijani, and possibly Turkmen,
gas to European customers.

Under the deal, Turkey is to buy gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz-2
field and transport the gas through its territory to Europe. The
lack of an agreement on transiting supplies across Turkey has long
been the major obstacle to the EU’s Southern Corridor energy project,
which aims to develop routes that bypass Russian or Iranian territory .

Now all that remains is for Azerbaijan to select from three proposed
pipelines — the Interconnector Turkey-Greece-Italy (ITGI) pipeline;
the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP); and the EU’s flagship project,
the Nabucco pipeline. Earlier this month, Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev said that the bid “most acceptable for both Azerbaijan and
our partners” would be the winner.

Representatives of the three projects made their cases at a separate
meeting on October 25 in Istanbul.

But it appears now that Turkey and Azerbaijan have gone further than
simply agreeing on transit terms and will work together to get the
gas to Europe before any of the three proposed southern corridor
pipelines are built. From Reuters:

Azerbaijan and Turkey have started work on a trans-Anatolian gas
pipeline project costing some $5-6 billion, Azeri state energy company
SOCAR said on Thursday, adding to an array of planned energy projects
crossing Turkey.

Azerbaijan has been receptive to overtures from proponents of a
so-called “southern corridor”, promising to help diversify energy
sales away from Russia and options are proliferating.

The latest project, led by Socar and with a Turkish partner to be named
later, is planned to have a capacity of 16-17 billion cubic metres
(bcm), a SOCAR official, who declined to be named, told Reuters. It
could also be open to other partners.

“Azerbaijan and Turkey have started work on a Trans-Anatolian gas
pipeline project from Anatolia’s eastern border to its western border,”
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev said at a conference on Thursday.

Mert Bilgin, an expert on Turkish energy politics at Istanbul’s
Bahcesehir University, says the Azeri gas could very well go to Europe
even through existing pipelines. “Renovation of existing pipelines
(with additional pumping stations) will enable Azeri gas reach Greece
and/or Bulgaria. This is a practical and a very feasible option,”
he says. “The gas may also be transported to Albania and Italy if
Azerbaijan agrees with ITGI or TAP consortia. So it is not going to
be a brand new pipeline for the next 6-10 years. A new pipeline may
or may not emerge in this period depending on the market conditions
in Europe.” (This approach appears to have Washington’s support,
with Amb. Richard Morningstar, the United States’ special envoy for
Eurasian energy, recently telling an audience in Baku that the best
way to start getting Azeri gas to Europe could be through the use of
a smaller pipeline, rather than with the more ambitious Nabucco. More
on that from Reuters.)

In an analysis for the German Marshall Fund, Fariz Ismailzade,
executive vice rector of the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, suggests
that the transit deal indicates that after their various spats of
the last few years, Turkey and Azerbaijan are returning to their
strategic senses. From his GMF piece:

It is clear that the agreements between Azerbaijan and Turkey once
again moved bilateral relations to a strategic level, brought a
visionary approach to regional energy projects, and put aside tactical
differences for the sake of bigger gains on the political and economic
map of the region. Turkey and Azerbaijan showed an understanding
of the importance of this project and a willingness to cut a deal
despite previous disagreements and a chill in bilateral relations.

Conversely, it’s probably safe to say that this new deal between
Turkey and Azerbaijan puts perhaps a final nail in the coffin of
the frozen rapprochement deal signed between Ankara and Yerevan in
2009, which has since been stalled over the question of the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. At the signing of the transit deal,
PM Erdogan made it clear that his country and Azerbaijan were back
to being “brothers.” Turkey will “fight shoulder to shoulder with
Azerbaijan until the occupation of Karabakh comes to an end,” Erdogan
said at the opening ceremony, which took place at an oil refinery in
Ä°zmir. “The occupation of Karabakh saddens Turkish nationals as it
does Azerbaijani brothers.”

ITERA INTERESTED IN MANAGING ARMENIAN CHEMICALS PLANT NAIRIT

Interfax
Nov 16 2011
Russia

Russia’s Itera (RTS: ITER) has shown an interest in managing Armenian
chemicals plant Nairit, the sole producer of chloroprene rubber in
the CIS.

“Oil and gas company Itera has submitted a proposal to the Armenian
government to manage the Nairit plant,” Armenian Energy and Natural
Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan in parliament Wednesday.

Chemieanlagenbau Chemnitz GmbH – C.A.C. of Germany is another contender
to operate the plant, he said.

“Talks are being held with the contenders on technical, economic and
financial issues. It will soon be clear what solutions the companies
are proposing to upgrade Nairit and manage it,” he said.

The equipment and technology of the plant is out of date so production
is not competitive on the world market, Movsisyan said. For example,
chlorine production is three times more expensive than at modern
plants. “Nairit is a complex technological chain that was created 30
years ago. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Armenia has tried
to restore it,” he added.

Nairit shareholders and creditors have put together an anti-crisis
program costing around $500 million. They hope to raise $400 million
from EurAsEC anti-crisis fund and the management company should invest
the rest. The program would involve resuming production of chloroprene
from butadiene to bring production to 25,000-30,000 tonnes per year,
which would make up 6%-8% of the world market.

International company Rhinoville Property Limited (founded by Polish
Samex, U.S. Intertex and Russia’s Evrogaz) own around 90% of Nairit,
the Armenian government owns 4.4%, Armgazprom owns 3.6% and Yerevan
power plant owns 1.9%.

TIGRAN SARGSUAN AND CATHERINE ASHTON STATED THAT ARMENIA-EU RELATIONS HAVE ENTERED A NEW STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

Office of the Prime Minister

Nov 17 2011
Armenia

Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received EU High Representative
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton during her
regional visit to Armenia. “Recently, our relations with the European
Union have entered a new stage of development. As a result we have
boosted the implementation of reforms in our country,” said the Prime
Minister, welcoming the guest at the government.

Catherine Ashton expressed satisfaction with the process of development
of Armenia-EU relations. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs
and Security Policy said that they fully understand what amount of
work Armenia has been carrying out towards the deep and comprehensive
free trade agreement with the EU. Noting that they are impressed by
Armenia’s progress in different direction, Catherine Ashton pointed out
that there are all the prerequisites for deepening and strengthening
the Armenian-EU relations.

“We are ready to assist Armenia in ensuring economic progress, which
can be significantly contributed by signing a deep and comprehensive
free trade agreement, the negotiation process of which will enter a
new stage in the nearest future,” Catherine Ashton said.

Afterwards, Tigran Sargsyan presented to Catherine Ashton the
government’s priorities and the process of the implemented works
towards formation of middle class and civil society in Armenia,
as well as introduction of European values to our society.

The sides also touched upon a number of regional and other issues.

REMARKS BY HRVP CATHERINE ASHTON FOLLOWING HER MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER EDWARD NALBANDIAN AT THE END OF HER VISIT IN ARMENIA

Europa.eu

Nov 17 2011

Minister, can I first of all say what a great pleasure it is to meet
with you and with your Prime Minister and with your President, and
to meet you here in Yerevan. You and I have met a number of times,
in Brussels and indeed all over the world, but it’s the first time
I have the opportunity to be here and it’s wonderful to do so and it
certainly won’t be my last visit here.

Like you, I want to express my pleasure at the progress in the
bilateral relations between the European Union and Armenia. As I
described it earlier to you, I think we have made real progress in
developing the strength of this relationship, and as you rightly
say, a relationship based on the values that we share, the values of
support of these people of this country and support for democracy,
human rights and the rule of law.

You and I also had the opportunity to talk about the region and some
of the challenges that you face, and the need to try and move forward
in order that this region can grow economically and politically,
and indeed strengthen its relationships to the European Union.

The European Union very much wishes to see our relationships get
stronger. And although all countries across the world are dealing with
the economic situation, there is a strong desire in Europe to make
sure that we honour the commitments that we have and that we keep the
strength of our relationships. So we’ll now be looking to how much
we can do together. This relationship is not just about money, it’s
also about the kind of cooperation and the way in which we can work
together. So for example with the free trade agreement it will be the
opportunities we offer our businesses to collaborate. It’s going to
make a huge difference. The opportunities to develop small business,
to export and so on. The President last night was explaining to me
you have I think 350 companies employing 5000 people in new technology.

The more that we can offer them, opportunities, as well as for example
your agricultural markets, then the more that the economy can grow
and the more that this country will be able to develop in a way I
know the Foreign Minister and the government wish.

And of course we also touched upon the international agenda where
we’re very conscious of the role that you are playing and – as Armenia
develops and grows in its international relations – ready to work
together. This is often expressed in our bilateral relationship,
where we look at what we can do to support our economies, and also
through the progress made on moving towards a free trade agreement. I
think these efforts will come to fruition in the next few months.

Finally, on visas – as I was explaining to the Minister and to the
Prime Minister earlier, the process of moving on visas and moving
on trade takes a long time at the very beginning. And the reason is
because there are many issues to be resolved of a technical nature.

And it’s often seen that’s the longest and most difficult part of
the process. Once you’ve done all the technical work then the process
of negotiation moves much more quickly. So you shouldn’t see this as
being about delay, it’s about making sure that everything is actually
in place. And the technical teams have to do their work on both sides,
because it’s important that your people and for the people in Europe
that this is done properly and done well. I’m confident that we’re
now at the phase when we’ll see significant movement shortly, but it
is for the technical people to finish their work first.

So, Minister, thank you for your hospitality, it’s very nice to be
here and I do want to say how much we appreciate the strength of the
cooperation we have.

VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN ARMENIA’S ‘HRANT DINK’ IN JAVAKHK – ACTIVIST

Tert.am
18.11.11

Armenian film director Tigran Khzmalyan, considers the jailed
Georgian-Armenian public figure, Vahagn Chakhalyan, Armenia’s scapegoat
in Javakhk region.

At a news conference on Friday, he even compared the activist with
Hrant Dink, the assassinated editor-in-chief of the Armenian-Turkish
weekly Agos.

“Hrant Dink’s name was hardly ever mentioned in the past, but now
that he’s no longer alive it’s very easy to say he is our flag. Vahagn
Chakhalyan is now our Hrant Dink. Today we have a political prisoner in
Javakhk, who, despite being in detention, leads the Javakhk-Armenians
struggle, not allowing any insult to their national dignity,” he
told reporters.

Khzmalyan, who is an active member of Sardarapat group, said the
Georgian authorities seek to represent Chakhalyan’s arrest as a
national minority issue notwithstanding the fact that the Armenians
in Javakhk live on their historical land.

The Georgian authorities arrested Chakhalyan in 2008, accusing him
of resisting a representative of the authorities, acquiring and
maintaining weapons and plotting disorders. He was subsequently
sentenced to 10 years in prison and now serves his time in a tight
security penal colony.

“Several armed troops of the Georgian special services entered
Javakahk to arrest Chakhalyan. Yerevan’s tacit response was evident,”
Khzmalyan added.

The activist said that the group had several times applied to the
Foreign Ministry but their proposals for a meeting had been declined.

Khzmalyan called for pan-national efforts for freeing the jailed
activist.

“It’s not only the Javakhk-Armenians that have to deal with Vahagn
Chalhalyan’s case; that’s a pan-national issue. As a matter of fact,
Javakhk is our northern gate, our window of opportunities to the West.

It is not a cumbersome problem for the Armenian and Georgian
authorities,” he added.

YEREVAN HOSTS TVETANA PASKALEVSA’S WOUNDS OF KARABAKH DVD PRESENTATION

PanARMENIAN.Net
November 18, 2011 – 14:55 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – On November 18, Yerevan hosted presentation of
Wounds of Karabakh DVD by distinguished Bulgarian journalist and
documentary filmmaker Tsvetana Paskaleva.

“The film frames remind us of the horrible days people of Nagorno
Karabakh faced for four years. I am not sure I will have enough courage
to go through these tragedies with them, see their tears and wounds,”
Paskaleva said, thus explaining the title.

She noted that Karabakh war changed her entire life forcing her to
live in Karabakh and follow the developments. “The longer I stayed
in Karabakh the more I wanted to live further to witness a peaceful
settlement of the conflict,” she said.

“This is a huge project – 7 documentaries that the world was in severe
need of. It is also needed for true understanding of the Karabakh
conflict, which is pending a peaceful resolution,” Paskaleva said.

The DVD released by Armenian Music Center company will be available in
six languages: Armenian, Russian, English, Spanish, French, Bulgarian.

TSVETANA PASKALEVA TO PRESENT HER FILM SERIES ON KARABAKH ABROAD

PanARMENIAN.Net
November 18, 2011 – 15:24 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Bulgarian journalist and documentary filmmaker
Tsvetana Paskaleva intends to start a tour to different countries to
present her film series Wounds of Karabakh.

During the DVD presentation in Yerevan, Paskaleva briefed on her
plans to draw public attention to Karabakh issue.

According to her, the film series will later be introduced to the
U.S audience, entering the world of DVD libraries.

The DVD released by Armenian Music Center company will be available in
six languages: Armenian, Russian, English, Spanish, French, Bulgarian.

NEW YEREVAN MAYOR SWORN IN, PROMISES TO SERVE FOR PROSPERITY OF YEREVAN RESIDENTS

/ARKA/
November 18, 2011
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, November 18, /ARKA/. New Yerevan mayor, Taron Margaryan,
was sworn in today at a special ceremony at the City Hall attended
also by President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and
other high-level officials, Novosti-Armenia news agency reported.

‘I promise to fulfill my duties bona fide in accordance with
the Constitution and serve for the prosperity of Yerevan and its
residents,’ the 33 year-old mayor said.

President Sargsyan congratulated the mayor on taking up this
responsible post wishing him vigor and perseverance in executing
his duties.

‘You have no right to frustrate your fellow citizens and colleagues.

We are next to you always ready to support you,’ Serzh Sargsyan said.

Taron Margaryan was elected mayor by forty-nine members of the Council
of Elders (legislative assembly) of the Armenian capital on November
15. Taron Margaryan is the son of former Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan, who died in 2007.

Taron Margaryan had been nominated for the vacant post by the governing
board of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia on October 31. Prior to
his election, he served as vice mayor. The former mayor of Yerevan,
Karen Karapetyan, resigned October 28 at his own will to take up
another job. The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) controls
35 seats in the Council of Elders. The other 17 seats are controlled
by the junior coalition member Prosperous Armenia party.

Taron Margaryan was born on April 17, 1978 in Yerevan. In 1995 he
graduated from school and was enrolled into the Armenian Agricultural
Academy. In 2001 he graduated from it with Master’s degree.

In 2001-2003 he worked as a senior specialist, then chief of the
regional subdivision of the State Committee of Cadastre in Yerevan’s
Nor Nork administrative district.

In 2003 he was appointed deputy head of a department in the ministry of
Nature Protection in charge of bio resources. In 2005 he was elected,
and in 2008 re-elected as head of Yerevan’s Avan district.

Since 2009 he has served as deputy mayor.

Margaryan has been a member of the Republican Party since 1996. In
2006 he was elected to its Board.

He was awarded Anania Shirakatsi, Garegin Nzhdeh medals, as well
as Gold Medal of Yerevan mayor, Gold Medal of the Armenian Agrarian
University, Fridtjof Nansen Gold Medal and Eagles of Armenian Mountains
Medal and Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan Order. Margaryan is married and
has one son and one daughter.-0-

AZERBAIJANI LEADER, EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF DISCUSS ENERGY, KARABAKH

news.az
Nov 16 2011
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received the EU’s high
representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine
Ashton.

She arrived in Baku on Tuesday at the start of a visit to the three
countries of the South Caucasus.

Aliyev and Ashton discussed the prospects for energy cooperation
between Azerbaijan and the EU and exchanged views on ways to settle
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, state-run
news agency AzerTAj reported.

Aliyev described cooperation between Azerbaijan and the European
Union as multifaceted and said that relations between the country
and the EU were developing successfully,

Recalling his meeting with Catherine Ashton in Warsaw, the president
stressed the importance of her visit to the region and Azerbaijan. He
said that the trip to Baku would contribute to developing further
the relationship between Azerbaijan and the EU.

In turn, Catherine Ashton expressed satisfaction with her visit to
Azerbaijan, AzerTAj said.

President Ilham Aliyev hosted a dinner in honour of the senior EU
official.

Energy, human rights, Karabakh, Azerbaijani-EU relations and Iran were
all issues raised earlier in the day by Catherine Ashton at a joint
press conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov.

“I was very keen to come here to develop further the bilateral
relationship between the European Union and Azerbaijan and highlight
the importance of making sure that our relationships are tailor-made
to suit the needs of both,” Ashton said in a statement to the press
conference.

“Azerbaijan is an important partner of the European Union in terms
of energy and I know that you have worked closely with my colleague,
Commissioner Oettinger, to advance this issue,” she said.

In the past week alone, two presidents, one minister and one special
envoy have come to Baku to discuss the export of Azerbaijani gas.

The consortium developing Azerbaijan’s giant Shah Deniz gas field is
expected to announce its chosen route for the export of gas to Europe,
via what’s loosely termed the Southern Energy Corridor, by the end
of the year. The EU is supporting the Nabucco pipeline project, one
of three projects to have submitted bids to export Shah Deniz II gas.

Shah Deniz operator BP has come up with a fourth option, in case none
of the three routes prove suitable.

Catherine Ashton noted Azerbaijan’s role in the region and
internationally.

“You are also an increasingly important player in this region and of
course, with the election as a non-permanent member of the Security
Council, also in the United Nations.”

On EU relations, she said: “The Eastern Partnership is an important
way in which we demonstrate the closeness of our relationship, building
on the common values and aspirations that we hold for all our people.

“For all my life the issues of human rights have been central to
the way I approach the relationships that we have in the EU. With
all the countries in the Eastern Partnership it’s part of the core
values that we hold. The minister knows well the position the EU and
I hold in terms of these issues.

“I hope my visit here today will be an opportunity to demonstrate the
value that we place on this relationship and consider further in our
meetings what more we can do to develop and deepen that relationship
in the future.”

She outlined the EU’s supporting role to the OSCE Minsk Group, the
international body mediating a solution to the Armenian-Azerbaijani
conflict over Karabakh.

“We have also touched upon the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. The European
Union has a different role to the Minsk Group who is responsible for
trying to resolve this issue. I appointed a special representative
to offer our support in some of the ways that the European Union can
support the process; an example being confidence-building measures.”

On Iran and the concerns over its nuclear program, the EU high
representative said: “Briefly we have also discussed some foreign
policy issues, among them Iran. As you know, on behalf of the E3+3
or the P5+1, I’m responsible for leading the negotiations with Iran,
and we take a very clear double-track approach. We believe in trying
to get the Iranians to negotiate and to respect their commitments on
nuclear proliferation. And we’re concerned about the latest report from
the IAEA. When the 27 foreign ministers met yesterday, we discussed
these issues. While we wish to see Iran honour its commitments and
come to negotiate, we recognize we need to keep up the pressure. We
will examine what further sanctions we should take.”

Catherine Ashton said that her visit allowed her to see Azerbaijan’s
development for herself.

‘AMERICAN HORROR STORY’ RECAP: “OPEN HOUSE”
By: Emily Cheever

Ology.com

Nov 17 2011

A phone beeping off it’s hook, an ominous score, a woman weeping by
the fireplace. Looks like it’s another episode of American Horror
Story. And break out the iced tea because this week it’s an “Open
House.”

I’m starting to wish this show was a little more deft in revealing
their rules of haunting. For example, why (besides the fact that she
was a lusty woman in her life) can Moira be seen differently? Why
haven’t we met Larry’s wife and children? And mostly (perhaps they’re
saving that for a finale) what is so special about this house/land
anyway?

In previous week’s we’ve seen a little more opportunities for acting
where this week was back to it’s freak fest roots. Not only do we
see that Constance once chained up her other mentally challenged
son in the attic, Viv masturbating to the black security guard, a
mastectomy due to demon baby teeth, but we also see Moira literally
bite someone’s dick off. Entertaining? Yes. Sensical? Eh. But being
seven episodes in, I suppose we can’t hope for much sense anymore.

The pulp of the episode came from the fact that Vivian trying to
sell the house. Even with her issues, she’s the most balanced person
on this show. She gets two offers- one from Larry and one from an
Armenian developer who lusts after Moira and everyone calls Persian.

One of the two interested buyers will be schlongless by the episode. I
bet you can guess which one.

The Armenian wants to buy the house with the sole purpose of tearing
it down to build an apartment complex. Constance, having most of her
relatives in the house, hates the idea as she fears that she will
loose her ghost family forever. This is how she enlists Moira’s help,
and Larry’s (subplot: he’s in love with her and his wife knew it- she
was the one who burned herself and the kids) to do that unspeakable
thing. What was it? Oh right, that penis thing. After the Armenian
dies Constance orders, “make sure he’s off the property before he
expires. i wouldn’t care to ever encounter his carcass again.”

Unfortunately, Violet’s character is starting to be pushed into a
one note teen. Yes, we get it. She’s sad. She can see ghosts, she
likes the house, and she’s sad. Hopefully they will play more with
the idea that 1) she’s still a normal teenager who should, you know,
do stuff and 2) really have fun with the plot that she’s dating a
ghost. Now she just seems pathetically content in her moping, which
is something that all teenagers do from time to time, but considering
that this was never a show about normalcy, they should switch it
up. I do appreciate that there was a glimpse of Violet beginning
to understand her medium powers- in writing classes they talk about
this as “learning the rules of the world.” Still, it was not enough
to push me into affection for her character.

The big reveal and push from this episode comes from Vivian at the
very end. We now know that Vivian is having twins, not a demon baby,
which is disappointing on some level. But when Violet shows her old
photos that she found in the attic she recognizes the face of Mrs. Dr.

Charles. Will Vivian start to believe in ghosts?

I’d prefer that in the future of American Horror Story, they stick to
just establishing the history and cut out guest characters. Sure, Eric
Stonestreetâ~@~K and Zach Quintoâ~@~K were great, but this Armenian
guy? I felt that he only existed for shock value. We got enough
shock value already when we find out that Mrs. Dr. Charles’ monster
baby (made by her ether addicted husband) is alive. Then she tries
to breast feed it (it bites her nipple off, essentially). Then she
kills her husband and herself. See? That’s enough shock value. Listen,
I truly love how creatively f*cked up this show is but like all Ryan
Murphy shows need to be reminded, a little goes a long way.

Awesome scene acknowledgement: After Moira gives the Armenian a blow
job for the first time (as the young one), the old Moira leaves
the room wiping her chin. It’s a simple trick but really fun. The
camera work that is, not the whole blow…you know what, you get what
I’m saying.

SumOlogy: Private parts are at the mercy of American Horror Story.