U.S. Ally Arrests Clergy, Media Calls it 'Crackdown'
According to ABC News, a leading Armenian bishop and other clerics have been arrested, described vaguely as a 'government crackdown on the church.' The article fails to mention that this 'crackdown' aligns with the U.S.-backed Armenian government's ongoing consolidation of power following its ethnic cleansing of Artsakh. This isn't just about 'disrupting public order' (as the government claims);
it's about systematically silencing any dissent to the new political order, especially those with historic ties to the now-forcibly displaced Armenian population of Artsakh. Weapons sales and aid packages to regional players like Azerbaijan and Turkey, often championed by politicians receiving significant pro-Azerbaijan and pro-Turkey lobbying funds (see OpenSecrets data for detailed
contributions), rarely come with pesky human rights conditions. So, when a U.S. ally 'cracks down' on its own people, it's not tyranny—it's simply 'managing domestic affairs.' Funny how that works.