Reprinted from Nor Haratch issue #200 (April 5, 2011)
Translated from the Armenian
With his “Correction,” Bedros Terzian, President of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund (HAAF) in France, took advantage of his right to response stipulated by the French law on journalism, reacts quite aggressively to Haroutiun Gobelian’s series of four articles published in Nor Haratch, titled “To Donate or Not to Donate?” Ara K. Manoogian’s Scandalous Series of Articles: a White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Continue reading »
October 6, 2011
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October 5, 2011
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Originally published in Nor Haratch, issue #200 (April 5, 2011)
Translated from the Armenian
Editroship of Nor Haratch: We have received a response from Mr. Petros Terzian, President of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund in France and a member of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, as a rebuttal of a series of our articles titled “To Donate Or Not to Donate? Or Ara K. Manoogian’s scandalous series of articles, a white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund,” which we present in its entirety.
August 1, 2011
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This is a link to the white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, “To Donate Or Not to Donate?” in its entirety in PDF format.
Jun 212011
June 21, 2011
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White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund
Part IV
By Ara K. Manoogian
(Read Part I, Part II, Part III)
This is the concluding part of the white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund (hereafter HAAF, or the Fund). The final chapter explores how Armenian authorities have been shrinking Armenia’s potential of self-sustainment by tolerating government corruption, shadow economy, as well as using the HAAF as an accessory for large-scale tax evasion. The theme of Part IV is Armenia at 20, No Longer Needs a Baby Walker.
May 30, 2011
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at Veratarts TV Show, at Armenian Media Group of America Studio, in Glendale, CA May 25, 2011.
April 21, 2011
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Culver City, CA – A protest held in front of Sony Studios in Culver City, CA today. Hundreds of Armenian gathered to demand that U.S. President Obama keep his pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 which was clearly committed by the Ottoman Turkish government.
The following videos are raw footage of the protest:
Ara Vardanyan, “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund Executive Director, To Debate Fund Activities Live on TV
Mar 072011
March 7, 2011
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“To Donate Or Not To Donate,” a recent white paper by Ara K. Manoogian, a human rights activist and investigative journalist, analyzing the activities of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund will be debated live on an Armenian television in Los Angeles, CA. According to a preliminary agreement, the participants of the debate are as follows: Ara Vardanyan, Executive Director of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund, Sarkis Kotanjyan, the Fund’s Executive Director of the U.S. Western Region, and Ara K. Manoogian, the author of the white paper in question.
Ara Vardanyan has denounced the white paper stating that “the facts that are given in the article are all rumors and furthermore have nothing to do with our organization.” On March 2, 2011, he made the following statement: “Both I and Sarkis Kotanjian are ready at any time to sit with you on one of the Armenian Televisions and talk about all these things live. Lets see what is true and what is not.”
“To Donate Or Not To Donate” is the most recent and comprehensive paper questioning the efficiency of the “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund. Three of the four parts of the white paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund can be found at www.thetruthmustbetold.com. The date and other details of the televised debate will be announced.
Feb 262011
February 26, 2011
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Feb 262011
February 26, 2011
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White Paper on “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund
Part III
By Ara K. Manoogian
When John Danilovich, Chief Executive Officer for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), warned Robert Kocharyan on March 11, 2008, that the program may suffer because of Armenia’s retreat from democracy—the March 1st crackdown, political prisoners—Robert Kocharyan, then the outgoing self-declared president of Armenia, replied that we would find other sources of money. This irresponsible statement is reminiscent of the King of France Louis XV (1710-1774), who is known to have said: “Après moi, le déluge” (After me, the deluge).
The Millennium Challenges made a decision to cut the aid. As a result, 943 km of rural roads were left unrepaired in 265 rural communities of Armenia, and an estimated 6% poverty reduction remained on paper. The MCC press release issued on March 11, 2009 reads: “The Board’s decision today signals to the government that it has failed over several years to address concerns raised not only by MCC and other U.S. Government agencies, but the international community as well.” Moreover, Armenia has been denied eligibility for a second compact, unlike its northern neighbor, Georgia. At its winter quarterly meeting on January 5, 2011, MCC chose Georgia and Ghana as eligible to apply for second compacts, which are “contingent on successful completion of first compacts and continued good policy performance” (Center For Global Development). Continue reading »
Jan 052011
January 5, 2011
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