we need western psychiatrists, not values

Michael Danielian

Source: http://en.rtr-planeta.ru/forum?rubric_id=248&P_ID=223&FID=222&FThrID=22458

“This is a strike not only on America, this is a strike on democracy and the whole civilized world” – said Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian on September 12th. “Dashnaktsutiun’, the Armenian revolutionary federation officials made analogical statement on the same date. President Robert Kocharian paid his respects to the people of America. However, this is just by word of mouth. But in actual fact…

When he entered the hall to hold his first conference in Yerevan everybody met him with storm of applause. Next day he was received by Armenian prime-minister. He is neither a talented actor or famous politician, nor well-known sportsman or popular singer. He is Varujan Karapetian, a terrorist and member of ASALA, the “Armenian secret army”. This organization is rooted in national-socialist movement “ARFD” (“Dashnaktsutiun”) and notorious for its terrorist acts in France, Canada, Portugal and many other countries where hundreds of innocent people were killed.

For his terrorist act in Orly airport (Paris) in 1985 Karapetian was sentenced to life imprisonment by the French jurors. But something changed later in French justice. On 21st of April 2001 French Court of Appeal remitted on terms of his immediate deportation to Armenia. According to the provisions of the verdict, Armenian authorities must provide Karapetian with political shelter (!), a job and accommodation.

In the Orly attack allegedly aimed at Turkish diplomats 19 innocent men were killed. The victims were supposed to be more, however, the bomb exploded in Turkish air company office, not the plane itself. Karapetian spent 18 years in jail and now he is recognized as a hero and even called a “political prisoner”.

Prime Minister A.Margarian, also ex-political prisoner, said in his speech how Armenians appreciate Karapetian’s service and contribution to Armenian “cause” and ordered Healthcare Minister to undertake the terrorist’s medical rehabilitation. It’s a remarkable fact that Armenian authorities addressed French officials to revise Katapetian’s case in May 1998. Then according to president Kocharian’s decree all ARFD (Armenian revolutionary federation Dashnaktsutiun) activists imprisoned for numerous terrorist attacks were released. Today ARFD is not just a political power – it is a ruling party of Armenia and it dictates own game directive.

In Armenia, terrorism is a state ideology. We have become the country who accepts terrorists with open arms. We are on friendly terms with China and Iran. We try to establish friendly terms with Iraq. We encourage dictatorship and condemn democracy. The chairman of a remedial organization, the fund named after A.Saharov and member of president-established Human rights protection committee says: “I saw people running away from the place of the catastrophe on TV. Why didn’t these people oppose when America bombed Yugoslavia…?”

Our people are perilously diseased. We need western psychiatrists, not the values.