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I admire what this guy says here and his humble nature. We need more people like this who want to do the right thing just because it is the right thing to do and not because of what they expect to gain from it.
COMANDOS DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN GENERAL MANVEL'S POSITION (VIDEO)
September 4, 2012 17:00
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Major General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan (Comandos) said during a
conversation with www.aravot.am in response to our question whether he
had taken offense at the current government, they hadn't appreciated
him, didn't take care of him, "You know what, I volunteered, I don't
need anything. There was a saying at the time 'we have fought, we
have to rule.' A fighter cannot rule, a fighter, a businessman cannot
rule, everyone should be in his place. If one volunteered, why did
one volunteer? One performed his duty. I think I performed my duty;
I don't want anything from anyone. If I was sent on a business trip,
I served, I had to go, get a salary, get travel allowance, get a medal,
get a title, get this or that. You understand, don't you?"
In response to our question whether he did not get annoyed, when he
saw that some people were appreciated by the government, whereas being
engaged in the same activities, he was not appreciated, Comandos said,
"You have warm feelings for me; that is important for me. I don't need
anything else." In response to our question whether he didn't want to
have the "advantages," which General Manvel had, as he was a member
of the National Assembly, he had an immunity, the Major General said,
"No, I don't want it. I don't have any pretensions to the state,
I don't want anything. It is not my modesty, it is my freedom not to
want anything from anyone, not to interfere with anything. I am sitting
here and I can express my opinion freely. It is the most important
thing. I don't want to be in the state bodies." We asked to clarify
whether he would be dependent on someone, Comandos said, "No doubt."
Today Yerkrapahs are closely connected with politics. We inquired
whether it was right in his assessment or wrong, Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan
said, "Yerkrapahs, in my opinion, have always been in politics,
have always maneuvered. Therefore, it is not worth talking about."
Comandos also said that it was not like the government had not
remembered him and had not offered any help, "They came, said they
wanted to help me, I didn't allow, I didn't want it. Because, there are
people that live worse than me, it was not like I didn't need it, we
all need help, but there were people who lived worse than me, besides,
I have comrades-in-arms who live in very bad social conditions. If they
knew that I had accepted help, whereas they were in those conditions,
how would it be, it wouldn't be right. And besides, I think that it is
unacceptable жиÑ~BÑ~L богаÑ~Bо в бедной Ñ~AÑ~BÑ~@ане
(to be rich in a poor country), I don't accept that."
COMANDOS DOESN'T WANT TO BE IN GENERAL MANVEL'S POSITION (VIDEO)
September 4, 2012 17:00
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
Major General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan (Comandos) said during a
conversation with www.aravot.am in response to our question whether he
had taken offense at the current government, they hadn't appreciated
him, didn't take care of him, "You know what, I volunteered, I don't
need anything. There was a saying at the time 'we have fought, we
have to rule.' A fighter cannot rule, a fighter, a businessman cannot
rule, everyone should be in his place. If one volunteered, why did
one volunteer? One performed his duty. I think I performed my duty;
I don't want anything from anyone. If I was sent on a business trip,
I served, I had to go, get a salary, get travel allowance, get a medal,
get a title, get this or that. You understand, don't you?"
In response to our question whether he did not get annoyed, when he
saw that some people were appreciated by the government, whereas being
engaged in the same activities, he was not appreciated, Comandos said,
"You have warm feelings for me; that is important for me. I don't need
anything else." In response to our question whether he didn't want to
have the "advantages," which General Manvel had, as he was a member
of the National Assembly, he had an immunity, the Major General said,
"No, I don't want it. I don't have any pretensions to the state,
I don't want anything. It is not my modesty, it is my freedom not to
want anything from anyone, not to interfere with anything. I am sitting
here and I can express my opinion freely. It is the most important
thing. I don't want to be in the state bodies." We asked to clarify
whether he would be dependent on someone, Comandos said, "No doubt."
Today Yerkrapahs are closely connected with politics. We inquired
whether it was right in his assessment or wrong, Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan
said, "Yerkrapahs, in my opinion, have always been in politics,
have always maneuvered. Therefore, it is not worth talking about."
Comandos also said that it was not like the government had not
remembered him and had not offered any help, "They came, said they
wanted to help me, I didn't allow, I didn't want it. Because, there are
people that live worse than me, it was not like I didn't need it, we
all need help, but there were people who lived worse than me, besides,
I have comrades-in-arms who live in very bad social conditions. If they
knew that I had accepted help, whereas they were in those conditions,
how would it be, it wouldn't be right. And besides, I think that it is
unacceptable жиÑ~BÑ~L богаÑ~Bо в бедной Ñ~AÑ~BÑ~@ане
(to be rich in a poor country), I don't accept that."