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    Armenian paper looks at reasons for US backing of incumbent leader

    Aykakan Zhamanak, Yerevan
    14 Apr 06

    Text of unattributed report by Armenian newspaper Aykakan Zhamanak on
    14 April headlined "The double outpost"

    Australia's the Australian newspaper has carried a report which said
    that the American Armenians determined the US policy towards
    Armenia. This provides answers to many questions. In particular, it
    explains why the American authorities are so kind to the incumbent
    government of Armenia which is authoritarian by nature.

    The USA is not just kind to the Armenian authorities, but it has
    itself become an accessory to their illegal acts and fraud. Many
    people do not yet realize the reason for this. And it cannot be ruled
    out that there is only one reason - the Armenian lobby of the USA has
    persuaded the Washington administration that this is necessary. In
    fact, the Armenian lobby advocates committing even more illegal acts
    in Armenia to prolong Robert Kocharyan's stay in office. But why are
    American Armenians so much concerned about perpetuating the current
    situation in Armenia?

    The point is that our compatriots from the Armenian diaspora do not
    mean Yerevan, Sevan, Echmiadzin or Dilizhan [towns in Armenia] when
    they say Armenia - they mean Mus, Van, Agahan and Adana [towns in
    Turkey claimed by Armenia]. They have only one problem connected with
    Armenia: the Armenian genocide. That is to say, for the Armenian lobby
    in the USA, Armenia is more of an outpost against Turkey, a
    springboard towards their country [eastern part of Turkey claimed by
    Armenia], rather than a motherland or an independent state.

    The problem is that Robert Kocharyan is the perfect president for
    turning Armenia into such an outpost and the incumbent Armenian
    government is the perfect one to turn our country into a regional
    aggressor. They are ready to fulfil all the orders of the diaspora at
    any price. And the immoral constitutional referendum on double
    citizenship is evidence of this. Thus, the American diaspora and
    Robert Kocharyan have a rich potential for cooperation and for
    implementing their plans. They will do everything possible in order
    not to leave any independently thinking people in Armenia, so that
    when our American brothers give a directive to cross the Araz River
    [separating Armenia and Turkey] there would be no person in Armenia
    who would dare to object at the wisdom of such a move. Representatives
    of the diaspora will watch the event on their computers monitors and
    will gamble our lives.

    This is the reason why American Armenians who have lived there for
    many years hate those who emigrated from Armenia to the USA over the
    past decade, as they had to stay in Armenia and act as their
    pawns. This also explains the uproar among the American Armenians in
    the wake of reports about possible recall of the US ambassador to
    Armenia, John Evans. Now it becomes clear that Evans is not only a US
    ambassador, but also an ambassador of the Armenian lobby of the
    USA. We should finally understand and recognize the realities and
    challenges because without surmounting these challenges Armenia faces
    inevitable destruction.
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