Harut Sassounian Archive
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France Shouldn’t Allow Turkey To Meddle in its Domestic Affairs
Posted on February 1, 2012 | 1 CommentBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier For nearly a century, Turkey’s leaders have tried to hide the monstrous crime of the Armenian Genocide by covering up what... -
20 Steps Turkey Could Take to Worsen Relations with France After Genocide Vote
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 4 CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkey’s leaders have been threatening France for months with various reprisals should the French government pass a law making it... -
As France Tightens the Noose, Turkey Reacts with Outrageous Words and Deeds
Posted on January 17, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish leaders routinely proclaim that they are not afraid of facing their country’s past. Yet, the minute someone reminds them of... -
Azerbaijan and Obama Suffer Setbacks As Amb. Bryza’s Service is Cut Short
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 2 CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier As a result of successive political blunders by the Obama administration, Matthew Bryza was forced to abandon his ambassadorial post in Azerbaijan last... -
Turkey Besieged by Armenian Successes Long Before the Genocide Centennial
Posted on January 4, 2012 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish leaders made a serious tactical error in 2011. They were so preoccupied with countering the upcoming tsunami of the centennial of the... -
Congress Urges Turkey to Return Churches:
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No CommentsFirst Successful Attempt at Restitution By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkey suffered a major setback last week when the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a... -
Pres. Sargsyan Makes Major Strategic Shift in Armenia’s Demands from Turkey
Posted on December 14, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Pres. Serzh Sargsyan delivered a major speech in Marseille, France, last week, during which he introduced a new strategy for the resolution of Armenia’s demands from Turkey.... -
US Court to Rule on Turkish Banks’ Motion to Dismiss Armenian Lawsuits
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Two separate lawsuits were filed last year in US Federal Court in Los Angeles against the Republic of Turkey and two of... -
Sassounian’s column of Dec. 1, 2011
Posted on November 29, 2011 | No CommentsNo one should be Fooled by Erdogan’s Empty Apology for Kurdish Massacres By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Turkish society was thrown into turmoil last week when... -
Turkey Seeks to Monopolize Investments In American Indian Tribal Lands
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier In a few weeks, when high-priced Turkish lobbying firms file their mandatory reports with the Justice Department, important revelations will emerge about their behind the scenes... -
Federal Appeals Court Issues Futile Order on Insurance Lawsuit
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Before the Genocide, thousands of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire bought life insurance from American and European companies, so that after... -
Sassounian’s column of Nov. 10, 2011
Posted on November 8, 2011 | No CommentsGenocide Denier Condoleezza Rice Unworthy to Teach at Stanford By Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier In her newly published 750-page book, “A Memoir of My Years in Washington:... -
Azerbaijan Wins Security Council Seat, While Armenians Remain Idle
Posted on November 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Pres. Aliyev was celebrating last week his country’s historic victory at the United Nations. With an overwhelming number of votes, Azerbaijan was... -
96 Years Later, Turkey Still Pays A Price for Genocide Denial
Posted on October 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Almost a century after the fact, the Republic of Turkey continues to be disgraced for its persistent denial of the Armenian Genocide.... -
Pres. Sarkozy Says ‘Tseghasbanoutyoun’ A Word Obama has yet to Utter
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Flying to Armenia, French President Nicolas Sarkozy confided to his top aides last week: “I am going to toss a live grenade!”... -
Dr. Charny Deserves Much Credit Should Israel Recognize the Armenian Genocide
Posted on October 5, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut SassounianPublisher, The California Courier Armenians have good reason to be offended by the Israeli government’s failure to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. It is unconscionable that some victims of... -
Armenia’s 20th Anniversary: A Young Republic; an Ancient Nation
Posted on September 27, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Armenians worldwide had many reasons to celebrate the month of September, as they observed the 20th anniversary of the twin Republics of... -
Visit to Nakhichevan Shows Why Armenians Can Never Again Live Under Azeri Rule
Posted on September 20, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Scottish researcher Steven Sim reported about his troubling experiences in Nakhichevan, a historic Armenian territory now occupied by Azerbaijan. Since Sim’s 2006... -
Book on Armenia-Turkey Protocols Warns Arabs not to Trust Turkish Friendship
Posted on September 14, 2011 | No CommentsBy Harut Sassounian Publisher of The California Courier I was privileged to attend a special program in Beirut last Friday, sponsored by the Armenian National Committee of... -
Turkey Can Run, but Can’t Hide From the Long Arm of US Law
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis once warned one of his opponents: “You can run, but you can’t hide.” This same warning now...
