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  • Re: Revolutions in the Middle East

    Couple weeks old but worth a watch

    Istanbul sees rally in support of Bahrain revolution

    "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it." ~Malcolm X

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      Originally posted by Federate View Post
      Muslims uniting is even more unlikely than Arabs uniting but if it were to happen, Armenia would have reason to worry only because Turkey would be a heavyweight member.
      Not only that. They would support Azerbaijan and Turkey over armenia any day, just like help was pouring in from Islamic extremists from Checnya and Afghanistan to fight the Armenians. It's foolish to think that Muslims would support us.
      Մեկ Ազգ, Մեկ Մշակույթ
      ---
      "Western Assimilation is the greatest threat to the Armenian nation since the Armenian Genocide."

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        For those awake at this hour, watch Mubarak's trial live here http://mubasher-misr.aljazeera.net/
        Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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          Nicely written article.
          Hayastan or Bust.

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            ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR IN DAMASCUS: WE ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SYRIA THROUGH FUNDAMENTAL REFORMS

            Syrian Arab News Agency
            Sept 29 2011
            Syria

            DAMASCUS, (SANA) - Armenia's Ambassador in Damascus Arshak Poladyan
            held on Thursday a reception on the occasion of the 20th anniversary
            of his country's independence.

            Ambassador Poladyan stressed during the reception that Armenia has
            repeatedly announced its desire to develop cooperation with Syria in
            various fields.

            He added that the mutual visits of the two country's officials during
            the last years set a legal and essential base for developing bilateral
            relations and led to signing dozens of agreements and protocols in
            cultural, scientific and educational fields.

            Concerning the current events in Syria and the foreign interference
            in the Syrian internal affairs, the Ambassador said that national
            dialogue is the only way to solve the crisis, calling on all parties
            to sit at the dialogue table and find suitable solutions.

            He expressed his optimism about the future of Syria through fundamental
            reforms and criticized some satellite channels which exaggerated the
            events in Syria.

            F.Allafi/M.Eyon
            Hayastan or Bust.

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              TURKEY STARTS MILITARY DRILL AT SYRIAN BORDER

              Hurriyet
              Oct 4 2011
              Turkey

              The Turkish military stages an exercise near the Syrian border as
              Prime Minister Erdogan signals sanctions are on the way against Syria

              Turkey will lay out new sanctions against Syria soon, visiting Prime
              Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says in the South Africa. AFP photo

              Turkey will consider more sanctions against Syria as it cannot stand
              idly by while Damascus shoots demonstrators, the country's prime
              minister said Tuesday, the same day the Turkish military announced
              plans to conduct exercises near its southern border.

              There can be no justification for killing defenseless people, Prime
              Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday in Pretoria at a joint
              press conference with Deputy South African President Kgalema Motlanthe.

              Stepping up pressure on embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
              Erdogan said he would lay out Turkey's plans for sanctions against
              Damascus after he visits a Syrian refugee camp near the two countries'
              common border in the coming days.

              "Regarding sanctions, we will make an assessment and announce our road
              map after the visit to [the southern province of] Hatay, setting out
              the steps," Erdogan told reporters, adding that he expected to visit
              the region on the weekend or at the start of next week.

              The prime minister is expected to announce new sanctions during
              the trip.

              Turkey has begun partially implementing some sanctions, the prime
              minister said, but added that it had chosen not to announce them
              officially because of the urgency of the matter.

              The plan for more sanctions heralds a further deterioration in the
              previously friendly relations between Ankara and Damascus since the
              start of al-Assad's crackdown on protesters. More than 7,500 Syrians
              have taken refuge in camps established in Hatay, having fled the
              violence at home.

              Erdogan said they had an advanced friendship with al-Assad but added
              that the Syrian president had betrayed the principles underlying
              the friendship.

              "What is important to us is the Syrian people. The freedoms [in Syria]
              are disregarded [by the government]," said Erdogan, adding that
              al-Assad was repeating his father Hafez al-Assad's violent campaign
              against Hama and Homs.

              "We never expected that," said Erdogan.

              Military exercises on Syrian border

              Turkey's military exercises are likely to coincide with Erdogan
              planned visit to Hatay. The military said in a statement on its website
              Tuesday that the maneuvers would take place in the southern province
              between Oct. 5 and 13. Turkey has earlier said it had stopped two
              ships carrying arms to Syria.

              The aim of the exercises is to test "the mobilization and the
              communication between the ministries, public institutions and Turkish
              army in case of a war," said the military.

              At least 2,700 have been killed in the crackdown in Syria, according
              to the United Nations. Demonstrators have begun to demand some form
              of international protection that stops short of Libya-style Western
              military intervention. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
              recently told daily Hurriyet that the conditions in the country were
              not sufficient to warrant an international intervention.

              Compiled from AP, Reuters and AA stories by the Daily News staff.
              Hayastan or Bust.

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                MIDDLE EAST IS UNDERGOING CHANGES -EXPERT

                PanARMENIAN.Net
                October 5, 2011 - 15:39 AMT

                PanARMENIAN.Net - Middle East is currently in the stage of change,
                yet the final image of the region is hardly predictable at the moment,
                according to the director of Armenian National Academy of Sciences~R
                Oriental Studies Institute.

                At news conference in Yerevan, Turkologist Ruben Safrastyan cited
                several factors to lead to regional changes. ~SAfter the Arab spring,
                Islamic forces will enter political arena, with U.S. increasing
                involvement in regional developments. Also, Turkey will intensify
                presence both in Middle East and international arena,~T the expert
                said.

                As Safrastyan noted in this context, by approving NATO radar
                deployment, Ankara struck a deal with Washington, in exchange being
                allowed to strengthen it presence in Middle East.
                Hayastan or Bust.

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