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ANCA asks White House about foreign fraud safeguards for `We the
people' petition site
18:56, 15 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, ARMENPRESS: 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, reports Armenpress citing ANCA official site.
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, titled `pay close attention on
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 20% of Azerbaijan territory was
occupied by Armenian military,' has a direct link to the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, a project headed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's
multi-billionaire wife, Mehriban Aliyeva. 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.
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 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.
people' petition site
18:56, 15 February, 2013
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 15, ARMENPRESS: 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, reports Armenpress citing ANCA official site.
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, titled `pay close attention on
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 20% of Azerbaijan territory was
occupied by Armenian military,' has a direct link to the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, a project headed by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's
multi-billionaire wife, Mehriban Aliyeva. 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.
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 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.