by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 30, 2020
John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former National Security Adviser, published a fascinating book on his work at the White House from April 2018 to September 2019. His revealing book, “The Room Where it Happened: A...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 17, 2020
The recently elected Patriarch of Turkey, Sahak Mashalian, continues his controversial public statements thus antagonizing the Armenian community of Istanbul and Armenians worldwide. A few months ago he made critical remarks regarding the resolution...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published December 26, 2019 · Last modified January 8, 2020
After both Houses of Congress, one overwhelmingly and the other unanimously, adopted two Resolutions in recent weeks recognizing the Armenian Genocide, many were hoping that this would lead President Donald Trump to also recognize...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published November 27, 2019
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R- S.C.) has become infamous for blocking a motion by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) urging the Senate to vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution by bypassing the Foreign Relations Committee. The...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published June 18, 2019
Patrick Shanahan, Acting Defense Secretary of the United States, sent on June 6, 2019, a harsh letter to his counterpart, Hulusi Akar, Turkey’s Minister of Defense. Shanahan threatened to end Turkey’s participation in the...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published December 25, 2018
Throughout this past year, I have collected several examples of eccentric reports or rules imposed on Turkish society. Naturally, millions of liberal and civilized Turks are unhappy with these behind the times regulations, but...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published October 23, 2018
Not a week passes without the disclosure of another major scandal in Azerbaijan or Turkey. The latest such scandal was exposed by the Stockholm Center for Freedom in an article written by exiled Turkish...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published May 1, 2018
The Presidents of the United States, France, and Turkey issued statements on April 24, the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Of the three, only the French President Emmanuel Macron had the honesty and...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published March 6, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become a major danger to his own nation as well as many others. His actions and statements in recent years should seriously worry his neighbors and the entire...
by Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier · Published February 20, 2018
For many decades Turkish officials have outright denied the occurrence of the Armenian Genocide. In recent years, however, some Turks have made the excuse that today’s Turkish Republic is not responsible for the Armenian...
