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The True Face of Azerbaijan

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  Acknowledgement Sincere thanks to Prof. Éric DÉNÉCÉ & Prof. Tigrane YÉGAVIAN for granting me the consent to translate their co-authored article. It is a privilege that I will cherish for a long time, and I hope that my translation did not compromise the spirit of the message they are trying to convey, even if at times the literal translation is not 100% accurate. ============================================ The true face of Azerbaijan By Éric DÉNÉCÉ & Tigrane YÉGAVIAN January 2024 - The French Centre For Intelligence Research (CF2R.org) Original French Text: https://cf2r.org/actualite/le-vrai-visage-de-lazerbaidjan/ A French national was arrested in early December 2023 in Azerbaijan, falsely accused of espionage, as part of a diplomatic falling out between Paris and Baku. A practice from a bygone age, which we thought had passed since the end of the Cold War but which the Aliev regime seems determined to resurrect. A dictatorial and warmongering reg

The Man Who Gave Up An Illustrious Career In Pornography To Serve A Nation

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  Every single piece of information used in this article is from open sources available on the internet. The key reference is the following video available on YouTube: Ոսկե հորթը: STAND UP Ալեն Սիմոնյանի մասին. Էդգար Ղազարյան https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssY2IF_Vqa4&ab_channel=Lusaban  Secondary reference: https://fip.am/en/7033 His name is Alen Simonyan. From very humble family origins he carved up for himself a niche in the porn industry. Overwhelmed by the injustices heaped by “The Old Guard" on the Armenian nation, he stepped into the realm of Armenian politics and together with his boss, Nikol Pashinyan, the architect of the “Velvet Revolution” a.k.a “Turkish-Azerbaijani Revolution”, Simonyan accepted the challenges of liberating a nation from the choke hold of oligarchs determined to exploit ruthlessly a nation. With the support of foreign powers, wedded to the oratorical skills of a mediocre journalist turned into a street rebel promising the moon t

Does PM Pashinyan really need an Armenian Foreign Intelligence Service?

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  In December 2022, The Armenian National Assembly (NA) approved the creation of Armenia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS). The enacted legislation clearly reflected the goal to separate the new institution from the confines of the National Security Service of Armenia (NSS), and to make it directly accountable to The Office of The Prime Minister of Armenia. In October 2023, PM Pashinyan appointed Ms. Kristine Grigorian, to the sensitive position of heading Armenia’s FIS. To many observers and experts with a good understanding of the structure of the NSS, and the mediocre contributions it made to safeguarding the “nationl interests" of Armenia since 2018, it was obvious that PM Pashinyan was heading down a rabbit hole, a move that could seriously hamper efforts to protect the “national interests” of Armenia instead of making Armenia reasonably immune to external threats. Coincidentally, in November 2023, PM Pashinyan forwarded to the NA a bill granting him the exclusive