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  • #31
    Re: Armenia slipping away?

    Neither.

    It's more of a show of my dominance...both intellectually and physically.

    Puny Anglo.




    Truth and Consequences?: Alleged rape victim now says he was beaten for his accusations
    By Zhanna Alexanyan
    ArmeniaNow reporter
    A soldier who went public last week with allegations that he has been raped while on duty in Karabakh, now says that was beaten, a day after his charges were reported by ArmeniaNow. (See “Violence in the Ranks”)

    A reporter visiting Narek Karapteyan (his name has been changed due to the nature of the charges) on Thursday found the 18-year old with a swollen face and bruises under his eye in the Yerevan hospital where he has been transferred for treatment.

    Karapetyan’s mother says she saw her son in that condition on a regular visit earlier this week, and that the boy at first said he had fallen out of bed, but later said he’d been beaten by servicemen. His mother also said her son asked her to tell investigators about the beating, for fear that he’d receive more punishment.

    Attending officers at the hospital say the soldier is lying, and they became indignant and verbally abusive when ArmeniaNow’s reporter inquired about the latest charges.

    In the presence of overseeing officers and authorities, Karapetyan said everything in the hospital was okay and that, while he was beaten, he had provoked the fight. It is not, however, what Karapetyan’s attorney, Zaruhi Postanjyan, says he has told her.

    “He hasn’t told the investigator the things that he has told me,” Postanjyan says. “The feeling of fear is always there with him.”

    Karapetyan is being treated in the psychiatric department of the hospital where, says the head of the hospital, lieutenant-colonel Gagik Mktrchyan also “children with sexual deviations” are sent. (Postanjyan says her client was forced to sign a document, saying that he’d had consensual sex with the soldiers – including an officer – he is now charging with rape. ArmeniaNow has learned the name of the officer, but withholds identifying him unless formal charges are brought.)

    During ArmeniaNow’s visit, Mkrtchyan brought several military doctors into his office who, in loud voices as if by rehearsal, said there were no grounds to Karapetyan’s claims. The lieutenant-colonel says he does not understand why the mother is making public charges that others keep silent about, nor does he understand why an attorney or a journalist should be raising such questions.

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    • #32
      Re: Armenia slipping away?

      Originally posted by parthiapride
      Neither.

      It's more of a show of my dominance...both intellectually and physically.

      Puny Anglo.
      Parthiapride in all his glory! Behold and bow before him!
      Achkerov kute.

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      • #33
        Re: Armenia slipping away?

        Mouse, you said monopolies are bad...obviously.

        But wtf do you think Russia buying up almost all of Armenias resources and tools is? A MONOPOLY.

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        • #34
          Re: Armenia slipping away?

          I understand the concerns regarding this issue and I fundamentally agree with you all. However, many of you here have not assessed Yerevan's political situation through an objective and realistic perspective.

          Ask yourselves: What other choice do we Armenians have? What real choice does Yerevan have? Its easy to complain from afar, but look at the political situation there in the Caucasus.

          Also, you folks need to realize that just because Russians, or anyone for that matter, owns anything in Armenia does not really mean much in reality. Hypothetically, if Russians turn against us what are they going to do, shut down the electricity and gas supply to Armenia from within Armenia? The energy resources they want to manage are derived from within Armenia, they can't shut it down just because they feel like it. If they tried, however, that would mean the absolute end of any relations between Armenia and Russia. And the Armenian government can easly "retake" anything its has sold to anyone. Owning things on paper and managing certain sensative sites are not all that risky when you have a political partner doing it. Look at the west: No one knows who owns what in the west.

          Moroever, Russia more-or-less controls the Armenian military. Find me anyone today who disagrees with the Russian control over our military - other than Georgians, Turks, Azeris, Americans. In my opinion, Russian control of certain sectors of the stagnant Armenian economy may actually be positive for us in the long run.

          Russians know full well that Armenia is disparate and vulnerable politically, militarily and economically and that is why they are doing everything in their power to "own" and "control" Armenia. Simply speaking, they are afraid of losing Armenia like they lost Georgia and several other strategic nations to the west.

          Nonetheless, what realistic choices does Armenia have? If we decide to play tough with Moscow, Russians will threaten to abandon Armenia to the numerous wolves within the region.

          The sad reality is that we *don't* have a choice, its as simple as that. So yes, many things in Armenia will get sold to the Russians. If you realize that most Armenian politicians and generals are also bought by Russians as well, you will see that this is no big deal. For the foreseeable future, Russian foreign policy will be fully in-line with Armenian foreign policy. Thus, Russians are not a political, military or economic threat to us Armenians.

          Don't fool yourselvs, the sad reality is that we are a small landlocked nation within perhaps the most dangerous region of the world. As a result, we can not be fully independant. We don't live in Scandinavia. We will be dependant upon regional major powers to ensure our prosperity and security. As of now, the only real regional partners we have are Russia and Iran.

          In other words, better Russia and Iran than America or Turkey.

          Nonetheless, regardless of how important Russia is to Armenia, the Armenian nation needs to continue building solid relationships with Tehran and the EU.
          Last edited by Armenian; 04-20-2006, 11:37 AM.
          Մեր ժողովուրդն արանց հայրենասիրութեան այն է, ինչ որ մի մարմին' առանց հոգու:

          Նժդեհ


          Please visit me at my Heralding the Rise of Russia blog: http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/

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          • #35
            Re: Armenia slipping away?

            This is indeed not good news and this trend has been going for the past years.

            The best thing for underdeveloped countries, like Armenia, right now is to adapt a protectionist capitalist economy similar to the one ALL economical superpowers had when they were beginning to rise. America in the 19th century was pretty protectionist, so was Great Britain.

            This is why countries need to develop a national bourgeoisie that occupies the infrastructure imperialist super powers won't yield.

            That is why we communists support most anti-imperialist movements, even if they tend to be reactionary.

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            • #36
              Re: Armenia slipping away?

              Originally posted by Կարմիր Բ
              we communists...


              We who? You and Hu?
              Մեր ժողովուրդն արանց հայրենասիրութեան այն է, ինչ որ մի մարմին' առանց հոգու:

              Նժդեհ


              Please visit me at my Heralding the Rise of Russia blog: http://theriseofrussia.blogspot.com/

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              • #37
                Re: Armenia slipping away?

                You know who. The one's who battered you in Berlin.

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                • #38
                  Re: Armenia slipping away?

                  Actually I hate both Commies and Fascists.

                  Warfare and Welfare for all!

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