Armenia and the information war

[ninetoyadome]

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Today.Az » Analytics » What is unique about Armenia’s defense minister

30 January 2010 [12:31] - Today.Az



“Thank you doctor for curing my megalomania. Now I'm a totally unbeatable, fantastic and a man of phenomenal modesty.”

This joke, written more than 40 years ago, displays the essence of Armenia’s current Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan. To put it bluntly, he loves lying. What can we do about it?
However, no need to get offended. According to Armenian media, he is a nervous and overly emotional guy. He may even be sorry that the “emo” youth movement did not exist when he was young, because who knows what his fate would have been...

As usual, Jan. 28 is a holiday for him. Not professional, of course. I'm not saying that he is a military man by occupation; he is a professionally qualified military man .. Well, it happened ...

Of course, all the trouble stems exactly from this but people should still love their job.

For example, who that is good at his job says at a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the Armenian army, that it has allegedly undergone “a difficult way of formation and development and has become one of the most powerful armies in the region”? I think no one, but Ohanyan did. Some people may call him crazy in this case …

He is absolutely healthy though.

If one thinks over the minister’s words, it turns out that he did not lie at all. The Armenian army is really one of the most powerful in the region, of course, after the Russian, Turkish, Iranian, Azerbaijani and Georgian ones.

True, the formation was hard but I dare make some corrections to Ohanyan’s words and say that it is still experiencing hard times. The end is still too far and hardly visible. Did he lie? Not of course. He simply needed to be a little bit more accurate.

He was also telling truth when he said that his army enjoys wide international recognition. How can we not feel “respect” for the army, whose soldiers are often on the frontline, and are regularly taken captive by Azerbaijani soldiers? I am sure that Ohanyan considers them national heroes, and, in his opinion, these are the soldiers who one day decided to mine the enemy.

It does not matter if they had ragged shoes, no food, trained with cardboard swords rather than guns and were regularly beaten by the officer corps. This did not broke their fighting spirit, but rather inspired new feats.

Feats, as you know, are contagious things. And now ,entire Armenian families have decided to follow the example of their soldiers; sitting behind the wheel of their cars, crossing the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. On Jan. 10, Eghishe Gevorgyan did just that together with his wife and three young children.

So, the minister has plenty of reason to be “proud.” However, in Ohanyan’s words, it is “constantly improving.” That is it.

H. Hamidov

URL: http://www.today.az/news/analytics/60554.html


i dont know why he doesnt talk about his defense minister?

[Haykakan]

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OSCE CONDEMNS AZERBAIJAN FOR PERSECUTION OF JOURNALISTS AND BLOGGERS

Tert.am
16:33 ~U 29.01.10

The situation connected to freedom of the press in Azerbaijan continues
to deteriorate; journalists continue to be persecuted at the hands
of law enforcement bodies, with recent incidents being ordained
criminal acts, said OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media,
Miklos Haraszti, as reported by the Russian-language Caucasian Knot.

Haraszti brought up the cases of bloggers Adnan Hajizade and Emin
Milli as examples, saying that he has often travelled to Azerbaijan and
has had three meetings with President Ilham Aliyev; however, not only
has the issue of freedom of the press not improved, it's gotten worse.

The OSCE Special Commissioner in Press Freedom thinks that "President
Aliyev can prevent the criminal persecution of journalists by
law enforcement bodies." Furthermore, Haraszti believes that it's
necessary to remind law enforcement officers that not only are they
not to punish journalists, but they are to protect them.

Haraszti also turned his attention to the situtation of press freedom
in Nakhichevan, noting that he is aware of the "difficult situation"
that exists there. "From a geographical and political perspective, the
situation in that area is very complicated," he added, highlighting
that "if in Azerbaijan there are elements of governing through
authoritarian means, then in Nakhichevan, one can speak of a total
authoritarian regime."

Referring once more to the issue of persecution and killings of
journalists in Azerbaijan, Haraszti noted that "crimes against
journalists cannot be viewed as regular criminal acts, but rather,
as infringements against freedom of speech and democracy, and [we]
must invest additional efforts toward their elimination."

It's not the first time that international agencies have appealed to
Azerbaijani authorities to release from imprisonment journalists and
bloggers, many of whom Amnesty International has recognized as being
"compassionate prisoners."

[ninetoyadome]

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I had posted this a few days ago:

Azerbaijani scientist: secret documents prove that Stepan Shaumian was member of Baku Committee of ARF
29.01.2010 13:10


Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 29 / Trend News M.Aliyev /

The secret document argue that Armenian nationalist Stepan Shaumian was a member of the Baku Committee of Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Dashnaktsutyun Party, said Yagub Mahmudov, the Director of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences' (NASA) Institute of History.

According to him, the archival material on the activities of the 26 Baku commissars were discovered the secret telegrams and documents showing that, after Sept.20, 1918 - the day of the shooting of the Baku commissars - surviving Shaumian kept in the Krasnovodsk prison, receiving rations and 17 rubles for 10 days.

The new material collected in Makhmudov's book titled "Genocide against Azerbaijanis in March 1918."
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Here is our response to this bullxxxx:

On Lenin's Dashnak companion and other stories
14:38 / 02/01/2010


By Ivan Gharibyan

Since the remains of the 26 Baku commissars were re-interred in January 2009, Azerbaijan has been devising a new “effective” method of turning everything upside-down and distorting the events of 1918. No wonder! How can the “ancient” Azerbaijani people, which has for many years been fed anti-Armenian propaganda, put up with the fact that an Armenian was leader of the Baku Commune?!

During the Soviet era the state propaganda of Azerbaijan, at the command of the former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev — and later his son Ilham — invented a xxxx-and-bull story about an “Azerbaijani Genocide” committed by the Baku Commune (in fact, that was the quelling of a musavat rebellion, which was accompanied by Armenian pogroms). The Azeri authorities’ overwhelming desire to “pick up genocide” for their “titular ethnic group” gave rise to a tale about “the Dashnak-Bolshevik” warships that shelled “peaceful” Baku. Not bad! It is only modern-day Azerbaijani ideologists that can “yoke together” such political antagonists as the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARF) and Bolsheviks.

The desecration of the common grave of the 26 Baku commissars in one of the central districts in Baku and the re-interment of their remains in the city outskirts proved an opportunity for Azeri propagandists to distort the facts about the events of 1918.

As expected, the Azerbaijani authorities assigned a key role in organizing and running the smear campaign to the Institute of History, National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, headed by Yaqub Mahmudov. A “happier” candidate can hardly be found. Mahmudov, who has for 15 years been at the service of the Aliyev clan, calling himself “a scholar”, has published a great many volumes “proving” Yerevan was an Azerbaijani city, Armenians committed several “genocides” of Azerbaijanis, and, it turns out, Azerbaijan played a great role in the intrigue involving the Caesar and Cleopatra. Of course, the “think tank” led by Mr. Mahmudov is ready to perform the “sacred duty” with credit and make up some tales about the Baku Commune!

The first “discovery” was a statement about the remains of 23, rather than 26, commissars. The Baku-based historians managed to “prove” that the remains of Shahumyan, Amiryan and Avagyan were “lacking.” At his press conference Mr. Mahmudov admitted that no DNA analysis had been made, as it is an expensive treat. For Azeri journalists, however, this fact is a mere trifle. What is of importance for them is to present the “leading historian’s” absurd statements as an exposure of Armenians’ intrigues.

However, the Azeri propaganda machine was not contented with the tales about remains of 23 persons. A “document” cropped up which “disproved” the shooting of Stepan Shahumyan together with the other commissars. “This telegram is about Stepan Shahumyan’s execution. The 26 commissars were executed by shooting on September 20, 1918. The telegram reads, however, that Stepan Shahumyan and Anastas Mikoyan received dry rations in Krasnovodsk during ten days after that date. How could Stepan Shahumyan be shot?” Mahmudov asked in a fit of hysteria. But all the people with an even average IQ can easily guess: even if daily rations were officially provided in Krasnovodsk, Turkmenistan, ten days after the 26 commissars were executed, does it have anything in common with the date of Shahumyan’s execution?

What is more, Mr. Mahmudov “discovered” some other letters “proving” that Stepan Shahumyan, “the Lenin of the Caucasus” and Vladimir Ulyanov’s faithful companion, was a member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), a sworn enemy of not only Bolsheviks, but also Communists nowadays. No evidence was, of course, presented. It was a real tragicomedy: the leader of the Great October Socialist Revolution sent his faithful companion, “a Dashnak,” to Baku to organize Azerbaijani genocide. Indeed, it is only Azerbaijani historians that can turn Lenin into a champion of nationalist policy, and Stepan Shahumyan, a Bolshevik to the marrow of his bones, into an ARF member.

No further comments…

T.P.

[Federate]

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Indeed, it is only Azerbaijani historians that can turn Lenin into a champion of nationalist policy, and Stepan Shahumyan, a Bolshevik to the marrow of his bones, into an ARF member.

Great line, thank you News.am for this rebuttal of nonsense.

[Tigranakert]

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Armenia's estimated resident population records growth

The estimated resident population of Armenia recorded growth by 12.5 thousand at the end of 2009 compared with the first part of the year, according to the national statistics service.

The continual growth of Armenia’s resident population was due to the natural population growth (23.0%) and decline of migration index.

According to the source, the birth rate hit 44.466 in the republic in January-December, 2009, 8.0% more than the estimated index shows for the same period in 2008.

[ninetoyadome]

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OSCE monitoring registers no cease-fire violation
02.02.2010 13:17
According to the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held on February 2 regular monitoring of the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces’ contact-line, near NKR Martakert region’s Levonarkh village.

From the positions of the NKR Defense Army, the mission was led by Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Ambassador Andrzej Kasprzyk. The monitoring group comprised Field Assistants of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office’s Personal Representative Vladimir Chuntulov (Bulgaria) and Jaslan Nurtazin (Kazakhstan).

The monitoring passed in accordance with the agreed schedule, and no violation of the cease-fire regime was fixed.

From the Karabakh party, the monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of the NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense.


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Fire thrice initiated by Armenia during OSCE monitoring
Tue 02 February 2010 | 10:03 GMT Text size:


Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan
Armenian fired on Azerbaijani positions for three times during monitoring of contact line between troops, Defense Ministry.

According to the mandate of Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, monitoring of the contact line between the troops has been held on February 2 8 km south-wets from Terter region of Azerbaijan.

Shots were heard from the opposite side during the monitoring. Press officer of the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan colonel-lieutenant Eldar Sabiroglu told:

"OSCE observers on the Azerbaijani side of the contact line also heard the shots. Special representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzei Kasprzyk and his field assistants also confirmed that they heard shots. Kasprzyk claimed that the shots were heard from the firing range on the Armenian side, but Azerbaijani officers near Borsunlu village said the shots were heard not only from the firing range, but Armenians also fired on the positions of Azerbaijani Army.

Azerbaijani positions were fired for three times during the monitoring".

APA

who to believe?

[ArmSurvival]

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If one thinks over the minister’s words, it turns out that he did not lie at all. The Armenian army is really one of the most powerful in the region, of course, after the Russian, Turkish, Iranian, Azerbaijani and Georgian ones.

This is very good news if Azeris actually believe this. Let them think we are weak, let them think our soldiers will rout at the first sign of trouble. Armenia shouldn't respond to news like this. Just let these idiots get caught up in illusions of grandeur so they develop a false sense of security. Let them realize they were wrong when its too late.

[KarotheGreat]

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This is very good news if Azeris actually believe this. Let them think we are weak, let them think our soldiers will rout at the first sign of trouble. Armenia shouldn't respond to news like this. Just let these idiots get caught up in illusions of grandeur so they develop a false sense of security. Let them realize they were wrong when its too late.

The foolish Azeri believes what is told him to believe. the top ranking ones are different, they know the strength of our army and they fear our army. The only reason why they haven't attacked yet is that they know victory is not possible.

[Federate]

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Azerbaijan continues information war against Euronews
15.12.2009 16:22 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijanis continue protests in connection with a Euronews “Nagorno-Karabakh – the wind of change” TV report, during which the journalist called Karabakh the original Armenian land.

The Azerbaijani Press Council joined the protests.

The peculiarity of the scandal is that lacking its own information tools in Europe, Azerbaijan has long used Euronews services to advertise tour trips to the country, abc.az reported.

More than a month ago, Euronews presented a report on Artsakh that some (Azeris) might call pro-Armenian as quoted above (video here)*. Well, this is what the information war against Armenia produces if it remains unchallenged. The Azeris got involved on a governmental level with Euronews sending waves of protests and the European wh0res responded with one of the most grossly misleading and distorted reports I have ever seen. If there is something to which we need to counter, it is this... entire Europe can watch this, what a tragedy.

Here is the video http://www.euronews.net/2010/02/01/f...ozen-conflict/

Please send them a message of complaint on that website. Also, flag their video here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kbh3-FNGQ and join this Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...9051860&ref=nf

*Note: I cannot even find the so-called "pro-Armenian" video on YouTube anymore on the Euronews channel! This is disgusting, they removed their own report and not only that but produced something that I thought only the Ministry of Propaganda of Azerbaijan could. AMOT !

[ninetoyadome]

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More than a month ago, Euronews presented a report on Artsakh that some (Azeris) might call pro-Armenian as quoted above (video here)*. Well, this is what the information war against Armenia produces if it remains unchallenged. The Azeris got involved on a governmental level with Euronews sending waves of protests and the European wh0res responded with one of the most grossly misleading and distorted reports I have ever seen. If there is something to which we need to counter, it is this... entire Europe can watch this, what a tragedy.

Here is the video http://www.euronews.net/2010/02/01/f...ozen-conflict/

Please send them a message of complaint on that website. Also, flag their video here on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-kbh3-FNGQ and join this Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gi...9051860&ref=nf

*Note: I cannot even find the so-called "pro-Armenian" video on YouTube anymore on the Euronews channel! This is disgusting, they removed their own report and not only that but produced something that I thought only the Ministry of Propaganda of Azerbaijan could. AMOT !

WOW. I found it funny how they kept talking about massacres committed by Armenians. This is alot worse than the Armenian version. Ive already flagged the video, but i think we should write a letter to Euronews and demand this video be removed.