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Anti-Armenian petitions on White House's webpage repeat hateful
statements of dictator Aliyev
12:46 15/02/2013 » TOPIC OF THE DAY
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has formally asked
the White House for information about the types of safeguards that the
Administration has put in place to protect its popular `We the People'
on-line petition system against foreign attempts at fraudulent
manipulation of American civil society discourse.
In a letter to White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, ANCA
Executive Director Aram Hamparian referenced the Armenian American
community's concern regarding `a number of petitions addressing
Armenian topics, including one that echoes, nearly word for word, the
message of Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev's well-funded, unfounded
and hateful campaign to misrepresent Azerbaijan's well-documented
history of aggression against Armenia and the independent Republic of
Nagorno Karabakh.'
Hamparian went on to ask for greater clarity regarding rules related
to international participation, and an explanation about any
safeguards that have been put in place against `against fraud and to
protect this important arena for dialogue with our government from
being abused by foreign entities.
Several petitions echoing Azerbaijani government attacks on Karabakh
rapidly collected tens of thousands of on-line signatures in recent
days. The text of one in particular that calls on `paying close
attention on The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict' has a direct link to the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
`Unlike other `We the People' petitions, where the city and state of a
majority of signers is typically posted, the anti-Armenian petitions,
by and large, do not have any geographic identification,' the ANCA
says.
According to the statement news of Azerbaijani government manipulation
of online metrics and social media statistics to boost the image of
authoritarian dictator Ilham Aliyev came out earlier this month in
Azadlyg newpaper, with reports of pressure on government employees to
`like' President Aliyev's Facebook page in the run up to his 2013
election.
President Aliyev, who has repeatedly announced that, `our main enemies
are Armenians of the world,' flew into an anti-Armenian tirade on
Twitter a few months ago, stating that `Armenia is a country of no
value.' He has also called Yerevan an Azerbaijani city, occupied by
Armenia, the organization notes.
The ANCA documents and, on a consistent basis, informs Congress, the
Administration, and the media about Azerbaijan's threats and acts of
aggression against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
The ANCA widely circulates a fact sheet highlighting the direct
correlation between the increase in Azerbaijan's military budget and
the number of ceasefire violations on the line of contact with Armenia
and Karabakh,' the statement says.
Source: Panorama.am
statements of dictator Aliyev
12:46 15/02/2013 » TOPIC OF THE DAY
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has formally asked
the White House for information about the types of safeguards that the
Administration has put in place to protect its popular `We the People'
on-line petition system against foreign attempts at fraudulent
manipulation of American civil society discourse.
In a letter to White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, ANCA
Executive Director Aram Hamparian referenced the Armenian American
community's concern regarding `a number of petitions addressing
Armenian topics, including one that echoes, nearly word for word, the
message of Azerbaijani dictator Ilham Aliyev's well-funded, unfounded
and hateful campaign to misrepresent Azerbaijan's well-documented
history of aggression against Armenia and the independent Republic of
Nagorno Karabakh.'
Hamparian went on to ask for greater clarity regarding rules related
to international participation, and an explanation about any
safeguards that have been put in place against `against fraud and to
protect this important arena for dialogue with our government from
being abused by foreign entities.
Several petitions echoing Azerbaijani government attacks on Karabakh
rapidly collected tens of thousands of on-line signatures in recent
days. The text of one in particular that calls on `paying close
attention on The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict' has a direct link to the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
`Unlike other `We the People' petitions, where the city and state of a
majority of signers is typically posted, the anti-Armenian petitions,
by and large, do not have any geographic identification,' the ANCA
says.
According to the statement news of Azerbaijani government manipulation
of online metrics and social media statistics to boost the image of
authoritarian dictator Ilham Aliyev came out earlier this month in
Azadlyg newpaper, with reports of pressure on government employees to
`like' President Aliyev's Facebook page in the run up to his 2013
election.
President Aliyev, who has repeatedly announced that, `our main enemies
are Armenians of the world,' flew into an anti-Armenian tirade on
Twitter a few months ago, stating that `Armenia is a country of no
value.' He has also called Yerevan an Azerbaijani city, occupied by
Armenia, the organization notes.
The ANCA documents and, on a consistent basis, informs Congress, the
Administration, and the media about Azerbaijan's threats and acts of
aggression against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh.
The ANCA widely circulates a fact sheet highlighting the direct
correlation between the increase in Azerbaijan's military budget and
the number of ceasefire violations on the line of contact with Armenia
and Karabakh,' the statement says.
Source: Panorama.am