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WHITE HOUSE REJECTS PRO-AZERI PETITION
http://asbarez.com/108500/breaking-white-house-rejects-pro-azeri-petition/
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
White House "We The People" petition. The highlighted portion
delineates that the petition is meant for discourse by and between
Americans
WASHINGTON-The Obama Administration told pro-Aliyev groups which had
initiated and promoted two highly inflammatory, anti-Armenian petitions
on the White House 'We the People' site, that "there cannot be a
military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." The White House
declined to issue a proclamation solicited by pro-Azerbaijan groups.
The response came amid concerns of foreign manipulation of the popular
"We the People" site, raised publicly and privately by the Armenian
National Committee of America, after several petitions echoing
Azerbaijani government attacks on Karabakh rapidly collected over
100,000 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. The other echoed
a multi-million dollar public relations campaign, led by President
Aliyev's daughter, Leyla Aliyeva. International press featured dozens
of stories quoting the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman
Abdullayev and other Aliyev mouthpieces urging worldwide support of
the petitions, making a mockery of the unique White House internet
platform designed to expand civic dialogue with the American people.
The White House issued a one paragraph response, titled "U.S.
Committed to Lasting and Peaceful Settlement of Nagorno Karabakh,"
without referencing Azerbaijani rhetoric utilized in the two
petitions. The complete text of the response follows:
"Thank you for sharing your views with the White House. While we will
not be issuing a Presidential Proclamation, the United States deeply
regrets the tragic losses of life in the war between Azerbaijan and
Armenia. It reminds us that there cannot be a military solution to
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and that only a lasting and peaceful
settlement can bring stability, prosperity, and reconciliation to the
region. As a Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, the United States remains
firmly committed to working with all sides to achieve peace."
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian had cautioned the Obama
Administration against offering any response until the full extent
of the foreign manipulation of the "We the People" platform could
be determined.
"While a U.S. message of peace is particularly timely in light of the
Azerbaijani sniper attack which claimed the life of 21-year-old Gor
Kazaryan just last week, and the escalating war-rhetoric emanating
from the Aliyev Administration - it should not be coming in response
to an obviously manipulative bid by a dictator to game the American
democratic system," Hamparian stated.
"By responding to a transparently fraudulent campaign, such as the
Baku-based rigging of the "We the People" petitions, our government is
sending the dangerous message that it's allowing foreign interference
in our domestic affairs to compromise and crowd out the genuinely
expressed views and values of the American people."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://asbarez.com/108500/breaking-white-house-rejects-pro-azeri-petition/
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
White House "We The People" petition. The highlighted portion
delineates that the petition is meant for discourse by and between
Americans
WASHINGTON-The Obama Administration told pro-Aliyev groups which had
initiated and promoted two highly inflammatory, anti-Armenian petitions
on the White House 'We the People' site, that "there cannot be a
military solution to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict." The White House
declined to issue a proclamation solicited by pro-Azerbaijan groups.
The response came amid concerns of foreign manipulation of the popular
"We the People" site, raised publicly and privately by the Armenian
National Committee of America, after several petitions echoing
Azerbaijani government attacks on Karabakh rapidly collected over
100,000 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. The other echoed
a multi-million dollar public relations campaign, led by President
Aliyev's daughter, Leyla Aliyeva. International press featured dozens
of stories quoting the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman
Abdullayev and other Aliyev mouthpieces urging worldwide support of
the petitions, making a mockery of the unique White House internet
platform designed to expand civic dialogue with the American people.
The White House issued a one paragraph response, titled "U.S.
Committed to Lasting and Peaceful Settlement of Nagorno Karabakh,"
without referencing Azerbaijani rhetoric utilized in the two
petitions. The complete text of the response follows:
"Thank you for sharing your views with the White House. While we will
not be issuing a Presidential Proclamation, the United States deeply
regrets the tragic losses of life in the war between Azerbaijan and
Armenia. It reminds us that there cannot be a military solution to
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, and that only a lasting and peaceful
settlement can bring stability, prosperity, and reconciliation to the
region. As a Co-Chair of the Minsk Group, the United States remains
firmly committed to working with all sides to achieve peace."
ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian had cautioned the Obama
Administration against offering any response until the full extent
of the foreign manipulation of the "We the People" platform could
be determined.
"While a U.S. message of peace is particularly timely in light of the
Azerbaijani sniper attack which claimed the life of 21-year-old Gor
Kazaryan just last week, and the escalating war-rhetoric emanating
from the Aliyev Administration - it should not be coming in response
to an obviously manipulative bid by a dictator to game the American
democratic system," Hamparian stated.
"By responding to a transparently fraudulent campaign, such as the
Baku-based rigging of the "We the People" petitions, our government is
sending the dangerous message that it's allowing foreign interference
in our domestic affairs to compromise and crowd out the genuinely
expressed views and values of the American people."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress