On Civilitas, Oskanyan, and Meghri...

Now, I've put up a number of posts in the past about my, shall we say skepticism, regarding Oskanyan, and Civilitas. Putting aside the rampant rumors that Oskanyan wants to, and wanted to, run for president, I've commented mostly on the "irony" of the organization, Civilitas. That is, the selective mutism of the organization regarding the true issues in Armenia today, from the existence of political prisoners, to beating of youth, to the eviction of individuals from their homes, just blocks from the posh Civilitas office- not to mention the absolute silence regarding protest walks that happened just under Civilitas' nose on Northern Avenue. I suppose it is much more comfortable to sit in a nice chair and have a nice debate about what needs to be done and then write a memo about it, but ignore the hard realities that exist... especially when Oskanyan helped create them. Remember, Oskanyan had quite the position of power during Kocharyan's regime, culminating in being his voice, his face, during the March 1 events.

So what's new? There is a blog called Septemberi21, written by Vahagn Ghukasyan, which just recently touched on this topic (Ghukasyan has written a number of booklets, one of which I have the pleasure of owning, on the actions of the corrupt Armenian regime, including October 27).

Ghukasyan, among others, finds himself the recipient of emails from Civilitas - emails with nice, narrative opening letters inviting the recipient to follow links to statements or websites about the activities of Civilitas. And, Ghukasyan's post explains WHY he refuses to follow these links. Civilitas is associated with Oskanyan, he writes, and he considers Oskanyan a traitor. A traitor because of his double-speak, his hypocrisy, and his lies, regarding the potential trade of Meghri, and just how seriously it was considered during the time of Kocharyan-Oskanyan...

...[and this part I'm adding in myself] double-speak, hypocrisy and lies that were a means to an end, to a deal that would serve not the Republic of Armenia, not Nagorno-Kharabakh, not the citizens of Armenia or of NK, but a deal that would serve a corrupt few who had taken Armenia hostage, for their own personal gain...

On another tangent, the list of board members has some interesting names on it. I wonder, did those honorary board members do their research, before joining?