Arpa Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 (edited) Maral is this you? There seems to be a tempest brewing in a "surji gavat". An article in the Canberra, Aus. paper has reported that the Popes assasin is an Armenian. Please got to Groong for more letters and the actual article. Hey Accel have you seen it? An Ignorance Error .. Maral Monday, 8 August 2005 Recently your published an aritcle "Pope shot by Armenian gunman" (Canberra Times - Australasia; Aug 04, 2005), in which your ignorant writer pointed out that Mehmet Ali Agca, is an "Armenian" gunman, although it is very clear that he's a muslim & a Turk . Please make sure that next time you investigate issues before you think to write about them. I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. (Solomon Short) Regards, Maral Der Ohanesian MORE YOUR SAY Edited August 8, 2005 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted August 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 (edited) What’s the Difference indeed! Has “Armenian” become such a generic term to identify anyone from that part of the globe? Look at the new arrivals in America.? Are they Russian or Ukrainian, Chechen or even Azeri? Are they Serb, Bosnian, Croat or even Turk? (Even if the majority of the above may actually be Jewish). Are they Pakistani, Indian, Afghani or even Arab? Are they Chinese , Korean, Vietnamese or Cambodian? Are they Sudanese, Kenyan or Nigerian? Are they French or Belgian? Are they Dutch, German or Austrian? Are they Spanish, Mexican or Argentinian? Who else??? My neighbor of Irish-English heritage, who was born and spent much of his youth in the so called Little Armenia in our neighborhood, who knows more Armenians of the area than I, tells that at one time, when they were young street urchins there was an Armenian boy among them that the kids had nicknamed “turk”. One day Mrs. Martirosian (actual name) was so exasperated that she gathered all the boys and gave them a little sermon about why an Armenian boy MUST NOT BE CALLED a TURK, and she gave them a small lecture about recent (Turko)Armenian history. We don’t need such sermons but it seems the world does. Do they care? Turk, Armenian, Russian, Ukrainian…. etc. What is the difference??? Edited August 8, 2005 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 The asshole Mehmet Ali Agdja when he was detained by Italian carrabineri started shouting frenetically ' I'm Armenian, I'm Armenian!' This is well documented in the case testimonies and documents. It was a plot organized by CIA and the Turkish inteligence services. I'm pretty sure KGB also had something to add. The Pope (John Paul of blessed memory) was equally unconvinient for the Americans and the Russians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accelerated Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hey Accel have you seen it? Nah, I dont live in Canberra - its nominally the capital but its population is only about 300K. Im not surprised really, the quality of Australian journalism is generally pretty low. In Sydney there is only one paper worth reading, the rest are just gossip fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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