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9/11 See other 9/11 Articles Title: Ohio U.S. House Candidate Issues Press Release on Sibel Edmonds' 'Revealing' Testimony Ohio U.S. House Candidate Issues Press Release on Sibel Edmonds' 'Revealing' Testimony David Krikorian campaign notes Google's removal of ads by Turkish lobby group denying Armenian genocide Announces open-to-public preliminary hearing tomorrow in his Ohio Election Commission case against Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt... As we continue to wait for the release of the video/transcript of long-gagged FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds' deposition last Saturday, the campaign of David Krikorian, Ohio's Democratic candidate for the U.S. House seat in the 2nd Congressional district, has just issued a press release relating to it. (Complete release posted below.) In the statement, they re-iterate some of the information which The BRAD BLOG covered during our live-blogging of the event over the weekend, including Edmonds' allegations under oath that "the Turkish Lobby in the United States was under the direction of the Turkish Government and engaged in operations including bribery, espionage and blackmail with certain members of the US House of Representatives to further its objectives in the United States including one of which is the denial of the Armenian Genocide." Some of those current and former House reps, such as Dennis Hastert (R-IL), Dan Burton (R-IL), Bob Livingston (R-TX), Dick Gephardt (D-MO), and Stephen Solarz (D-NY), were said to have been specifically named during the 5-hour-long deposition. One female Representative, said to be a Democrat and still serving in the House, was described, but not named, as having been "hooked" by Turkish agents into participating in a lesbian affair which is said to have been videotaped for potential blackmail use against the sitting Congresswoman.... Krikorian's statement also repeats his allegations against his opponent, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH), that she "took more money from the Turkish lobby in the 2008 election cycle than any other member of the House or Senate and has already booked thousands in contributions from the Turkish lobby in 2009 despite there being almost no Turkish people or interests in Ohio's 2nd congressional district." He goes on to allege that "Jean Schmidt has displayed a pattern of taking money from groups in exchange for pushing their agendas." Edmonds' testimony arose out of a "false statements" complaint filed by Schmidt against Krikorian, who is of Armenian descent, in the Ohio Election Commission over his claim that she has accepted "blood money" from Turkish interests who deny the 1915 Turkish genocide of ethnic Armenians. Edmonds herself is a Turkish-born U.S. citizen. Schmidt is the co-chair of the Congressional Turkish Caucus. A preliminary hearing in the case will be conducted by the Ohio Elections Commission in Columbus tomorrow. It will be open to the public, beginning at 9:30am, according to the Krikorian press release. The press release also cites a story on the Fox "News" website today, highlighting a complaint from the Turkish Coalition of America (TCA), against Google, charging that they inappropriately removed ads which deny the Armenian Genocide. Fox quotes "a person familiar with Google's policies" likening the ads to "a Nazi group that said the Holocaust is a myth." On Saturday, Krikorian told The BRAD BLOG, during a break in Edmonds' testimony: "From my opinion, if I'm some of the current members of Congress, I'd be very very worried about the information that's going to come out of this. There are current members of Congress that she has implicated in bribery, espionage. It's not good. It's crazy, it's absolutely crazy. For people in power situations in the United States, who know about this information, if they don't take action against it, in my opinion, it's negligence." Video of his reaction on Saturday, as well as that of Edmonds and several of the attorneys involved in the deposition, is now posted here. The Krikorian campaign's press release, issued within the last hour today, follows in full below... Krikorian For Congress Press Release FBI Whistleblower Provides Revealing Testimony In Schmidt v. Krikorian Case Ohio Elections Commission To Hold Preliminary Hearing Tomorrow Cincinnati, OH - August 12, 2009 - FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, testified on Saturday to her knowledge of Turkish Government infiltration of US Department of State and the US House of Representatives. The testimony was revealing and will be used in David Krikorian's defense against frivolous false statement claims brought by his 2010 opponent Representative Jean Schmidt. Ms. Edmonds testified that the Turkish Lobby in the United States was under the direction of the Turkish Government and engaged in operations including bribery, espionage and blackmail with certain members of the US House of Representatives to further its objectives in the United States including one of which is the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Representative Schmidt took more money from the Turkish lobby in the 2008 election cycle than any other member of the House or Senate and has already booked thousands in contributions from the Turkish lobby in 2009 despite their being almost no Turkish people or interests in Ohio's 2nd congressional district. FOX News is reporting today that the Turkish Coalition of America, whose political action committee is a large contributor to the Schmidt campaign, had its Armenian Genocide denial ads pulled by Google. A Spokesman for Google said the company does not allow ads for Web sites "that suggest revisions to history or attempt to revise history against the interests of a protected group." "Jean Schmidt has displayed a pattern of taking money from groups in exchange for pushing their agendas" said David Krikorian "Whether it be taking money from the trucking industry to raise the federal weight limit on tractor-trailer trucks despite the public safety hazard and road damage concerns or taking money from the banking lobby to push for bailouts for the banking industry or in this case taking money from the Turkish lobby in exchange for pushing its denial of the Armenian Genocide, Jean Schmidt has shown that she is for sale in the US House. The Ohio Elections Commission will conduct a preliminary hearing tomorrow in Columbus. The hearing is open to the public and begins at 9:30 AM. Mr. Krikorian is confidant that the facts of the case will support his defense against Schmidt's outrageous claims. Krikorian For Congress media@krikorianforcongress.com
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#1. To: tom007 (#0)
Ms. Edmonds testified that the Turkish Lobby in the United States was under the direction of the Turkish Government and engaged in operations including bribery, espionage and blackmail with certain members of the US House of Representatives to further its objectives in the United States including one of which is the denial of the Armenian Genocide. WOW!! You're the best Tom, thank you very much for posting this
I am stunned and in awe that Sibel Edmonds if finally getting to testify in open court about what she knows
I realize Sibel has to stick to the topic at hand in her answers
BUMP for Sibel Edmonds
If more news comes forth please update, Tom
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