Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

[Tigranakert]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

Biased European Stochholm Peace Institute

Is there one organization in Europe which is unbiased?

Those, who prepared the list of arms importers, have not “noticed” Azerbaijan
March 14, 2011 - 18:17 AMT 14:17 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published another data on weapons imports.

India topped the list of arms importers in the period from 2006 to 2010. It is followed by China, South Korea, Pakistan and Greece.

Strangely enough, Azerbaijan, which is the initiator of the armament drive in South Caucasus, is not among the leaders of arms importers. However, the paces of arming in Azerbaijan are impressing.

Basically, the countries of Near East, specifically, Turkey and Israel, are attracted for cooperation with Azerbaijan. There are also CIS countries - Ukraine and Belarus - among those supplying arms to Azerbaijan.

Besides, the 2011 state budget of Azerbaijan envisages a growth in the country’s military expenditures to bring them to 2.5bln mantas ($3.1bln) against 1.6bln mantas in 2010. 1.1bln manats will be spent for weapons modernization.

It is not strange that Azerbaijan prefers not to conceal its arms import and intention to produce weapons. With this, Azerbaijan tries to convince its people that they will win in case of a new war in Karabakh. Meanwhile, Baku again forgets that without a professional army, which Azerbaijan lacks, all these arms will become a pile of metal. In this case, the international organization’s neutrality is strange, while they are designed to ensure security in the South Caucasus.

Is not it high time for these structures to call things by their proper names instead of spending time for making declarative statements and peace calls?

Otherwise, there is an impression that the mission of organizations like OSCE is not prevention of military threats, but liquidation of consequences of military confrontations which had already taken place.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

Biased European Stochholm Peace Institute

Is there one organization in Europe which is unbiased?

It is because of people like you and Mos that Armenia is disregarded. Not just on this subject (the vile cheek of you, attacking the only credible media left in Armenia) but on everything you touch. Actually, that is giving you too much credit. Those most deserving of blame are the cowards who allow the likes of you a platform to shout out your empty-headed thoughts. In a normal society, pathetic sorts like you wouldn't be given the time of the day. Armenia will get the future it deserves, a future the cowards have enabled.

[Armanen]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

It is because of people like you and Mos that Armenia is disregarded. Not just on this subject (the vile cheek of you, attacking the only credible media left in Armenia) but on everything you touch. Actually, that is giving you too much credit. Those most deserving of blame are the cowards who allow the likes of you a platform to shout out your empty-headed thoughts. In a normal society, pathetic sorts like you wouldn't be given the time of the day. Armenia will get the future it deserves, a future the cowards have enabled.

Worry about Scotland, and your own neck of the woods. The last thing we need is for you to be giving advice and lectures on how Armenians should think and act.

[Siggie]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

I can't sort out what overwhelming evidence of bias could have you all so upset. Is this an instance of condemning the whole media outlet out of disagreement with one or two pieces?

Can someone articulate the cause for concern more clearly please?

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

Worry about Scotland, and your own neck of the woods. The last thing we need is for you to be giving advice and lectures on how Armenians should think and act.

You, and all Armenians like you, go endlessly on and on whingeing about how the world owes Armenia a living, about how unfairly Armenia has been treated by everyone, about how Armenia is so important andwonderful that everyone should know and care about its problems and solve them, while at the same time you throw your scorn and contempt over everyone in that world. Just go live under a rock, and complain silently to yourself about its weight.

[Tigranakert]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

This topic serves as a counter-balance in an increasingly hostile environment Armenia faces. We Armenians should clearly understand the anti-Armenian attitudes of some media outlets, or at least the political goals which they strive to obtain, which are not always for the best of our country.

Especially with entities like Radio Free Liberty (Eurasianet), which is purely made to manipulate people (as if it's independent) to the benefit of the foreign policy of the United States of America. This is not the case with Russia Today, as it doesn't advocate itself as in "independent" media outlet, trying to bring "democracy" and "freedom" to other countries. This is the main and biggest difference.

Another good example is this biased article, on Iran and Azerbaijan, where they never mention the anti-Iranian policy of Azerbaijan and their claims of Northern-Iran. In fact, these media are the supporters of most of our enemies and the attackers of most of our allies, which make it double as dangerous. It's by reading the media possesed by the United States of America and other Western entities, you understand and learn about their foreign policy and their future goals. Most of their foreign policy and goals are clearly very dangerous for Armenia and the future of our Republic.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63070

@Armanan,
No need to discuss with Stevie Simply, we all know who he is and what he stands for.

Also note how ArmeniaNow calls our current government a "regime" and mentions our president often as "Serzh", instead of Mr. Sargsyan.

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

I can't sort out what overwhelming evidence of bias could have you all so upset. Is this an instance of condemning the whole media outlet out of disagreement with one or two pieces?

Can someone articulate the cause for concern more clearly please?

In the eyes of tigranakert and mos and armanen, one disagreement is one too many. They require absolute agreement, no divergence however small, however correctly held, however well explained.

[Armanen]

In the eyes of tigranakert and mos and armanen, one disagreement is one too many. They require absolute agreement, no divergence however small, however correctly held, however well explained.

You like to project. None of us require absolute agreement. There are divergencies which you fail (willingly to see), and you are the last person to speak about explanations as your style is to belittle, rant, and talk down to others.

I can't sort out what overwhelming evidence of bias could have you all so upset. Is this an instance of condemning the whole media outlet out of disagreement with one or two pieces?

Can someone articulate the cause for concern more clearly please?

John Hughes, who runs ArmeniaNow, is an agent of influence. Just wanted to add that on top of what Tigranakert already wrote.

[Siggie]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

Worry about Scotland, and your own neck of the woods. The last thing we need is for you to be giving advice and lectures on how Armenians should think and act.

That's not helpful. Just because someone's not from Armenia, they can't offer an opinion? Perhaps this "us against the world" is partly attributable to our own automatic distrust and scorn for all odars.

This topic serves as a counter-balance in an increasingly hostile environment Armenia faces. We Armenians should clearly understand the anti-Armenian attitudes of some media outlets, or at least the political goals which they strive to obtain, which are not always for the best of our country.

Especially with entities like Radio Free Liberty (Eurasianet), which is purely made to manipulate people (as if it's independent) to the benefit of the foreign policy of the United States of America. This is not the case with Russia Today, as it doesn't advocate itself as in "independent" media outlet, trying to bring "democracy" and "freedom" to other countries. This is the main and biggest difference.

Another good example is this biased article, on Iran and Azerbaijan, where they never mention the anti-Iranian policy of Azerbaijan and their claims of Northern-Iran. In fact, these media are the supporters of most of our enemies and the attackers of most of our allies, which make it double as dangerous. It's by reading the media possesed by the United States of America and other Western entities, you understand and learn about their foreign policy and their future goals. You come to the conclusion that if they succeed, this will be very dangerous for the Republic of Armenia.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63070

@Armanan,
No need to discuss with Stevie Simply, we all know who he is and what he stands for.

Also note how ArmeniaNow calls our current government a "regime" and mentions our president often as "Serzh", instead of Mr. Sargsyan.

Thanks, but I think this was more of a series of conclusions about the sources with fragments of an explanation here and there rather than explanations. :-/

In the eyes of tigranakert and mos and armanen, one disagreement is one too many. They require absolute agreement, no divergence however small, however correctly held, however well explained.

I hope that's not the case because to the extent that we want to inform and educate people, we need to exhibit more patience.

You like to project. None of us require absolute agreement. There are divergencies which you fail (willingly to see), and you are the last person to speak about explanations as your style is to belittle, rant, and talk down to others.

Let's not bicker still...

John Hughes, who runs ArmeniaNow, is an agent of influence. Just wanted to add that on top of what Tigranakert already wrote.

What's Hughes saying and is he saying it through ArmeniaNow as a mouthpiece or his own mouth?

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Exposing ArmeniaNow, biased Western-backed political anti-Armenian media outlets.

What's Hughes saying and is he saying it through ArmeniaNow as a mouthpiece or his own mouth?

In 2008, ArmeniaNow was the only media outlet in Armenia to oppose the media restrictions imposed after Sarkisian declared his State of Emergency. Sarkissian had essentially closed down every media outlet by requiring that they publish only official press releases and nothing else. I recall that ArmenaNow left its pages blank rather than comply, as well as releasing a strongly worded condemnation of the restrictions. Since that time, because it had dared to oppose those in power, ArmeniaNow has been earmarked for destruction by the Armenian establishment. This is the reason behind this tigranakert hatefest.