http://blogian.hayastan.com Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:17:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alaska, America's 49th state where the current Republican vice presidential nominee hails from, and Armenia, a country the Obama-Biden ticket is vibrantly supportive of, have something in common - they are both a heartbeat away from Russia. As Armenian-Americans overwhelmingly support Obama in this presidential race, the McCain-Palin ticket is trying ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/10/04/sarah-palin-on-armenia/ U.S. Presidential candidate John McCain has sent a letter to Armenian-American groups. Senator McCain's letter is available at http://aaainc.org/fileadmin/pdf_2008_new/McCain-Palin_-_Armenian-American_Community.pdf. http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/10/04/mccains-letter-on-armenia/ Europe's only Muslim nation for some, and a secessionist region for others, Kosovo's bid for recognition of its independence raises many questions with no answers. The question that has interested most of the world is - what precedent does Kosovo set for the rest of the world? If one believes in the ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/10/02/no-clash-of-civilizations-in-kosovo-vote/ Please fax a brief letter to Senate Indian Affairs Committee urging that a hearing be held on these issues as soon as possible. The Committee fax number is 202-228-2589. Advocates for the Protection of Sacred Sites; Save the Peaks Coalition; Indigenous Environmental Network; International Indian Treaty Council; Seventh Generation Fund; Vallejo ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/28/native-american-sacred-sites-in-danger/ More and more Turks have been visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum, Tsitsernakaberd, in Armenia's capital Yerevan. But one of them stands out. Turkish columnist Hasan Cemal, who is the grandson of one of the masterminds of the Armenian genocide, visited the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan this month. Now he ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/27/a-turk-at-the-genocide-memorial-in-armenia/ Los Angeles, Calif.--A civil action against the National Archives and Records Administration of the United States was filed yesterday seeking documents as they relate to the Armenian Genocide (1914 to 1925). (Vartkes Yeghiayan v. National Archives and Records Administration of the United States of America, Case No. CV08-16248, U.S. District ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/25/lawsuit-filed-against-us-national-archives-to-obtain-documentation/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, September 21, 2008 Contact: Obama Press Office; (312) 819-2423 On this day, September 21, Armenians and friends of Armenia everywhere celebrate the independence of the Republic of Armenia, and I extend my warmest and best wishes on this happy occasion.  Throughout their long history, a spirit of independence, self-reliance, ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/21/statement-by-senator-barack-obama-on-armenian-independence-day/ While the only nation mentioned on the ancient Babylonian map that exists in 2008 is Armenia, believe it or not, today is the Republic of Armenia’s 17th birthday. That is the anniversary of independence that today’s tiny Armenia won in 1991. Experienced in civilization yet still a teenager in modern ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/21/happy-birthday-armenia/ Private development is threatening the biodiversity of one of the largest national forests in the former Soviet Union, and an oligarchic lawmaker in Armenia is said to be the violator.   (See photos at Bnamard: Private development in Armenia's largest reserve by a member of the ruling Republican party) A Facebook message from a member of ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/16/armenia-private-development-in-national-reserve/ Below is Ara Arabyan's translation of retired Turkish diplomat Volkan Vural's interview with Taraf  (Sep 8, 2008), where the former Ambassador says Turkey must apologize to Armenians. "[Duzel] In response to an invitation by the president of Armenia, President Abdullah Gul went to Yerevan to watch the soccer game [between the Turkish and ... http://blogian.hayastan.com/2008/09/10/former-turkish-ambassadors-entire-interview/