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ChronWatch, CA
Oct 15 2005
Is the Caliphate Threat a Real One?
Written by David Litvak
Saturday, October 15, 2005
Editor, The San Francisco Chronicle
Your dismissal of President Bush’s ascertation that our adversaries
intend to create a `radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to
Indonesia’ is not surprising. Whether you approve of President
Bush’s handling of the present conflict in Iraq or not, that
statement is a matter of fact. No sane person would want to see the
religious wars that tore Europe to pieces in the 16th and 17th
centuries reenacted today but this is precisely what is happening in
Western Europe, in the Russian Federation, in Indonesia, in China in
Thailand, in the Philippines, in Nigeria, in the Sudan and other
points. Our enemies, and we are their enemies, have time and time
again stated in clear and precise terms that this is a holy war and
they mean to win it.
These past 60 odd years the West has been on the defensive trying
(ineffectually) to keep Islam at bay and Islam has been on the
offensive their declared aim being to convert by armed force the
infidels except the Jews whose eradication from this planet has been
(with Europe’s quiet acquiescence) pronounced, save young Jewish
maidens destined to be parceled out to the harems of the faithful.
It was in 1915 that the Caliphate (aka the Ottoman Empire) decided to
exterminate her Christian-Armeni – an subjects (1.6 million by
conservative estimate) and incidentally, showed their Germans allies
the proper way to conduct genocide; and on Sept 9th, 1922 in the port
of Smyrna they butchered Armenians, Greeks and Jews, sparing neither
age or sex, to the tune of 100,000 plus..
It was shortly after – wards that Turkey, now a secular republic
expelled all the Greeks from Anatolia where they had been living
since the days of the Greek city-states.
War does indeed make strange bedfellows. The Caliphate’s allies,
Germany, Austro-Hungary & Bulgaria, Christian nations all, made no
attempt whatsoever to help their co-religionists. In 1915, Germany
had several division stationed in Mesopotamia who could easily have
stopped that slaughter, but the only nation to protest that holocaust
was the United States but as she was, military speaking a nullity,
the protest was simply ignored.
As an aside, when the Turks had finished butchering the Armenians and
were about to start on the Jews (thanks to the Balfour declaration),
the Germans stopped them. Go figure.
But Islam as a whole went on the offensive in 1947 when Britain (then
still Great) abandoned her imperial responsibilities when she allowed
India to slide into anarchy, 700,000(?) of her subjects brutally
mur – dered and tens of millions driven from their homes in a state of
beggary, a calamity for which Mahatma (“give us chaos”) Gandhi that
apostle of non-violence, must share the moral responsibility together
with Lord Louis Mountbatten of Britain & Mohammed Ali Jinnah of the
Muslim League and, incidentally, helping to usher in the first of the
religious wars that are even now raging all over this planet and
which finally came to these shore on Feb. 26th, 1993.
In all these religious wars, with the exception of Northern Ireland,
Islam has been the aggressor.
One item amongst dozens should suffice. In the 1960s Islam exploded
in both Indonesia as well as Malaysia in righteous wrath against the
Zionist-Imperial Infidel, but as there were no Jews and very few
Westerners to kill, the Chinese had to play the role of the victims
and butchered they were in the tens of thousands, and now that the
U.S. once again has moved against Jihadistan, the Chinese may very
well be called upon to act again as victims.
In the Western world new mosques are going up every day; everywhere
where Islam rules, the syna – gogues, some dating back to Babylonian
times have already been shut down and such churches that are still
open are on sufferance.
Equally, wherever Islam has seized power all the Jews have been
expelled from territories where they have been living since
Babylonian, in some cases Assyrian times, and such Westerners that
are still there are either diplomats, journalists or Western
renegades selling their expertise to Islam.
In the West, every major and many a minor university has at least one
chair devoted to Islamic studies every one of which are staffed by
Islamic scholars. How many Islamic universities have departments of
Western studies? And how many (if any) of them are staffed with
Western scholars?
On September 11th, 2001, when New York & Washington were successfully
attacked, (Islam 19, Infidels 2,977), the Arab Street went delirious
with joy and not just in the Middle East but also in all Islamic
enclaves in Europe. And how did the West respond? The opinion- &
decision-makers fell all over themselves in their haste to explain
Islam to the infidels, to the point that His Holiness, the Pope, the
President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Britain went
to the Mosques, and assured us and more important, themselves, that
this is not a religious war. Unfortunately, the other side insists
that this is a religious war and that they mean to win it.
Islam tried three times, Poitiers, 732, Vienna 1588 & 1683, to
conquer Western Europe by force of arms and each time they were
turned back – just. But now, there is no need for Islam to march for
the third time on Vienna, nor burst once more across the Pyrenees for
the enemy (is there a more appropriate term?) is already within the
gates. Europe is and continues to be inundated by a tidal wave of
asylum-demanders & illegal immigrants none of whom bother even for an
instant to hide their venomous hatred of the West and all it stands
for; and the governments of Europe are paralyzed by
political-correctness, inertia or sheer moral cowardice to stop that
invasion.
In France, a junior minister admitted, that the government was afraid
that their local Muslim population might have gone on a jihad should
France have decided to join the United States in going to war with
Iraq or any other Muslim nation. For the time being, the French
government tries to deflect the jihadists by throwing them their
Jewish citizens as a sop, but it is only a matter of time before the
holy warriors get tired of torching synagogues and kosher shops and
turn their attention to churches (as happened once already in
England) and wine & pork shops. (Anybody noticed how ‘quiet’ the
Arab Street has become since Jonathan put on his hobnailed boots and
kicked butt?)
In Holland Islam has achieved that critical mass of 10%–and a 10%
minority full of passionate intensity & burning with fervor to spread
the word can always achieve mastery over the apathetic 90% who have
lost faith in their institutions and traditions; aided and abetted by
Islam’s useful idiots, the European intelligentsia (God, what a
hateful Russian word) who in their relentless culture war against the
West are doing invaluable service to ensure Islam’s victory by making
the West lose trust in their institutions, denigrating her
accomplishments and making them ashamed of their past. (Treason of
the intellectuals?)
I In Britain, what the Spanish, French & Germans tried to
do and failed; Islam succeeded and did so with – out firing a shot.
There are now places in Britain where the Queen’s writ no longer runs
but Sharia rules. This loss of sovereignty was amply demonstrated in
1988 when the ruling Ayatollah of Iran issued a death sentence
against one Salmon Rushdie the author of the Satanic Verses. The
Muslims of Britain made it quite clear that the pronouncement of an
Iranian cleric took precedence over the laws of Britain (which goes
some length to explain why Britain had to drop the ‘Great’ from its
title). Then, of course there is the bombing of the London subway
system on July 7th & 21st of this year to which the local press
responded in its usual fashion of spending more ink agonizing over
the fact of a possible backlash by the dhimmitudes against the
faithful (none yet recorded) then on the victims of that foul deed.
In Spain a government was dismissed from office and the
reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula is well on its way.
And how has Europe responded to these and other threats? The
European Parliament has recently passed legislation that will make a
letter like this a criminal offence both to the writer as well as to
the re – cipient should the latter fail to alert the authorities. In
Germany, the dominant power of the European Union, this is known as
Anmeldepflicht.
Postscripts
-o- What would have happened had Islam won the battle of Poitiers
(and it was a dammed close thing)? Let Edward Gibbons (1737-1794
author of The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire tell it in his own
inimitable way:
A victorious line of march had been prolonged above a thousand miles
from the rock of Gibraltar to the banks of the Loire; the repetition
of an equal space would have carried the Saracens to the confines of
Poland and the Highlands of Scotland: the Rhine is not more
impassable than the Nile or Euphrates, and the Arabian fleet might
have sailed without a naval combat into the mouth of the Thames.
Perhaps the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the
schools of Oxford, and her pulpits might demonstrate to a circumcised
people the sanctity and truth of the revelation of Mahomet.
-o- Although Islam was stopped cold at Poitiers and Vienna, she
conquered and held in subjugation for several hundred years present
day: Albania / Bosnia-Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Crete / Cyprus /
Greece / Hungary / Montenegro / Portugal/ Romania / Serbia / Spain /
and that’s just in Europe.
-o- Although Islam promises every hour on the hour to slaughter Jews
wherever they can be found, the principal victims of their righteous
rage to date have been: Christians (2 millions minimum) / Buddhists /
Hindus (700,000?) / Sikhs / Muslim (Shiites vs. Sunnis) Jainists /
Parsis / Pagans / Animists / etc. etc. etc. with Jews at the end of
the line. Islam does not discriminate; it is an equal opportunity
killer.
-o- It is a perfect indicator of the time we live in that the leaders
of the West: political, scholastic, ecclesiastic, and above all, the
pontificators of the Fourth Estate simply cannot bring themselves to
face, let alone to state the obvious fact that the West is
immeasurably superior to Islam. Harmony in music / perspective in
painting / painless surgery / the eradication of many diseases that
had plagued mankind throughout the ages / the abolishment of slavery
/ the harnessing of electricity, of steam and oil / the principles of
flight, including into outer space / of photography / household
plumbing (let us pay homage to the lowly Western plumber for it was
he, not the medical profession, who banished cholera, dysentery &
typhoid) / telephone, television & the computer/ the list goes on and
on. Further, the universal languages of the arts & sciences are:
English, French, Italian & German all Western tongues. The proof of
the pudding is in the eating. Islamic students go to Western
universities in their tens of thousands, very few Westerners attend
Islamic universities save for religious studies.

President: Azerbaijan’s patience on Nagorno-Karabakh limited
.c The Associated Press
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliev said Friday
that the ex-Soviet nation still hopes to settle the long-running
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict through talks, but added that its patience
was running out and called for a military buildup.
“Our patience has limits,” Aliev said in a speech to youth
organizations in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. “I am absolutely
convinced that if we want to get our lands back on the basis of a fair
peace, we need to pay big attention to building up our military.”
Aliev previously has made similar statements while campaigning for the
ruling New Azerbaijan party in the run-up to the Nov. 6 parliamentary
elections. The statements are an apparent response to the
opposition’s claim that a change in government is necessary to win
back control over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed enclave that has been
under the control of Armenian separatists since the early 1990s.
Oil-rich Azerbaijan budgeted over US$300 million (euro248 million) for
defense this year and is set to double its defense spending next
year. In comparison, Armenia’s defense budget for next year is
equivalent to US$150 million (euro124 million).
Aliev on Friday pledged to make Azerbaijan’s defense budget equivalent
to the entire Armenian state budget, adding that it will help regain
control over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains high more than a decade
after a 1994 cease-fire ended a six-year war that left
Nagorno-Karabakh in Armenian hands. Some 30,000 people were killed and
1 million displaced. The lack of a resolution of the enclave’s status
has impeded economic development in the region.
10/14/05 15:08 EDT

AZG Armenian Daily #186, 15/10/2005
Diaspora
ARMENIAN CLASS AT A SCHOOL IN KIEV
A press release from the RA Foreign Ministry informs that an Armenian class
opened at the 85th secondary school of Kiev. The opening ceremony drew the
Armenian ambassador to Ukraine, clergies from the Ukrainian diocese of the
Armenian Church and members of the Armenian community. Ambassador Armen
Khachatrian and head of the Ukrainian diocese Archbishop Grigoris Buniatian
spoke about Armenia’s past and present, its culture and Armenian-Ukrainian
friendship. The newly opened Armenian class will teach Armenian language,
history and geography to 35 pupils. The graduation documents will include
grades on these subjects.
The Armenian embassy in Kiev handed the class Armenian textbooks and the
Armenian community presented a TV and a videocassette recorder.
By Gohar Gevorgian

AZG Armenian Daily #186, 15/10/2005
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DRAFT BUDGET 2006 UNDER DISCUSSION
Draft law “On RA State Budget 2006” envisages AMD 1,9 billion for RA
President’s Administration which surpasses budget allocations in 2005 by AMD
62 million. Artashes Tumanian, head of President’s Administration, stated
yesterday
He said that, in fact, the expenses made in 2006 remained unchanged as
compared with those in 2005. Unessential growth of allocations is
conditioned by the growth of salaries and transportation expenses. Besides,
it is envisaged to allocate AMD 346 million for renovation works instead of
AMD 220 million. In fact, A. Tumanian didn’t answer a journalist’s question
about purchasing new vehicles for RA President’s garage, which means that
the number of vehicles will increase from 40 to 60.

AZG Armenian Daily #186, 15/10/2005
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‘OUR COUNTRY IS UNBELIEVABLY BEAUTIFUL FROM ABOVE’
Photographer Hrayr Baze
Hrayr Baze, Canadian Armenian photographer, began visiting Armenia since
1992. He made pictures dedicated to Armenia, Artsakh and Western Armenia
since 1995. Afterwards, these photos became albums picturing the native land
and the cultural monuments of Armenia. This year, Hrayr Baze represented two
albums “The Land ” and “Hovering Falcon.”
“The Land” photo album includes 460 photos and represents almost all the
regions of the Western Armenia.
Recently, the photographer represented “Hovering Falcon” that includes
images of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh. It’s worth mentioning that almost
all the photos were taken from aboard of a helicopter. “Our country is
unbelievably beautiful from above,” Hrayr Baze said. The photos were
accumulated since 1995. Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh are represented in one
book. “The motherland can’t be separated with borders.”
The photographer who is also a good pilot told about his impressions when
flying on helicopter. One of the landscapes reminded him of the picture by
Arshile Gorky he saw in New York and he called the photo “Arshile Gorky.”
When flying above that place I felt as if I am flying above one of Arshile
Gorky’s canvases I saw in New York,” he said.
The author said that some of the photos taken in 1995 were not included in
“Hovering Falcon” album. For example he replaced the photo of Dadivank made
in 1995 with a new one that pictured the reconstructed church. Hakob
Hakobian, artist, said that very few people can see their mother land from
above, while this initiative of Hrayr Baze gives this opportunity to many.
It’s worth mentioning that the photographer also took photos of Armenian
churches and historical monuments spread in 43 countries of the world. This
collection of photos is envisaged for a new album.
By Gohar Gevorgian

Pan Armenian
Hrant Dink: I Will Alarm the Whole World
14.10.2005 22:54 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Editor-in-Chief of Akos newspaper Hrant Dinksentenced to 6
months of conditional imprisonment appealed to the Turkish Supreme Court.
Last week Hrant Dink stated, `If the stigma attached to me is not removed I
will be forced to abandon this country like my ancestors did. But I will not
leave silently like them. I will alarm the whole world.’ Hrant Dink informed
that he received a great number of supporting phone calls and letters from
intellectuals and even political figures. To remind, last week the Istanbul
court sentenced Hrant Dink to 6 months of conditional imprisonment for
demonstrating disregard towards Turks. In his article Dink called upon
Armenians not to poison their blood with hatred towards Turks but think
about Armenia’s future. However the court thought that Dink meant `the
poisonous blood of Turks.’ `I have never outraged any nation. An Armenian
will never do such a thing. We do not offend but are searching for our right
like I am doing now. I am searching for my right and the right of my
ancestors’, Dink said. Term genocide was mentioned for several times in his
article and this fact, in Dink’s opinion has become the reason of his
sentence. `However I am not punished and not sent to prison, since it will
stir up an international scandal’, he said adding that the court examination
had the purpose of making him silent. In case Dink fails to justify himself
in the Supreme Court he is going to appeal to the European Court of Human
Rights. A similar court session is expected as regards writer Orhan Pamuk
for statements on the Armenian Genocide. The well-known writer could receive
Nobel Prize in Literature, RFE/RL reported.

Pan Armenian
Assistant Secretary for Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs to Arrive in
Yerevan October 18
14.10.2005 22:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ October 18 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried will arrive in Armenia
on a short-term visit to meet with Armenian President Robert Kocharian. To
note, it is the first visit of the high rank official after the re-election
of George Bush in 2004. Daniel Fried took the oath of office as Assistant
Secretary of State on May 5, 2005. Before taking the helm of the Bureau of
European and Eurasian Affairs, Ambassador Fried served as Special Assistant
to the President and Senior Director for European and Eurasian Affairs at
the National Security Council since January 22, 2001.

Panorama.am
17:44 14/10/05
`STALIN REPRESSION IS NOTHING…’
`Vahe Grigoryan was arrested, as he had send the cases of the two residents
living in Busand street to the European Court and he was going to deal with
all residents’ questions either’, said today the residents of Busand street.
They also informed us other details concerning V. Grigoryan’s arrest. First
of all they have arrested him and kept for 72 hours with insubstantial
accusation. The First Court of Kentron and Norq-Marash Community has decided
to give Vahe Grigoryan 2 month arrest.
The residents also added, that the National Security service has called V.
Grigoryan and demanded to give information about the residents living in
Busand street. He’s refused to answer. `Stalin repression is nothing
comparing with this acts. Armenia is even back from Zimbabwe in the field of
defending Human Rights ‘, they said. /Panorama.am/

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| 19:20:49 | 14-10-2005 | Politics |
HAVING DEBTS, BUT STILL PROUD
In 2006 the foreign debt of Armenia will be 1 billion 285 million UDS. It
will exceed the index of this year by 50 million. By the way, the sum
Armenia owes to international organizations as membership fee is not
calculated. That sum will be 9 million USD.
Today the NA Ad-Hoc Committees discussed the financing of the Foreign
Ministry from the budget. Taking into account the fact that the Armenian
diplomats have lost part of their salary because of the unstable exchange
rate of the UDS, a decision was made about raising their salary by 40% in
2006.
During the discussion leader of the United Labor Party fraction Gourgen
Arsenyan was interested in how Armenia is going to react to the
`Anti-Armenia hysteria’ all around the world and if the budget has allotted
money for `pro-Armenian’ preaching.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Pavel Safaryan found it difficult to
give a clear-cut answer to that question. He only mentioned that formally
the budget does not allot money for that purpose. Deputy Foreign Minister
Gegham Garibjanyan added that next year more active work will be carried out
in order to give a `counterblow’ to the Azeri announcement.
Mr. Garibjanyan also said he was pleased with the work of the Foreign
Ministry this year, `This year we were able to realize programs in
connection with the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide’.

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| 18:51:40 | 14-10-2005 | Official |
CoE TO COORDINATE THE INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
During the Ministers’ Committee session on October 13 the Ministers’
delegates have decided that during the CoE Ministers’ Conference titled
`Intercultural Dialogue’ dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the European
Cultural Convention which is to take place on October 27-28 in Faro
(Portugal) the CoE Ministers’ Committee will be represented by the permanent
representative of Armenia to CoE Ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanyan.
This is the first time the CoE makes attempts to process clear-cut
mechanisms to hold intercultural dialogues. With this aim a number of
documents will be signed during the conference.