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	<title>Comments for The Armenian Observer Blog</title>
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		<title>Comment on Armenia&#8217;s first real porn scandal as it were&#8230; by Abigal MAniki</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2011/09/15/armcomdedys-view-armenias-porn-scandal-as-it-were/#comment-21943</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Abigal MAniki]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 05:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t believe a minute, that Angela Sarkisian is an Armenian, just because she speaks pretty good Armenian and has an Armenian last name it doesn&#039;t mean she has Armenian roots, remember Monica Luenski. Some girls have special training to go different countries and destroy the family values with that weakening the whole system, the nation the country, be careful from this people. It wasn&#039;t an accident that this pictures appeared in the net, this is most likely well planned act to pollute pure minds and souls.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t believe a minute, that Angela Sarkisian is an Armenian, just because she speaks pretty good Armenian and has an Armenian last name it doesn&#8217;t mean she has Armenian roots, remember Monica Luenski. Some girls have special training to go different countries and destroy the family values with that weakening the whole system, the nation the country, be careful from this people. It wasn&#8217;t an accident that this pictures appeared in the net, this is most likely well planned act to pollute pure minds and souls.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Wow! by Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections &#171; Nomadic Mindburst</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2011/12/29/wow-2/#comment-21941</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections &#171; Nomadic Mindburst]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] president Robert Kocharian, who is rumored to be behind the political moves of the party led by Gagik Tsarukian, a close allyof Armenia’s second president. Kocharian, of course, is the man who locked down A1plus TV, choked [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] president Robert Kocharian, who is rumored to be behind the political moves of the party led by Gagik Tsarukian, a close allyof Armenia’s second president. Kocharian, of course, is the man who locked down A1plus TV, choked [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Ex-President Robert Kocharian speaks of return to politics by Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections &#171; Nomadic Mindburst</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2011/09/30/ex-president-robert-kocharian-speaks-of-return-to-politics/#comment-21940</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections &#171; Nomadic Mindburst]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Luckily, we avoided this. A second concern was that a further strengthening of BHK will lead to the return of former president Robert Kocharian, who is rumored to be behind the political moves of the party led by Gagik Tsarukian, a close [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Luckily, we avoided this. A second concern was that a further strengthening of BHK will lead to the return of former president Robert Kocharian, who is rumored to be behind the political moves of the party led by Gagik Tsarukian, a close [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Ara</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21939</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ara]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[why on earth every comment gets double unliked?

actually we desperately need the dictator aliyev manage an attack against Armenia-Artsakh, this way we will settle the conflict once and for all. It will be a matter of couple of days until they beg a cease fire and we liberate the rest of the occupied territories. but of course, we don&#039;t want war, only if the mongols start, we will finish it. 

whoever is celibate, you know your duties well.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>why on earth every comment gets double unliked?</p>
<p>actually we desperately need the dictator aliyev manage an attack against Armenia-Artsakh, this way we will settle the conflict once and for all. It will be a matter of couple of days until they beg a cease fire and we liberate the rest of the occupied territories. but of course, we don&#8217;t want war, only if the mongols start, we will finish it. </p>
<p>whoever is celibate, you know your duties well.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections by News and Views (May 21, 2012)</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/08/armenia-seems-content-with-its-elections/#comment-21938</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[News and Views (May 21, 2012)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 23:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] five parties and 1 bloc gained seats in Parliament. The Armenian Observer blog has posted a useful graphic by MediaMax that demonstrates the distribution of parliamentary seats by [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] five parties and 1 bloc gained seats in Parliament. The Armenian Observer blog has posted a useful graphic by MediaMax that demonstrates the distribution of parliamentary seats by [...]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Last remnants of Yerevan&#8217;s heritage to be pulled down soon by HN</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/10/last-remnants-of-yerevans-heritage-to-be-pulled-down-soon/#comment-21937</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[HN]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 20:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[to tell the truth the majority of the structures and infrastructure in Kond are not suitable for proper life. I wonder the people in the video would live in a kond average house. In this video they were only 3-4 examples that are worth a restoration. The rest can be taken down and replaced with cottage like  3 story buildings. the construction companies can still make a profit even if they give 1/3 or equivalent space to the original occupants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>to tell the truth the majority of the structures and infrastructure in Kond are not suitable for proper life. I wonder the people in the video would live in a kond average house. In this video they were only 3-4 examples that are worth a restoration. The rest can be taken down and replaced with cottage like  3 story buildings. the construction companies can still make a profit even if they give 1/3 or equivalent space to the original occupants.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Balloon-Blast Injures At Least 144 in Yerevan by Arlen</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/05/balloon-blast-injures-at-least-144-in-yerevan/#comment-21930</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently a number of them are inured badly enough that they required hospitalization and some are still in the hospital. I hope they all recover fully from this senseless accident.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apparently a number of them are inured badly enough that they required hospitalization and some are still in the hospital. I hope they all recover fully from this senseless accident.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Arlen</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21929</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do you say Switzerland? That is probably the most peaceful country in existence. However you are right that Armenia should be more militaristic because that is the only language these terrorists around us understand. Armenia should become the Israel of the Caucasus, but too bad Armenians do not have the same level of influence in Russia as the Jews do in the United States. I hope this will change one day to Armenia&#039;s benefit.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do you say Switzerland? That is probably the most peaceful country in existence. However you are right that Armenia should be more militaristic because that is the only language these terrorists around us understand. Armenia should become the Israel of the Caucasus, but too bad Armenians do not have the same level of influence in Russia as the Jews do in the United States. I hope this will change one day to Armenia&#8217;s benefit.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Arlen</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21928</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arlen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Karabakh-Artsakh is good proof that the Turks and Azeris cannot break our souls and will for freedom ever again. If Azeris start another war, I feel that this time around we will finish the job once and for all and remove this imitation Turk, Azeri terrorist threat once and for all.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Karabakh-Artsakh is good proof that the Turks and Azeris cannot break our souls and will for freedom ever again. If Azeris start another war, I feel that this time around we will finish the job once and for all and remove this imitation Turk, Azeri terrorist threat once and for all.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections by Noric Dilanchian (@noricd)</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/08/armenia-seems-content-with-its-elections/#comment-21926</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Noric Dilanchian (@noricd)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the simplicity and thoroughness of your writing on this important subject.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for the simplicity and thoroughness of your writing on this important subject.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21923</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will be objections that Armenians are too hot blooded to be entrusted with military firearms. I have lived in Cyprus where people are reservists and keep their military firearms at home. It is difficult to imagine more hot blooded people than people living in the Mediterranean but the use of army issued arms in domestic disputes is very low. Most domestic disputes resulting in firearm murders happen with hunting rifles (about 99% of all Cypriot males own a hunting rifle) or the mafia killings are done with home-made bombs or AK rifles sourced from the conflicts in the region.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There will be objections that Armenians are too hot blooded to be entrusted with military firearms. I have lived in Cyprus where people are reservists and keep their military firearms at home. It is difficult to imagine more hot blooded people than people living in the Mediterranean but the use of army issued arms in domestic disputes is very low. Most domestic disputes resulting in firearm murders happen with hunting rifles (about 99% of all Cypriot males own a hunting rifle) or the mafia killings are done with home-made bombs or AK rifles sourced from the conflicts in the region.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Observer</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21922</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Observer]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess now Armenians are apathetic and skeptical enough not to let politicians drag them into any kind of &quot;adventures&quot;, let alone a civil war. I&#039;m all for the idea of letting any citizen have their weapon and even requiring that every household possesses a firearm.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I guess now Armenians are apathetic and skeptical enough not to let politicians drag them into any kind of &#8220;adventures&#8221;, let alone a civil war. I&#8217;m all for the idea of letting any citizen have their weapon and even requiring that every household possesses a firearm.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Last remnants of Yerevan&#8217;s heritage to be pulled down soon by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/10/last-remnants-of-yerevans-heritage-to-be-pulled-down-soon/#comment-21921</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the mayor of Yerevan tore down some of its distinct buildings to build office-park style buildings, tearing down Kond will not be an issue to them. As far as the heritage goes, it will still be remembered while toasting around the khash tables.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the mayor of Yerevan tore down some of its distinct buildings to build office-park style buildings, tearing down Kond will not be an issue to them. As far as the heritage goes, it will still be remembered while toasting around the khash tables.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Last remnants of Yerevan&#8217;s heritage to be pulled down soon by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/10/last-remnants-of-yerevans-heritage-to-be-pulled-down-soon/#comment-21920</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Victor Emmanuel II monument is pompous and is quite an eyesore. I couldn&#039;t believe that they would do something like that in Rome and never got used to it no matter how many times I was around it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Victor Emmanuel II monument is pompous and is quite an eyesore. I couldn&#8217;t believe that they would do something like that in Rome and never got used to it no matter how many times I was around it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21919</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 18:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only problem with a strong army is that the chance of the army attacking the civilian population, like it did in 2003 or 2008, increases. When they are highly trained, they will be a deadly force.

But if we follow the logic of the American conservatives, an armed population limits the chances of military backed tyranny, so the Swiss model where every male is a reserve soldier and keeps his gun at home, might limit the possibility of another March 1, but may increase the chance of a civil war if Armenians are not mature enough.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only problem with a strong army is that the chance of the army attacking the civilian population, like it did in 2003 or 2008, increases. When they are highly trained, they will be a deadly force.</p>
<p>But if we follow the logic of the American conservatives, an armed population limits the chances of military backed tyranny, so the Swiss model where every male is a reserve soldier and keeps his gun at home, might limit the possibility of another March 1, but may increase the chance of a civil war if Armenians are not mature enough.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Armenian Viper by Armenian viper &#124; Johannashope</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2011/11/08/armenian-viper/#comment-21916</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Armenian viper &#124; Johannashope]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 17:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Armenian Viper &#124; The Armenian Observer Blog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by david</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21915</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[david]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indeed, I have argued before that Armenia should be like Switzerland, at least when it comes to the militarization of its populace.  That&#039;s the safeguard of its independence.   I wrote somewhat extensively on that topic and the viewers should be able to locate it.   (The economic freedoms and the rule of law should also be well established.)

Further, judging by the silence and amateurish attacks by the Caucasian Turks it was a brilliant display of force.  :)  Armenians should be proud!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indeed, I have argued before that Armenia should be like Switzerland, at least when it comes to the militarization of its populace.  That&#8217;s the safeguard of its independence.   I wrote somewhat extensively on that topic and the viewers should be able to locate it.   (The economic freedoms and the rule of law should also be well established.)</p>
<p>Further, judging by the silence and amateurish attacks by the Caucasian Turks it was a brilliant display of force.  :)  Armenians should be proud!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Last remnants of Yerevan&#8217;s heritage to be pulled down soon by toscopolitan (@toscopolitan)</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/10/last-remnants-of-yerevans-heritage-to-be-pulled-down-soon/#comment-21911</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[toscopolitan (@toscopolitan)]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope something will stop them from deleting the old Yerevan.

To tell you the truth, Italian government did something like that to Rome in the last century. They destroyed a whole area full of imperial and middle age building to make this horrible monument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_della_Patria
And that&#039;s very close to the colosseum...  but Rome has a huge heritage so that shameful decision wasn&#039;t enough to delete the city&#039;s historical profile.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope something will stop them from deleting the old Yerevan.</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, Italian government did something like that to Rome in the last century. They destroyed a whole area full of imperial and middle age building to make this horrible monument: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_della_Patria" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_della_Patria</a><br />
And that&#8217;s very close to the colosseum&#8230;  but Rome has a huge heritage so that shameful decision wasn&#8217;t enough to delete the city&#8217;s historical profile.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Armenia Seems Content With Its Elections by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/08/armenia-seems-content-with-its-elections/#comment-21910</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is what it is... If only they stopped doing these charades they call elections and used the saved money on buying a few bullet proof helmets for the soldiers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is what it is&#8230; If only they stopped doing these charades they call elections and used the saved money on buying a few bullet proof helmets for the soldiers.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Karabakh Armenians Hold Military Parade by Independent Armenia</title>
		<link>http://ditord.com/2012/05/09/karabakh-armenians-hold-military-parade/#comment-21909</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent Armenia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If only we had a quarter of this military might in 1991...

I wish Armenia was a more militarized nation, something like Switzerland. A small country with one hostile neighbor and another one in war with you means that you need to have a well equipped, highly trained and ruthless military force.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If only we had a quarter of this military might in 1991&#8230;</p>
<p>I wish Armenia was a more militarized nation, something like Switzerland. A small country with one hostile neighbor and another one in war with you means that you need to have a well equipped, highly trained and ruthless military force.</p>
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