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I post this article not because it is worthy of being posted in this forum, but to again highlight the blatant stupidity of so much of the Turkish media. Here is what you should do. First read the Turkish article, and try to understand what nationality the attacker is. Notice that ethnicity is cited and used blindly througout the article to try to lead the reader to believe that the nationality of the individual is the same.
Now read the second article in which authorities (I should say 2 days before the Turkish article came out) clearly state the nationality of the individual. Why is there this disparity? Becuase it is in the interest of Turks to leave out factual information that they know exists when trying to make their case for something. In this case it is that an "Armenian tried to kill President Bush", in other cases its that the "Turks never perpetrated a Genocide against Armenians". Enjoy observing the RETARDATION of the TURKISH MEDIA!!!!
Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 25 2005
Armenian Attacker Confesses He Attempted to Kill President Bush
* Georgian police have announced the arrest of a man suspected of
throwing a live hand grenade in the direction of President Mikheil
Saakashvili and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush during their
joint public appearance in Tbilisi on 10 May. The suspect --
identified as Vladimir Arutyunian, a 27-year-old ethnic Armenian --
was captured overnight following a shoot-out that claimed the life of
a senior police officer. Today, Arutyunian confessed to throwing the
grenade with a view to harming the U.S. president.
An Armenian man suspected of hurling a grenade at President George W.
Bush during his May visit to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, has been
charged with premeditated murder.
Georgian prosecutors say the charge against Vladimir Arutyunian stems
from the killing of a Georgian Interior Ministry security officer
during a gunfight that erupted as police tried to capture him
Wednesday.
The United States expressed sympathy over the death of the officer,
and lauded the bravery and dedication of Georgian authorities in
taking the man into custody.
Georgian officials say Mr. Arutyunian confessed to throwing the
grenade at President Bush, who was addressing tens of thousands
gathered in Tbilisi's Freedom Square.
The grenade landed in front of the stage but the Russian-made
explosive device, folded in a red handkerchief, failed to go off. A
Georgian security officer reportedly picked it up and removed it from
the area.
Georgian authorities say the capture was made possible after police
were tipped off by some of Arutyunian's neighbors.
Just three days ago, the Interior Ministry had increased to 150,000
laris ($80,000) the reward being offered for any information leading
to the location of the man suspected of tossing a grenade toward Bush
and Saakashvili while both leaders were addressing tens of thousands
of people on Tbilisi's Freedom Square.
At an impromptu press briefing, Interior Minister Ivane (Vano)
Merabishvili described what happened next.
"As [police] went to the house of the suspect, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Arutyunian, he opened fire, causing the death of one of our men,
Zurab Kvlividze," Merabishvili said. "Arutyunian was wounded in the
shoot-out that followed and, a few minutes later, detained by a
special police unit."
Arutyunian sustained three gun wounds in the leg and chest and was
rushed to Tbilisi's Republican Hospital for treatment. His condition
is reportedly not life-threatening, but doctors say it does not allow
for his immediate transfer to a prison.
Interior Ministry spokesman Guram Donadze today released a short
police video of a conversation that he said he had in hospital with
Arutyunian. In the video, broadcast on Georgian television channels,
the suspect admits to throwing the grenade with a view to harming
Bush.
In earlier comments made to Georgia's Rustavi-2 television channel,
Deputy Health Minister Irakli Giorgobiani had quoted hospital doctors
as saying Arutyunian had confessed to throwing the grenade. But
Giorgobiani had also cast doubt on the suspect's mental health.
NOW READ WHAT THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS:
ArmenPress
July 22 2005
GEORGIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR BRUSHES ASIDE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN
SUSPECT AND ARMENIA
BILISI, JULY 22, ARMENPRESS: Georgia's chief prosecutor Zurab
Adeilashvili told after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart
Aghvan Hovsepian in Tbilisi that an ethnic Armenian citizen of
Georgia, Vladimir Harutunian, arrested on suspicion of throwing a
hand grenade at US president George W. Bush last May will be indicted
for trying to carry out an assassination attempt on Bush's life.
"The suspect is a Georgian citizen, the incident took place in
Georgia and naturally it has no relation with Armenia. We are looking
for all evidence and information in Georgia. They are here and
nowhere," he said. Vladimir Harutunian, 27, was arrested in a fatal
clash with the police late on July 20, admitted to tossing a
hand-grenade into a crowd during President Bush's speech in May.
Georgian interior ministry disseminated information about the case
through a video footage shot by the ministry's press office and
broadcasted by the Georgian television stations.
The footage issued by the ministry early on Thursday showed an
apartment where the suspect lived. Several hand-grenades, uniforms, a
night vision device and several gasmasks, as well as military
guidelines were seen on this tape. Later on Thursday the Ministry
issued a short interview with the suspect. The footage shows
Harutunian, who was injured in a shootout with the police on July 20,
in his hospital room. When answering the question asked by spokesman
of the Interior Ministry Guram Donadze: "Did you toss a
hand-grenade?" Harutunian replays: "Yes." When asked why he did it,
the suspect starts answering: "because Bush..." and then the footage
is bleeped out, apparently to censor swearing.
Now read the second article in which authorities (I should say 2 days before the Turkish article came out) clearly state the nationality of the individual. Why is there this disparity? Becuase it is in the interest of Turks to leave out factual information that they know exists when trying to make their case for something. In this case it is that an "Armenian tried to kill President Bush", in other cases its that the "Turks never perpetrated a Genocide against Armenians". Enjoy observing the RETARDATION of the TURKISH MEDIA!!!!
Journal of Turkish Weekly
July 25 2005
Armenian Attacker Confesses He Attempted to Kill President Bush
* Georgian police have announced the arrest of a man suspected of
throwing a live hand grenade in the direction of President Mikheil
Saakashvili and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush during their
joint public appearance in Tbilisi on 10 May. The suspect --
identified as Vladimir Arutyunian, a 27-year-old ethnic Armenian --
was captured overnight following a shoot-out that claimed the life of
a senior police officer. Today, Arutyunian confessed to throwing the
grenade with a view to harming the U.S. president.
An Armenian man suspected of hurling a grenade at President George W.
Bush during his May visit to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, has been
charged with premeditated murder.
Georgian prosecutors say the charge against Vladimir Arutyunian stems
from the killing of a Georgian Interior Ministry security officer
during a gunfight that erupted as police tried to capture him
Wednesday.
The United States expressed sympathy over the death of the officer,
and lauded the bravery and dedication of Georgian authorities in
taking the man into custody.
Georgian officials say Mr. Arutyunian confessed to throwing the
grenade at President Bush, who was addressing tens of thousands
gathered in Tbilisi's Freedom Square.
The grenade landed in front of the stage but the Russian-made
explosive device, folded in a red handkerchief, failed to go off. A
Georgian security officer reportedly picked it up and removed it from
the area.
Georgian authorities say the capture was made possible after police
were tipped off by some of Arutyunian's neighbors.
Just three days ago, the Interior Ministry had increased to 150,000
laris ($80,000) the reward being offered for any information leading
to the location of the man suspected of tossing a grenade toward Bush
and Saakashvili while both leaders were addressing tens of thousands
of people on Tbilisi's Freedom Square.
At an impromptu press briefing, Interior Minister Ivane (Vano)
Merabishvili described what happened next.
"As [police] went to the house of the suspect, Vladimir Vladimirovich
Arutyunian, he opened fire, causing the death of one of our men,
Zurab Kvlividze," Merabishvili said. "Arutyunian was wounded in the
shoot-out that followed and, a few minutes later, detained by a
special police unit."
Arutyunian sustained three gun wounds in the leg and chest and was
rushed to Tbilisi's Republican Hospital for treatment. His condition
is reportedly not life-threatening, but doctors say it does not allow
for his immediate transfer to a prison.
Interior Ministry spokesman Guram Donadze today released a short
police video of a conversation that he said he had in hospital with
Arutyunian. In the video, broadcast on Georgian television channels,
the suspect admits to throwing the grenade with a view to harming
Bush.
In earlier comments made to Georgia's Rustavi-2 television channel,
Deputy Health Minister Irakli Giorgobiani had quoted hospital doctors
as saying Arutyunian had confessed to throwing the grenade. But
Giorgobiani had also cast doubt on the suspect's mental health.
NOW READ WHAT THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS:
ArmenPress
July 22 2005
GEORGIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR BRUSHES ASIDE ANY CONNECTION BETWEEN
SUSPECT AND ARMENIA
BILISI, JULY 22, ARMENPRESS: Georgia's chief prosecutor Zurab
Adeilashvili told after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart
Aghvan Hovsepian in Tbilisi that an ethnic Armenian citizen of
Georgia, Vladimir Harutunian, arrested on suspicion of throwing a
hand grenade at US president George W. Bush last May will be indicted
for trying to carry out an assassination attempt on Bush's life.
"The suspect is a Georgian citizen, the incident took place in
Georgia and naturally it has no relation with Armenia. We are looking
for all evidence and information in Georgia. They are here and
nowhere," he said. Vladimir Harutunian, 27, was arrested in a fatal
clash with the police late on July 20, admitted to tossing a
hand-grenade into a crowd during President Bush's speech in May.
Georgian interior ministry disseminated information about the case
through a video footage shot by the ministry's press office and
broadcasted by the Georgian television stations.
The footage issued by the ministry early on Thursday showed an
apartment where the suspect lived. Several hand-grenades, uniforms, a
night vision device and several gasmasks, as well as military
guidelines were seen on this tape. Later on Thursday the Ministry
issued a short interview with the suspect. The footage shows
Harutunian, who was injured in a shootout with the police on July 20,
in his hospital room. When answering the question asked by spokesman
of the Interior Ministry Guram Donadze: "Did you toss a
hand-grenade?" Harutunian replays: "Yes." When asked why he did it,
the suspect starts answering: "because Bush..." and then the footage
is bleeped out, apparently to censor swearing.
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