ANCA defends Armenian Americans against attacks by pro-Turkey interestsNovember 15, 2010 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's certainly no surprise to see Bruce Jackson, as a board member of the Project for a New American Century and a former executive of Lockheed Martin, a major arms dealer to Turkey, seeking to dismiss the contributions that our nation's citizens of Armenian heritage bring to the democratic discourse in Washington about the values and interests that should drive U.S. foreign policy, said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "Mr. Jackson's angry attack reflects a disdain for real democracy here in America, just as his callous dismissal of human rights betrays a growing anxiety among an aging and increasingly out-of-touch generation of inside-the-beltway pro-Turkey apologists that they are losing their influence here in Washington," ANCA Executive Director told Pan.ARMENIAN.Net. “Armenian lobby has a “bad reputation” in the US capital,” Today’s Zaman cited Bruce Jackson as saying earlier. “They have tried to block Matthew Bryza’s appointment as the US ambassador to Azerbaijan after previously delaying Philip Gordon’s appointment as assistant secretary of state for Europe. Both diplomats are widely admired by both political parties,” he noted. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |