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Don Boyajian Announces Campaign for Congress Don Boyajian Announces Campaign for Congress By Contributor on August 4, 2017 in News // 1 Comment // // CAMBRIDGE, N.Y.—Don Boyajian, a third-generation Armenian American, has announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District, representing the Adirondack Mountains and Thousand Islands regions of the Empire State. Don Boyajian If elected, he would be the third U.S. Representative of Armenian heritage serving in the U.S. House, joining Congresswoman Anna Eshooo (D-Calif.) and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-Calif). The grandchild of Armenian immigrants from Aintab, on his father’s side, and Palu, on his mother’s side, Don represents the third generation in his family to live and work in the U.S. During the Armenian Genocide era, his father’s family settled in Saratoga County, N.Y., where they operated a sheep farm, and his mother’s family put down roots in Providence, R.I. He and his family are active in St. Peter Armenian Apostolic Church, where his mother recently received the Women’s Guild’s Woman of the Year Award. Professionally, Don is an environmental and municipal attorney at Dreyer Boyajian LLP, a firm his father co-founded. Don graduated from Colgate University and Cornell Law School, where he clerked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office (NDNY), New York Office of the Attorney General (Environmental Protection Bureau), and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Don also served as a Legislative Aide in the U.S. Congress, where he focused on agriculture, natural resources, and energy policy. Don, a Democrat, will face a primary election to win his party’s nomination, and then challenge incumbent Republican Elise Stefanik, who has no meaningful record of support for Armenian-American issues. https://armenianweekly.com/2017/08/04/don-boyajian-announces-campaign-for-congress/

https://trud.bg/350-diplomatic-flights-carry-weapons-for-terrorists/ Read it as it last because someone's gonna get it. The journalist already did. She was fired today. Most likely some of the Bulgarian made weapons sold to Azveristan were used in Artsakh.

The Armenian Weekly Aug 24 2017 Iowa Becomes 47th State to Officially Recognize the Armenian Genocide By Weekly Staff on August 24, 2017 Governor Kim Reynolds Declares Oct. 2017 ‘Armenia Awareness Month’ During Official Signing Ceremony with ANCA Eastern Region, Human Rights Coalition Leaders, and ClergyDES MOINES, Iowa (A.W.)—Moments ago, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation memorializing the Armenian Genocide and declaring Oct. 2017 as “Armenia Awareness Month” in the Hawkeye State. Iowa is now the 47th U.S. state to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. On Aug. 24, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation memorializing the Armenian Genocide and declaring Oct. 2017 “Armenia Awareness Month” in the Hawkeye State. The signing was attended by members of the Armenian community, including Father Tadeos Barseghyan of the St. Sahag Armenian Church of Minnesota, and Armen Sahakyan of the Armenian National Committee of America—Eastern Region (ANCA-ER). St. Sahag is the closest Armenian church serving the Armenian-American community of Iowa. “Iowa’s commemoration and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide strikes a powerful blow against the hatred and intolerance which contribute to the ongoing vicious cycle of genocide plaguing society to this day,” said Sahakyan, an ANCA-ER Board Member. Sahakyan spent a portion of his youth living in Iowa. “We would like to thank Governor Reynolds, Representative Art Staed, and all of our coalition partners for their principled stance in ensuring that truth prevails against international attempts to subvert justice for this and all other crimes against humanity,” he added. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds with members of the community after signing the proclamation (Photo: ANCA-ER) The Philos Project Executive Director Robert Nicholson noted, “The Ottoman genocide of the Armenian people was one of the most brutal acts in history and clear evidence that evil still moves in the world. To deny the genocide is to ignore that evil, and to ignore that evil is to betray our values as Americans. By recognizing the genocide, the people of Iowa are declaring their willingness to defend human life, protect minority communities, and preserve our national heritage. We at The Philos Project thank and congratulate Governor Reynolds for her boldness and moral clarity. She epitomizes the kind of principled leader we need more of today.”Iraqi Christian Relief Council Board Member Denise Bubeck said, “This is an important step in standing up for the many Christians who have lost their lives by injustice. As a Christian, I believe that every life deserves dignity and respect just as God values every human life so this proclamation gives me an opportunity again to speak for the value of every life no matter their faith.” Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (center) with Armen Sahakyan (L) and Artur Martirosyan ® of the ANCA-ER (Photo: ANCA-ER) “Mankind must seek justice for those whose lives are brutally altered for all of history,” said President of the Iraqi Christian Relief Council and the Senior Fellow for the Philos Project Juliana Taimoorazy. “This marks a historic step forward towards this sacred endeavor.” Coordinator for the Iowans for Armenia Charles Crawley said, “As a civilized humanity, we all should care about the Armenian Genocide and all other crimes against humanity. ‘Iowans for Armenia’ is proud to continue the relationship created between the American and Armenian people that stretches back to the humanitarian assistance provided by the missionaries and people of good conscience of our great state through the Near East Relief. Today’s signing of the proclamation was an important step in securing some measure of justice for the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek people.” Noting that the Ottoman Turkish government’s crime “still requires justice,” Gov. Reynolds’ proclamation cited Adolf Hitler’s ominous reference to the murder of the Armenian people just days prior to his invasion of Poland and the ensuing Holocaust, which claimed the lives of over 6 million Jews and resulted in the decimation of other targeted racial and religious minorities. The document recounts the cycle of subsequent genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries, specifically citing the 2016 Congressional condemnation of the Islamic State genocide against Middle East Christians, Yezidis, and other minorities. It concludes with the assertion that by “recognizing and consistently remembering the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust and all cases of past and ongoing genocide, we help protect historic memory, ensure that similar atrocities do not occur again and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution and tyranny.”Below is footage of the signing ceremony, which took place at the Iowa State Assembly. The ANCA-ER webcast the signing ceremony live from Governor Reynolds’ formal office. Iowa’s recognition comes a little more than three months after the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 191, titled “Recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” on May 19, and becoming the 46th state in the U.S. to officially classify and commemorate the 1915-1923 annihilation of Ottoman Turkey’s indigenous Armenian community as genocide. The State of Iowa proclamation can be read in its entirety, below. An image of the proclamation memorializing the Armenian Genocide and declaring Oct. 2017 “Armenia Awareness Month” (Photo: ANCA-ER) *** State of IowaExecutive DepartmentIn The Name and By The Authority of The State of Iowa PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, from 1915-1923 during the Armenian Genocide, one and one-half million ethnic Armenian men, women and children as well as over one million Greeks, Assyrians, Syriacs and others were massacred as part of the planned complete eradication of those indigenous communities by the Ottoman Turkish Empire during the first modern genocide that still requires justice; and WHEREAS, prior to the implementation of the Holocaust, in order to garner support from his followers, Adolf Hitler asked, “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?”; and WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945 – six million Jews were murdered; Roma (Gypsies), people with disabilities and Poles were also targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic or national reasons; and millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war and political dissidents, also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and WHEREAS, other cases of genocide include the killings in Cambodia in 1975, the massacres in Bosnia in 1992, the slaughter in Rwanda in 1994 and now in the 21st century, the displacements and deaths in Darfur as well as targeting of religious minorities by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the Middle East; and WHEREAS, the United States House of Representatives has adopted H.Con.Res. 75, declaring the atrocities perpetrated by the ISIL against Christians, Yezidis and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; and WHEREAS, by recognizing and consistently remembering the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust and all cases of past and ongoing genocide, we help protect historic memory, ensure that similar atrocities do not occur again and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution and tyranny: NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kim Reynolds, Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2017 as ARMENIA AWARENESS MONTH IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVEHEREUNTO SUBSCRIBED MY NAME ANDCAUSED THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OFIOWA TO BE AFFIXED. DONE AT DESMOINES THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST IN THE YEAROF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. __________________________________KIM REYNOLDSGOVERNOR OF IOWA ATTEST: __________________________________PAUL D. PATESECRETARY OF STATE https://armenianweekly.com/2017/08/24/iowa-becomes-47th-state-to-officially-recognize-the-armenian-genocide/

Russia Today Aug 24 2017 Iowa becomes 47th US state to recognize Armenian Genocide Published time: 24 Aug, 2017 22:21 FILE PHOTO: Soldiers standing over skulls of victims from the Armenian village of Sheyxalan in the Mush valley, on the Caucasus front during the First World War © AFP The governor of Iowa has issued a proclamation officially recognizing as genocide the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkey from 1915 to 1923. While 46 other US states have done so, the genocide remains unrecognized by the federal government.“The planned complete eradication” of Armenians in 1915-23 by the Ottoman Turkish Empire during the first modern genocide “still requires justice,” Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds ® said in the proclamation, which declared October 2017 as “Armenia Awareness Month.” “By recognizing and consistently remembering the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust and all cases of past and ongoing genocide, we help protect historic memory, ensure that similar atrocities do not occur again and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution and tyranny,” the document reads, as it recounts subsequent genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries. The document also references Adolf Hitler’s statement prior to his invasion of Poland and the ensuing Holocaust: “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?” The move was welcomed by Armenians in the US. “Iowa’s commemoration and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide strikes a powerful blow against the hatred and intolerance which contribute to the ongoing vicious cycle of genocide plaguing society to this day,” said Armen Sahakyan, of the Armenian National Committee of America. Read moreTillerson calls out Turkey, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia & Iran over religious freedomIowa is the 47th US state to officially classify and commemorate the 1915-23 annihilation of Ottoman Turkey’s indigenous Armenian community as genocide. In May, the Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to that effect. The US federal government has not officially made such recognition. American presidents have long declined to use the word “genocide” in relation to the killings, every year choosing other words to commemorate them. Donald Trump followed the tradition. “Beginning in 1915, one and a half million Armenians were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in the final years of the Ottoman Empire,” he said in a statement in April. “I join the Armenian community in America and around the world in mourning the loss of innocent lives and the suffering endured by so many.” Recognizing the Armenian genocide was one of former President Barack Obama’s campaign promises, but when in office, he declined to do so. “I am very sorry that, during our time in office, we in the Obama administration did not recognize the Armenian Genocide,” former UN Ambassador Samantha Power said after leaving office. Turkey, the successor of the Ottoman Empire, denies that a genocide occurred, saying those killings were casualties of war. The country is now a NATO ally and hosts the US military. A total of 28 nations have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, including Russia, France, Canada and Germany. https://www.rt.com/usa/400807-iowa-recognizes-armenian-genocide/

Stop misrepresentation of Armenian Heritage as "Ancient Turkey" http://www.change.org/en-CA/petition...ancient-turkey This is causing a stir among experts and the petition needs the weight of your name. Here are two examples Rouben Galichian He has written to the museum giving specific arguments against the descriptions used, and even suggesting helpful changes for accuracy. His conclusions are clear: � Hence the name �Eastern Anatolia� (Eastern East) and �Ancient Anatolia� are misnomers.�, and �As Turkey as a country, or its people - for that matter, did not exist prior to the fifteenth century, when writing or speaking about ancient times, the terminology �Ancient Turkey� is incorrect and meaningless�, and �Other ancient classical period maps, reconstituted by German and British cartographers of the nineteenth century, based on the writings of Greek and Roman geographers and depicting the ancient world, there seems to be no �Ancient Turkey� or �Ancient Anatolia� appearing anywhere.� Christopher Walker No reputable historian or ethnographer, while researching Turkish or non-Turkish people, artefacts, languages or ethnicities, has ever used the phrase 'Ancient Turkey'. The recognised term has been Anatolia, or sometimes Asia Minor. You will not find any use of 'Ancient Turkey' in the whole of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, nor in the works of Bernard Lewis, a historian of considerable Turkophile sympathies. (see his Emergence of Modern Turkey, pages 3, 331-2, and 433-5.) Professor Colin Renfrew, in his Archaeology and Language, uses the term nowhere. One Turkophile writer and popular historian, Lord Kinross, the biographer of Ataturk, has a whole chapter of his Turkish travelogue Within the Taurus (1954) entitled 'Armenia'. It concerns Kars and Ardahan. In writing about antiquities, Kinross never used the phrase 'Ancient Turkey'. So 'Ancient Turkey' is a new coinage, designed by someone within the British Museum. It is a coinage that - since all historical terminology in this arena has a political connotation (see the Bernard Lewis work noted above, page 3) - will delight 'extremist and ultranationalist Turkish individuals and organisations'. Their theoretical position is that the Turks are autochthonous, have always been in Anatolia. This view conflicts with that of reputable historians (and many Turks themselves, who frequently used, and may still use, European AD or CE dating minus 1000 years), that the Oghuz Turks first moved into Anatolia in about AD 1000 [CE]. The fact that the Urartu language was, like the Turkish language, agglutinative proves nothing about ancestral presence. The real Ancient Turkey lies somewhere on the borders of Kazakhstan and China. Only fragmentary evidence exists today of this original homeland. Anatolia, colonized initially by Oghuz Turks about one thousand years ago, is not 'Ancient Turkey'. Please sign the petition! http://www.change.org/en-CA/petition...ancient-turkey