Armenia and the information war

[Federate]

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Azeri soldiers shot their officers dead
23.07.2009 23:18 GMT+04:00 Print version Send to mail

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On July 22, soldier Emin Rakhimov from Gyandja and his fellow serviceman opened fire at five officers in a military unit based in Fizuli region. As a result, one warrant officer and one senior lieutenant were killed. The warrant officer is reported to have been wounded by 30 bullets.

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry makes no comment upon the incident.

In the meantime, local media representatives found out from their own sources that soldiers had actually opened fire at eight officers. There was also a Major among the people killed. The offenders are under arrest.

THIS is the kind of reporting we should be seeing. Hats off to PanArmenian.net!

[hipeter924]

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THIS is the kind of reporting we should be seeing. Hats off to PanArmenian.net!

I think so.

[crusader1492]

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Here's some more:

Euratlas has its own view on Nagorno Karabakh
24.07.2009 22:34 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Day.az portal is displeased with the fact that www.euratlas.com showed the territory of Nagorno Karabakh as a part of Armenia. (http://www.euratlas.com/Atlas/armeni...f_armenia.html)

Day.az has a habit of complaining about any online information on belonging of territories, architectural and religious facilities to Armenia. The portal can’t admit that the maps posted by reputable internet-sources like Wikipedia, Mail.ru or Google reflect the real state of affairs.

...nice map, btw!

[ninetoyadome]

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http://www.louysworld.com/2009/07/25/այս-սուրբ-տեսքով-ադրբեջանի-հաստատմամ/

a very good map of what should be with the newly formed azerbaijan.

[Federate]

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Nice find!

[Pazooki]

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Nice find!

Cmon Federate where is today's news?

[Joseph]

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http://www.louysworld.com/2009/07/25...#1377;մ/

a very good map of what should be with the newly formed azerbaijan.

Nice!

[ninetoyadome]

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I think the azeris have begun xxxxting themselves

Today.Az » Politics » Iran’s readiness to supply nuclear fuel to Armenia is dangerous sign for Azerbaijan: expert

27 July 2009 [15:59] - Today.Az

Political expert Rasim Agayev spoke in an exclusive interview Day.Az.

Day.Az: To what degree Iran’s supply of nuclear fuel dangerous for Azerbaijan?

Rasim Agayev: This is a very dangerous sign for Azerbaijan and the region as a whole, although it was expected. There are clear signs of militarization in the Greater Caucasus. Iran adjoins this geopolitical region with arms race with its program of military development. Armenia’s nuclear pretensions should have been predicted.

It is typical for Armenia and it does not conceal its military ambitions. Hence, such a trend, given the aggressive course of Armenia. Its ambitions and claims include acquiring military capabilities that would put it in a unique position not only with Azerbaijan but also with Turkey, where it could speak the language of force.

Q: How can Iran’s supply of nuclear fuel to Armenia impact situation in the region?

A: If such pretension is realized and Armenia which is linked to Russia with military and strategic commitments, I am afraid that the Caucasus will resemble the south-east Asia, which will be very difficult to calm down and control.

The West turns a blind eye to such pretension by Armenia and it will seriously change the situation. Quite different tasks will be set before Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani diplomacy should exercise serious control over this process, investigate and ring the bell.

I think it is high time to make proposals and policy initiatives related to the demilitarization of the South Caucasus. The issue is not that Armenia will have nuclear weapons, but the fact that saturation of arms in this small region of the globe. The South Caucasus is becoming a powder keg which is easy to blow up.

On the other hand the message could be viewed as a definite signal from Iran to Azerbaijan in connection with the problems emerging in relations between Baku and Tehran.

Q: Does IAEA exercise control over this issue?

A: IAEA should directly control the various nuclear programs of Iran. I believe that we should involve the IAEA in this regard due to the fact that Azerbaijan will build the nuclear power plant, but in Armenia it is already there.

/Day.Az/

URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/54153.html


I love what they claim. We are the ones who keep threatening war right? Let them think we're gonna make nukes. Now we can make them accept our demands.

[Federate]

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More about Armenians' love affair with Antalya.
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ARMENIANS PUT ASIDE THE PAST AND CHOOSE TURKEY FOR SUMMER VACATION
Marianna Grigoryan 7/27/09

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Some Armenians call it "a disgrace." Others put it down to price. Turkey’s popular Mediterranean resort town of Antalya ranks as Armenians’ number-one summer vacation destination, travel agents say, and no amount of controversy over Turkish-Armenian ties looks likely to reverse the trend.

Yerevan travel agency managers report that, amidst a grueling economic slowdown, Antalya’s reputation for low prices and high-quality customer service outweighs for many customers the fact that it is located within the borders of longtime foe Turkey.

Tez Tour’s Armenia office director, Narine Davtian, estimates that by summer’s end her Russian-owned agency will have twice the number of Antalya-bound customers as the 8,000 who chose to travel to the Turkish town in 2008. Armavia’s four direct flights to Antalya each week from Yerevan, a service offered by Tez Tour, are regularly full, she said.

"I am a patriot, but let’s not mix tourism and politics," Daytian commented. "No other country can provide the same range [of travel options] and quality. People want a good vacation and they get it."

Other travel company managers echo that assessment.

"We offer tours to different destinations -- Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Georgia, Jordan -- but the hottest tours are to Antalya in Turkey," said Flight agency manager Marine Ayvazian, who estimated that the town is the choice of 70 percent of Flight’s customers.

The government has no data on the number of Armenians who travel to Turkey each summer. Armenian travel agencies, it says, will not share the information, and the lack of diplomatic ties with Turkey means no alternative option for the data exists.

But while the notion of swimming in the Mediterranean Sea may appeal to many landlocked Armenians, posters promoting Antalya’s "delightful" sun-drenched beaches only bring to mind politics for others.

A youth group associated with the nationalist Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutiun has requested the Yerevan mayor’s office remove all street posters advertising Antalya and "to deal seriously" with the issue. The mayor’s office has not yet acted on the request.

"Advertisements for a vacation in Antalya are springing up like mushrooms and, instead of spending their vacations in Armenia, people are leaving for Turkey. Is this normal?" complained Haroutiun Melikian, who runs an anti-Antalya protest campaign for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Nikol Aghbalian Student Union.

"The money that goes to arm and strengthen Turkey [via tourism] could remain in our country and contribute to our own strength," he added.

To combat Antalya’s popularity, the Nikol Aghbalian Student Union has hung posters throughout Yerevan that declare that "Armenians who spend their vacation in Antalya are arming the Turkish army."

Other placards focus on Ottoman Turkey’s 1915 slaughter of ethnic Armenians, on slain Armenian newspaper editor Hrant Dink or on Mount Ararat, a symbol of Armenian ethnic identity located within Turkey.

"We decided to remind people of something they seem to have forgotten, to sober them up," explained Melikian.

Some Yerevan residents heartily second that decision. "Turkey shouldn’t have won us over, since political pressures still persist and the word ’Turk’ is still a curse for us," 34-year-old actor Vahe Nersesian commented.

Employees of several government ministries tell EurasiaNet that unwritten rules forbid state employees from spending their vacations in Antalya -- this despite the recent official push towards some form of rapprochement with Turkey.

But the disapproval tactic does not always work.

"If I have to choose between the high prices of Armenian resorts and an all-inclusive vacation at the seaside in Antalya, I’ll pick the sea for my family and me, especially when the difference in prices makes no sense," commented one Yerevan resident booking an Antalya trip in a travel agency.

On average, travel agencies charge as low as $450 per person for a week-long package tour in Antalya, while a similar vacation at Armenia’s Lake Sevan, the mountain resort of Tsaghkadzor or the mineral water spa of Jermuk start at about $700.

Yerevan State University psychologist Nelly Haroian believes that, lured by the attractive prices, Armenians are able to put aside misgivings about the past and feel "comfortable" visiting Turkey since "Turks are serving them."

Given the crisis-friendly prices for tours to Antalya, expecting any other reaction is not realistic, commented sociologist Aharon Adibekian. "There are many questions linked to national self-esteem, but people are free to decide where to have a vacation and what to do," Adibekian said.

The Armenian government says it plans to help with that decision - and beat the competition -- by promoting tours to the disputed territory of Nagorno Karabkah as an alternative to Antalya.

"We have no sea, and this is a difficulty. We plan serious steps for developing domestic tourism to Nagorno Karabakh," said Mari Grigoryan, deputy director of the Ministry of Economy’s department of tourism and territorial economic development.

"The prices will be reasonable and will counteract those of Turkish resorts," Grigoryan continued. "Travel agencies working in this direction will get serious benefits." She did not elaborate.

But, while rich in mountain vistas and historical sites, Nagorno Karabakh, a favorite with Armenian Diaspora groups, has no resort hotels or seaside sunbathing on offer.

That brings the question of a summer vacation back to the simple matter of individual choice, Yerevan travel agents argue.

"We all are patriots," said Tez Tour’s Daytian. "And spending a vacation in Turkey does not mean being less Armenian."

Editor's Note: Marianna Grigoryan is a freelance journalist based in Yerevan.

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav072709.shtml

[Karabed]

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Correct maps of Armenia and Karabakh in high quality:

http://realarmenia.wordpress.com/map-of-armenia-and-karabakh/