ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION WESTERN U.S.A. A.R.F. News October 2008 Wednesday October 29, 2008 Armenian Fonts Download Download the following font files into your system's fonts folder, and you should be able to view the articles in Armenian. Once copied to your fonts folder, refresh the page to see the articles in Armenian fonts. ArialAM ArialAMB CourAM CourAMB Þ³µ³Ã« 22 ÜáÛ»Ùµ»ñÇ« 2008 Press Release 11-22-08 Turkish Officials to Meet Obama, McCain Advisors ²ðºôØîº²Ü ²ØºðÆβÚÆ Èð²Ðàêø Tuesday October 28, 2008 Weekly Reports Èáë ²Ýç»Éáë ϳï³ñ³Í å³ßïûÝ³Ï³Ý ³ÛóÇ ßñç³Ý³ÏáõÙ« ÐÐ ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõÑÇ Armenian Youth Federation Demonstrates Against Ðñ³Ýáõß Ú³Ïáµ»³ÝÁ àõñµ³Ã« ÜáÛ»Ùµ»ñÇ 21-Ç »ñ»ÏáÛ»³Ý ³Ûó»É»ó ÐÚ¸ Gala Honoring Ataturk ²ñ»õÙï»³Ý ²Ù»ñÇϳÛÇ Î»ÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ÎáÙÇï¿Ç Ï»Ýïñáݳï»ÕÇÝ« áõñ ÁݹáõÝáõ»ó ²ðºôØîº²Ü ²ØºðÆβÚÆ Èð²Ðàêø 10-27-2008 λÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ÎáÙÇï¿Ç ³Ý¹³ÙÝ»ñÇ« áõÕ»ÏÇó ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñÇ áõ ¸³ßݳÏóáõû³Ý ѳٳÏÇñ ³ÛÉ ßñç³Ý³ÏÝ»ñÇ áõ ѳëï³ïáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñÇ ÏáÕÙÇó£ ØÇçáó³éÙ³ÝÁ áÕçáÛÝÇ »õ µ³ñÇ·³Éëï»³Ý Ëûëùáí ѳݹ¿ë »Ï³õ λÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ÎáÙÇï¿Ç Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇ㪠²õ»ïÇù ƽÙÇñÉ»³ÝÁ« áñÁ Ýß»ó« ÿ §Ð³Û³ëï³ÝÇ í»ñ³Ýϳ˳óáõÙÇó Û»ïáÛ« ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõû³Ý Monday October 27, 2008 ëï»ÕÍáõÙÁ ³é³çÇÝ ßáß³÷»ÉÇ ù³ÛÉÁ »Õ³õ« áñ г۳ëï³ÝÁ Ó»éݳñÏ»ó Éñçûñ¿Ý ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ñ»ï ·áñͳÏó»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí£ Ø»Ýù« Ù»ñ Ñ»ñÃÇÝ« å³ïñ³ëï »Ýù Ó»½ Turkish Lobby Targets Schiff ûųݹ³Ï»Éáõ« Ó»½ Ñ»ï ³ß˳ï»Éáõ ³Ù¿Ý ·Ýáí« »õ ÏÁ Ù³ÕûÝù Û³çáÕáõÃÇõÝ Compromise on Karabakh Ó»ñ ³é³ù»Éáõû³Ý Ù¿ç« ³ÛÝ Ñ³ëϳóáÕáõû³Ùµ« áñ Ó»ñ Û³çáÕáõÃÇõÝÁ ÏÁ ÉÇÝÇ Ñ³Ù³ÛÝ Ñ³Û ÅáÕáíñ¹Ç Û³çáÕáõÃÇõÝÁ¦«- Çñ ËûëùÁ áõÕÕ»Éáí Unacceptable, Says ARF Deputy Ýáñ³Ýß³Ý³Ï Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõÑáõÝ ³ë³ó ²õ»ïÇù ƽÙÇñÉ»³ÝÁ£ ²ÛÝáõÑ»ï»õ« »ÉáÛà áõÝ»ó³õ ݳ˳ñ³ñáõÑÇ Ðñ³Ýáõß Ú³Ïáµ»³ÝÁ« áñÁ Ý³Ë áÕçáõÝ»ó Ý»ñϳݻñÇÝ »õ ³å³ ³Ý¹ñ³¹³ñÓ³õ ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõû³Ý ³é³ù»Éáõû³ÝÁ« Ýß»Éáí« áñ §Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõû³Ý ·É˳õáñ ³é³ù»ÉáõÃÇõÝÝ ¿ ѳٳϳñ·»É å»ï³Ï³Ý ϳé³í³ñÙ³Ý µáÉáñ New Genocide Photo Ù³ñÙÇÝÝ»ñÇ ·áñÍáõÝ¿áõÃÇõÝÁª ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ñ»ï ï³ñáõáÕ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÝ»ñáõÙ¦£ гëï³ï»Éáí ³ÛÝ ÇñáÕáõÃÇõÝÁ« áñÁ ѳÛáõû³Ý »ñÏáõ »ññáñ¹Ý ³Ûëûñ ³åñáõÙ ¿ Uncovered ê÷ÇõéùáõÙ« ݳ˳ñ³ñáõÑÇÝ Ï³ñ»õáñ»ó ë÷Çõéù³Ñ³Ûáõû³Ý Ý»ñáõÅÇ áõ ϳñáճϳÝáõû³Ý û·ï³·áñÍáõÙÁ ѳÛñ»ÝÇùÇ ½³ñ·³óÙ³Ý áõ ѽûñ³óÙ³Ý Ñ³Ù³ñ£ §²Ûë ³Ù¿ÝÇÝ Ù»Ýù ϳñáÕ »Ýù ѳëÝ»É Ñ³Ù³ï»Õ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÇ ßÝáñÑÇõ »õ ß³ï ɳõ ·Çï³ÏóáõÙ »Ýù« áñ ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ñ»ï Ù»Ýù å¿ïù ¿ ·áñͳÏó»Ýù¦«- Ýß»ó Ðñ³Ýáõß Ú³Ïáµ»³ÝÁ »õ ³ÛÝáõÑ»ï»õ Ëûë»ó ³ÛÝ Íñ³·ñ»ñÇ áõ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÝ»ñÇ Ù³ëÇÝ« áñáÝù ê÷ÇõéùÇ Ý³Ë³ñ³ñáõÃÇõÝÁ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõÙ ¿ Çñ³·áñÍ»É »ÏáÕ ³ÙÇëÝ»ñÇÝ áõ ï³ñÇÝ»ñÇÝ£ ÆëÏ ³Ý¹ñ³¹³éݳÉáí ¸³ßݳÏóáõû³Ý Ñ»ï Çñ áõÝ»ó³Í ѳٳ·áñͳÏóáõû³ÝÁ« ݳ˳ñ³ñáõÑÇÝ ³ë³ó« ÿ §ºë ³ÝϳËáõÃÇõÝÇó ³é³ç »õ ³ÝϳËáõÃÇõÝÇó Û»ïáÛ ÙÇßï ¿É ³ß˳ï»É »Ù ¹³ßݳÏó³Ï³Ý ÇÙ ÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÇ áõ ·áñÍÁÝÏ»ñÝ»ñÇ Ñ»ïª »°õ ËáñÑñ¹³ñ³ÝáõÙ »°õ ϳé³í³ñáõÃÇõÝáõÙ »õ ϳñÍáõÙ »Ù« áñ ³Ûë ѳٳï»Õ ³ß˳ï³ÝùÇ ³ñ¹ÇõÝùÁ »°õ г۳ëï³ÝáõÙ »°õ ³Ûëï»Õ å¿ïù ¿ ï³Û Çñûù ³ñ¹ÇõÝù »õ Ù»Ýù å¿ïù ¿ Ùdzëݳµ³ñ áõŻճóÝ»Ýù г۳ëï³ÝÁ¦£ Ú³ïϳÝß»ÉÇ ¿« áñ ëáÛÝ ³Ûó»Éáõû³ÝÁ ݳ˳ñ³ñáõÑÇ Ðñ³Ýáõß Ú³Ïáµ»³ÝÇÝ ÁÝÏ»ñ³ÏóáõÙ ¿ÇÝ Èáë ²Ýç»ÉáëáõÙ ÐÐ ·É˳õáñ ÑÇõå³ïáëª ²ñÙ¿Ý ÈÇÉáÛ»³ÝÁ »õ ÷áËÑÇõå³ïáëª Ø»ëñáå Þ³õáÛ»³ÝÁ£ ѳݹÇåÙ³ÝÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û ¿ÇÝ Ý³»õ ÐÚ¸ ²ñ»õÙï»³Ý ²Ù»ñÇϳÛÇ ï³ñ³ÍùáõÙ ·áñÍáÕ 16 ÏáÙÇï¿Ý»ñÇ« Ð³Û ¸³ïÇ Ú³ÝÓݳËٵǫ Ð³Û ºñÇï³ë³ñ¹³ó ¸³ßݳÏóáõû³Ý« ÐÚ¸ ä³ï³Ý»Ï³Ý ÙÇáõû³Ý« ²½·³ÛÇÝ í³ñãáõû³Ý« γÉÇýáñÝdzÛÇ ³½·³ÛÇÝ í³ñųñ³ÝÝ»ñÇ ËÝ³Ù³Ï³É Photo of the remains of Armenians burned alive in 1915 Ù³ñÙÝÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñÁ« ²½·³ÛÇÝ í³ñųñ³ÝÝ»ñÇ ïÝûñ¿ÝÝ»ñÁ« Ð³Û during the Massacre of Mush ú·Ýáõû³Ý ØÇáõû³Ý« ÐØÀØ-Ç §Ð³Ù³½·³ÛÇݦ Ñ³Û ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý áõ Ùß³Ïáõû³Ý ÁÝÏ»ñ³Ïóáõû³Ý« γÉÇýáñÝÇ³Ñ³Û ·ñáÕÝ»ñÇ ÙÇáõû³Ý« Ð³Û ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý YEREVAN (ArmRadio)--The Armenian Genocide ÑÇÙݳñÏáõû³Ý »õ §¸³õû³Ý-سñdzٻ³Ý¦ ÏñÃ³Ï³Ý Ñ³ëï³ïáõû³Ý« Museum-Institute (AGMI) recently revealed a rare Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñÁ£ ØÇçáó³éÙ³ÝÁ Ý»ñÏ³Û ¿ÇÝ Ý³»õ Èáë ²Ýç»ÉáëáõÙ ·áñÍáÕ photograph that documents the massacres of the гÛñ»Ý³Ïó³Ï³Ý ÙÇáõÃÇõÝÝ»ñÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇãÝ»ñÁ« áíù»ñ ³õ»ÉÇ áõß Armenian population of Mush, one of the many historic ѳݹÇåáõÙ áõÝ»ó³Ý λÝïñáÝ³Ï³Ý ÎáÙÇï¿Ç ѳÝñ³ÛÇÝ Ï³åÇ Û³ÝÓݳËÙµÇ Ñ»ï£ Armenian provinces decimated during Ottoman Turkey's ØÇçáó³éáõÙÁ ³õ³ñïáõ»ó Ç å³ïÇõ ݳ˳ñ³ñáõÑáõ ϳ½Ù³Ï»ñåáõ³Í ÑÇõñ³ëÇñáõû³Ùµ £ Genocide of the Armenians in 1915-1923. The photo, acquired by the AGMI recently, was taken by ²Ûë Éáõñ»ñÁ ïñ³Ù³¹ñõáõÙ »Ý Russian soldiers on the Caucasus front in 1915. It ÐÚ¸ ²ñ»õÙï»³Ý ²Ù»ñÇϳÛÇ Î»¹ñáÝ³Ï³Ý ÎáÙÇï¿Ç portrays the remains of the Armenian villagers who were гÝñ³ÛÇÝ Î³åÇ ¶ñ³ë»Ý»³ÏÇ ÏáÕÙÇó burned alive during the massacres of Mush. ARF Central Committee The one of a kind photo is well preserved and was found Office of Public Relations Contact Person: Saro Nazarian in a photo album of genocide refugees, published in Tiflis [email protected] in 1917. The album contains 62 unique photos that Tel: (818) 243-7059 document the Armenian Genocide. Only a few of the Fax: (818) 243-1467 original 62 have survived and most of them are in dire ²Ûë Éáõñ»ñÁ ïñ³Ù³¹ñ»ÉÇ »Ý ݳ»õ Internet-áí »õ Fax-áí£ conditions, with the Mush photo being surprisingly well Èáõñ»ñÁ ϳñ»ÉÇ ¿ í»ñ³Ññ³ï³ñ³Ï»É£ preserved. On the back of the picture is a quote in Russian that says: “Armenians burnt alive in Sheykhalan by Turkish soldiers.” The photo is also marked with the number 74, which indicates the existence of a larger collection of photographs captured by Russian soldiers during World War I. The AGMI has been collecting and cataloging photos documenting the Armenian Genocide with the aim of constructing a complete picture of the first genocide of the 20th century. Friday October 24, 2008 Turkey is Trying to Sway Armenia on Commission Issue, Says Hovsepian ²ðºôØîº²Ü ²ØºðÆβÚÆ Èð²Ðàêø 10-22-08 ELECTION DAY VOTE V ote NO on Proposition # 9 _________________________ Proposition 9 is unjustly designed to change the existing procedures for granting parole to convicted individuals. If adopted, it will raise Obama/Biden The Right Choice For the waiting period for parole hearings up to fifteen years. This Armenian Americans change will directly affect Hampig Sassounian's case. Hampig Sassounian has been in prison since 1982. His conviction was overturned by the United States Court of Appeal in 2001 based on major prosecutorial and jury misconduct. Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley decided to re-try the case in 2002. As a result Hampig took a plea bargain which entitles him to parole, based upon his 25 year to life sentence. Though he was denied parole at his first hearing last year he is entitled to a Parole hearing ever 2 years. If Proposition 9 were to pass he would only be eligible for a parole hearing every 15 YEARS! Besides being patently unfair, such a Proposition would essentially return Hampig to a life imprisonment sentence, something that is unacceptable for all freedom and justice loving people who recognize that his case in many ways represented a scapegoating of our community and our nation for the monumental crimes of others. Please don't let Hampig essentially be once again re-sentenced to life Wednesday October 22, 2008 imprisonment. On November 4, Vote NO on Proposition # 9 Swiss Court Finds Turks Guilty for Denying Genocide . àã ÂÇõ 9ÇÝ ²Ûëûñ åÇïÇ ÷áË»Ýù ϳñ·Á áõ ³é³ç ³ÝóÝ»Éáíª åÇïÇ Ý»ñϳ۳óÝ»Ýù ø³ÉÇýáñÝÇáÛ Ý³Ñ³Ý·³ÛÇÝ ùáõ¿³ñÏáõû³Ýó ¹ñáõ³Í ÃÇõ ÇÝÁ ûñÇݳ·ÇÍÁ: ²ÝÙÇç³å¿ë Û³ÛïÝ»Ù, áñ ³Ûëï»Õ Ï³Û ³ÛÉ ï»ë³ÏÇ ß³Ñ³·ñ·éáõÃÇõÝ, ³½·³ÛÇÝ Ï³Ù ½áõï Ù³ñ¹Ï³ÛÇÝ ÙÕáõÙ ÙÁ, ·ñ»Ã¿ å³ï³ÝÇ ï³ñÇùÇÝ, ³é³Ýó Ý»ñáõÙÇ Ñݳñ³õáñáõû³Ý, óÏ»³Ýë µ³Ýï³ñÏáõû³Ý ¹³ï³å³ñïáõ³Í, ѻﳷ³ÛÇÝ, ¹Åµ³Ëï³µ³ñ ß³ï áõß, Ýáñ Û³ÛïÝáõû³Ýó µ»ñáõÙáíª §³é³Ýó Ý»ñáõÙǦ ϳñ·³íÇ×³Ï¿Ý ³½³ïáõ³Í áõ Ý»ñÙ³Ý Ñݳñ³õáñáõû³Ùµ Çñ µ³Ýï³ñÏáõÃÇõÝÁ ß³ñáõݳÏáÕ Ð³ÙµÇÏ ê³ëáõÝ»³ÝÇ ×³Ï³ï³·ñáí Ù»ñ Ùï³Ñá·áõÃÇõÝÁ: ÐáÏï»Ùµ»ñÇ 13-ÇÝ Ð-1 ºÃ¿ §³é³Ýó Ý»ñáõÙ¦Ç í×ÇéÁ ³õ»ÉÇ Ï³ÝáõË Û³ÛïÝáõ¿ñ, ѳõ³Ý³µ³ñ ûñáõ³Ý Ñ»éáõëï³ÁÝÏ»ñáõÃÛ³Ý §25 ñá廦 ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý ÙÃÝáÉáñïÁ µáÉáñáíÇÝ ³ÛÉ ÁÉɳñ, áõ ³õ»ÉÇ ¹ÇõñÇÝ ÁÉɳñ ѳÕáñ¹³ß³ñÇ ÑÛáõñÝ ¿ñ ÐÚ¸ ´ÛáõñáÛÇ Ð³ÙµÇÏÇÝ ³½³ïáõÃÇõÝÁ: ²Ûëûñáõ³Ý ù³Õ³ù³Ï³Ý ÙÃÝáÉáñïÁ ²Ù»ñÇϳÛÇ Ødzó»³É ܳѳݷݻñáõ ï³ñ³ÍùÇÝ, Ý»ñϳ۳óáõóÇã Ðð²Üî زð¶²ðÚ²ÜÀ Ãñù³Ï³Ý ϳé³í³ñáõû³Ý ³é³õ»É Ùßï³Ï³Ý Ñ»ï³åݹáõÙÁ ³Ûë ѳñóÇÝ, ·ñ»Ã¿ ³Ýϳñ»ÉÇ ¹³ñÓáõó³Í »Ý гٵÇÏÇÝ, ³ñ¹¿Ý ѳëáõÝ ïÕ³Ù³ñ¹ ³Ûë ѳÛáñ¹ÇÇÝ ³½³ïáõÃÇõÝÁ: ÂÇõ ÇÝÁ ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÇõÝÁ, í³õ»ñ³óÙ³Ý å³ñ³·³ÛÇÝ, ³õ»ÉÇ ÇëÏ åÇïÇ Í³Ýñ³óÝ¿ гٵÇÏÇÝ íÇ׳ÏÁ: êïáñ»õ Ý»ñϳ۳óÝ»Éáí гٵÇÏ ê³ëáõÝ»³ÝÇ ä³ßïå³Ý Û³ÝÓݳËáõÙµÇÝ ³Ûë ³éÃÇõ Ññ³å³ñ³Ï³Í ѳÕáñ¹³·ñáõÃÇõÝÁ, ÏÁ Û³ÛïÝ»Ù, áñ Áݹ³é³ç»Éáí ³Ûëï»Õ ÑÝãáÕ ÏáãÇݪ »ë ¹¿Ù åÇïÇ ùáõ¿³ñϻ٠ÃÇõ ÇÝÁ ³é³ç³ñÏáõû³Ý: ÂÇõ 9 ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÇõÝÁ ³Ý³ñ¹³ñûñ¿Ý å³ïñ³ëïáõ³Í ¿, ¹³ï³å³ñï»³É µ³Ýï³ñÏ»³ÉÝ»ñáõÝ Ý»ñáõÙ ßÝáñÑ»Éáõ Ý»ñÏ³Û ·áñÍÁÝóóÁ ÷áË»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí: ºÃ¿ ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÇõÝÁ áñ¹»·ñáõÇ, ³å³ Ý»ñÙ³Ý ¹ÇÙáõÙ Ý»ñϳ۳óÝáÕÝ»ñÁ ÏñÝ³Ý ÙÇÝã»õ 15 ï³ñÇ ëå³ë»Éª Çñ»Ýó ùÝݳñÏÙ³Ý Ï³ñ·ÇÝ Ñ³ëÝ»Éáõ ѳٳñ: öá÷áËáõÃÇõÝÁ áõÕÕ³ÏÇ åÇïÇ ³½¹¿ гٵÇÏ ê³ëáõÝ»³ÝÇ ¹³ïÇÝ: 1982¿Ý Ç í»ñ µ³Ýï³ñÏáõ³Í гٵÇÏ ê³ëáõÝ»³ÝÇ ¹³ï³í×ÇéÁ 2001ÇÝ µ»Ï³Ýáõ»ó³õ Ødzó»³É ܳѳݷݻñáõ í×é³µ»Ï ³ï»³ÝÇÝ ÏáÕÙ¿, ¹³ï³Ë³½áõû³Ý »õ ¹³ï³Ï³½ÙÇÝ Éáõñç ë˳ÉÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ»ï»õ³Ýùáí: Èáë ²Ý×»ÉÁë ·³õ³éÇ ßñç³Ý³ÛÇÝ ¹³ï³Ë³½ êÃÇõ Turkey Hires Former Bush Official to Lobby Jewish øáõÉÇ 2002ÇÝ áñáß»ó ¹³ïÁ í»ñ³µ³Ý³É, áñáõÝ Çµñ»õ Ñ»ï»õ³Ýù, гٵÇÏ, ÝϳïÇ Groups Against Genocide Recognition áõݻݳÉáí ½ÇÝù 25 ï³ñÇ¿Ý óÏ»³Ýë µ³Ýï³ñÏáõû³Ý ¹³ï³å³ñïáÕ í×ÇéÁª ¹³ï³Ë³½áõû³Ý Ñ»ï ѳٳӳÛÝáõÃÇõÝ ÙÁ ·áÛ³óáõó Ý»ñÙ³Ý Ñݳñ³õáñáõÃÇõÝ ³å³Ñáí»Éáõ Ýå³ï³Ïáí: гϳé³Ï ³ÛÝ ÇñáÕáõû³Ý, áñ ³Ýáñ ³Ýó»³É ï³ñáõ³Ý Ý»ñÙ³Ý Tuesday October 21, 2008 ¹ÇÙáõÙÁ Ù»ñÅáõ»ó³õ, Ý»ñÏ³Û ûñ¿Ýùáí ³Ý Çñ³õáõÝù áõÝÇ »ñÏáõ ï³ñÇÝ ³Ý·³Ù ÙÁ ÏñÏÇÝ ¹ÇÙáõ٠ϳï³ñ»Éáõ: ê³Ï³ÛÝ »Ã¿ ÃÇõ 9 ³é³ç³ñÏáõÃÇõÝÁ í³õ»ñ³óáõÇ, ³å³ Capacity Crowd Celebrates Community's Achievements гٵÇÏ Ñ³½Çõ 15 ï³ñÇ¿Ý Çñ³õáõÝù åÇïÇ áõÝ»Ý³Û Ý»ñÙ³Ý ¹ÇÙáõ٠ϳï³ñ»Éáõ: at ANC-WR Banquet ²Ý³ñ¹³ñ ÁÉɳÉáõÝ ÏáÕùÇÝ, ³é³ç³ñÏáõû³Ý í³õ»ñ³óáõÙÁ гٵÇÏÇÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ ѳٳ½ûñ åÇïÇ ÁÉÉ³Û óÙ³Ñ µ³Ýï³ñÏáõû³Ý, µ³Ý ÙÁ, áñ ³ÝÁݹáõÝ»ÉÇ ¿ To view event photo gallery please visit: ³ñ¹³ñáõû³Ý »õ ³½³ïáõû³Ý ç³ï³·áí µáÉáñ ù³Õ³ù³óÇÝ»ñáõÝ Ñ³Ù³ñ, áñáÝù ÏÁ www.ancwr.vibsco.net.