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    SPEAKING OUT
    Written by Raffi Sarkissian, Contributor
    Wednesday, 05 April 2006

    Excalibur Online, Canada
    York University, Ontario
    April 6 2006

    The recent destruction of the ancient Armenian cemetery of Djulfa,
    Nakhitchevan (Azerbaijan) by the Azerbaijani military, is now
    complete, with 10,000 of the traditional hand-carved Armenian cross
    stones destroyed and the remains removed. Pictures taken on Mar. 10
    depict a newly constructed military shooting-range to serve the
    needs of the Azerbaijani military; maybe a reward for their barbaric
    destruction of culture which seems to be rewarded and praised in
    Azerbaijan. Once again, the international community has failed to
    intervene. International bodies such as United Nations Educational,
    Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) failed to become the
    remedy for the very problems they were established for.

    It is disturbing to see state-executed intentional violence and
    vandalism caught on video and photographs go by unpunished as the
    enforcers of international law turn a blind eye to the events. Is
    this the world we have chosen to live in? Walls of oppression are
    erected in Israel against the Palestinians as if they were animals in
    a zoo . . . is this humane? Is the world we choose to live in one that
    has no conscience, or eyes, or ears to know and feel the pain of the
    millions of innocent peoples sentenced to death in Sudan? Are we blind
    to see video clips and pictures of the total destruction of a cemetery
    so dear to all of human kind? Have we become weak and powerless? Are
    we willing to succumb to the violation of human rights by countries
    such as Turkey who continue to imprison and sentence journalists,
    authors and their citizens for speaking their mind on issues they
    feel passionate about?

    Is this the world we have chosen? Sadly, it is the one we live in,
    where silence has become our favourite song and destruction has become
    our favourite dance. If this is not the world you want, then it is
    up to you to educate yourself, understand what is happening in your
    backyard, and take action to promote change. Or else, it is only a
    matter of time when the pain the Armenians, Palestinians, Sudanese
    and many others are facing will hit home. Justice is always in need
    for voices. Why not yours?

    http://www.excal.on.ca/index.php?option=co m_content&task=view&id=1722&Itemid=2
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