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><channel><title>Stop the Protocols Campaign &#187; Opinion</title> <atom:link href="http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/category/opinion/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com</link> <description>Normalization With No Preconditions</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:07:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator> <item><title>On The Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2010/01/15/on-the-decision-of-the-constitutional-court-of-the-republic-of-armenia/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2010/01/15/on-the-decision-of-the-constitutional-court-of-the-republic-of-armenia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:05:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1659</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Ara Papian The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Armenia came to a decision on the unfortunate pair of Armenia-Turkey protocols. As seen as being bound to happen, it was declared that ‘the obligations codified in the protocols are in accord with the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia’. Of course, there could have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2010/01/15/on-the-decision-of-the-constitutional-court-of-the-republic-of-armenia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Defense of Armenian Farmers</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/30/in-defense-of-armenian-farmers/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/30/in-defense-of-armenian-farmers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:53:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1496</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ted Tourian explores the ramifications to Armenian farmers (and Armenian society at large) if the borders with Turkey are opened, without adequate tariffs or tax incentives to protect Armenian farmers. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/30/in-defense-of-armenian-farmers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The (Real) Reason Behind the Protocols</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/21/the-real-reason-behind-the-protocols/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/21/the-real-reason-behind-the-protocols/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:49:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/21/the-real-reason-behind-the-protocols/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last year, Turkey’s leaders, fearful of the impact of an Obama victory and keenly aware that their new foreign policy direction – on Iraq, Iran, Israel and a host of other issues – would seriously limit their traditional ability to beat U.S. policymakers into line, shifted gears in their Armenian Genocide denial campaign, moving from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/21/the-real-reason-behind-the-protocols/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Pitfalls of a Historical Commission</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/20/the-pitfalls-of-a-historical-commission/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/20/the-pitfalls-of-a-historical-commission/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1411</guid> <description><![CDATA[When reviewing the recently signed Protocols regarding diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey, given that settling the border is a sovereign right, that Armenia’s elected leaders have never stated they have territorial claims on Turkey, and that the Karabagh conflict is not explicitly part of the Protocols, what remains for debate is the “sub-commission on the historical dimension.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/20/the-pitfalls-of-a-historical-commission/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Arkady Ghukasyan States Protocols Were Unprofessional</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/arkady-ghukasyan-states-protocols-were-unprofessional/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/arkady-ghukasyan-states-protocols-were-unprofessional/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:17:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1394</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Appo Jabarian Los Angeles (USA Armenian Life Magazine) -  The Noyan Tapan News Agency reported this week that Arkady Ghukasyan, the former President of Artsakh, currently Armenia&#8217;s Ambassador-at-Large, and the Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of Armenia Fund has been visiting the United States and Canada tosolicit donations ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/arkady-ghukasyan-states-protocols-were-unprofessional/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Contradictions on the Swiss Stage</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/contradictions-on-the-swiss-stage/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/contradictions-on-the-swiss-stage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:01:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1384</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Shahan Kandaharian Lebanon (Aztag Daily) - The criticism of the prominent Swiss newspaper against its government is characteristic. The &#8220;Neo Zuricher Zeitung&#8221; newspaper criticizes the country&#8217;s foreign ministry, for mediating between Armenia and Turkey in the process of normalization of their ties as well as signing of the protocols. The main issue of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/16/contradictions-on-the-swiss-stage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Perils of Open Market Economy in Armenia</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/the-perils-of-open-market-economy-in-armenia/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/the-perils-of-open-market-economy-in-armenia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1345</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Razmig Shirinian As Turkey and Armenia attempt to rebuild their strained relationships, political suspicions, deeply rooted in history, resurface between the two. The implementation of a “roadmap” for restoring relations between the two countries could certainly change the political alignments in the Caucasus region. Turkey, however, seems to be aiming beyond the Caucasus and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/the-perils-of-open-market-economy-in-armenia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Armenia and Turkey: Forgetting Genocide</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/armenia-and-turkey-forgetting-genocide/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/armenia-and-turkey-forgetting-genocide/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:12:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1336</guid> <description><![CDATA[Argentina (OpenDemocracy.net) &#8211; Armenia and Turkey, after two years of negotiations mediated by Switzerland, have agreed upon two protocols that were signed on 10 October 2009. They concern, respectively, the establishment of diplomatic relations and the fostering of bilateral relations. The first presents several problems, which are likely in time to be resolved so that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/11/12/armenia-and-turkey-forgetting-genocide/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In Trying Times:  Purpose. Power. Progress</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/16/in-trying-times-purpose-power-progress/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/16/in-trying-times-purpose-power-progress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:24:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1245</guid> <description><![CDATA[As Armenians, we’re in trying times. But we’ve faced hardship before. Far worse, of course, and we’ve always come through. At times like this, it’s sometimes worth asking why. Why is it that we’ve survived? What exactly is it about us, or in us, that propels us forward against great hardship and some very tough odds. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/16/in-trying-times-purpose-power-progress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Wrench Between the Gears of the Protocols: Direct Action Gets the Goods</title><link>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/15/the-wrench-between-the-gears-of-the-protocols-direct-action-gets-the-goods/</link> <comments>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/15/the-wrench-between-the-gears-of-the-protocols-direct-action-gets-the-goods/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://stoptheprotocols.com/?p=1229</guid> <description><![CDATA[The protocols were signed because we lacked the strategic points of intervention to cause the change we wanted. I would like to offer some thoughts of reflection, as well as some thoughts on moving forward. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.stoptheprotocols.com/2009/10/15/the-wrench-between-the-gears-of-the-protocols-direct-action-gets-the-goods/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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