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U.S. Rep. Schmidt Denies Receiving Turkish `Blood Money'

2009/08/28 | 12:07

 

http://hetq.am/en/diaspora/15087/

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The following article appeared in the August 26 edition of the

Cincinnati City Beat. It deals with the on-going hearing surrounding

the 2008 election for Ohioo's 2nd Congressional District that pitted

Representative Jean Schmidt and and challenger David

Krikorian. Mr. Krikorian alleged that Schmidt had received campaign

contributions from the Turkish government in return for her opposition

to an Armenian Genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress. Schmidt has

since filed an official complaint against Krikorian.

 

Schmidt Gets Taped in Election Suit

 

U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Miami Township) just doesn't fare so well in

unscripted situations. In the latest example of that political truism,

Schmidt testified Monday for nearly five hours in a deposition taken

by attorneys for David Krikorian.

 

The deposition was taken in preparation for a Sept. 3 hearing before

the Ohio Elections Commission. Schmidt filed a complaint with the

commission alleging that Krikorian knowingly made a false statement

about Schmidt in a piece of campaign literature last year.

 

Krikorian ran as an independent against Schmidt in 2008 for Ohio's 2nd

Congressional District. During the campaign, Krikorian distributed a

pamphlet alleging Schmidt had received `blood money' from the Turkish

government in return for her opposition to a congressional resolution

that declared Turkey committed genocide against Armenia during a 1915

conflict.

 

Schmidt's opposition angered Krikorian, who is of Armenian

descent. His grandparents almost became victims of the violence,

Krikorian said, and Schmidt's denial that genocide occurred is an

insult to Armenian-American citizens. A Schmidt spokesman has said in

the past that the congresswoman doesn't believe the conflict meets the

legal requirements to be dubbed genocide.

 

Krikorian has questioned why Schmidt accepts tens of thousands of

dollars in donations from Turkish interests when there isn't any

significant number of Turkish-American residents in the 2nd

District. He's also called Schmidt's complaint `frivolous.'

 

Monday's deposition was videotaped by Krikorian's attorneys, despite

Schmidt's protest.

 

`Ms. Schmidt strongly objected to David Krikorian's legal right to

video tape her deposition as allowed by law,' a Krikorian press

release states. `Attorneys for Ms. Schmidt complained to the Ohio

Elections Commission to block distribution of the video portion of her

testimony. Ms. Schmidt does not want the people of the district to

view her testimony in this frivolous legal complaint she filed against

David Krikorian.'

 

During her halting and vague testimony, Schmidt said she didn't know

why she was the largest recipient of campaign contributions by Turkish

lobbyists in the 2008 campaign cycle. Also, she testified that she

didn't know anything about the Armenian Genocide other than it

occurred during World War I.

 

Further, Schmidt said she didn't know who Yalcin Ayasli is although he

and his family donated $6,900 to her campaign last year and was an

escort on her all-expenses paid trip to Turkey in May. Ayalsi is a

contributor to the Turkish Coalition of America, which is dubbed a

`genocide denial' group by Armenians.

 

 

 

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there will be more coverage after this i think

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bchlSQ-9LdI/SrPXjL5fK6I/AAAAAAAAAD0/QY3xbXNG4V4/s320/ACM%20Cover%20Page.jpg

 

 

The saga continues. Any spy thriller pales compared to this reality. This is just incredible!!!!

 

Rep. Jan Schakowsky of illinois has been outed as the congresswoman in question having had sexual relations with a female Turkish agent. She is categorically denying, as expected. But what is interesting where are the other named individuals? Denis Hastert, Marc Grossman, Douglas Feith, Richard Perle?? they are quiet as a mouse...or should I say ...as a rat!

 

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7429#more-7429

 

 

http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/nov/01/00006/

 

 

And where are the Armenian media. Has Harout Sassounian not heard of this case????

 

 

 

 

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