[CivilSoc] Sympathy from Yerevan

[Center for Civil Society International]

From: Ashot <avardan@freenet.am>
Dear Americans,
You have the day of remembrance in prayer today. Even one lost human
life regardless of time and place is regrettable. This is one the
most important Western values I grasped in Holland and the USA.
(Well, during decades we were growing under Stalin's theory that 'a
man is a small screw' in the mechanism of the human history. This is
the way he killed [repressed] about 40 million Soviet people! Just
fancy -- much less were the victims of the Great Patriotic War [World
War II] -- 27 million).
That's why I couldn't help going to Americans in Yerevan. I wanted to
share their grief with them.
First, I called to the US Embassy and learned they, fortunately,
didn't prevent people from laying flowers and lighting candles. Then
I with my son went there with a small placard GOD BLESS AMERICA, and
we paid our honours to the people of America. Next day I called to
the Embassy to express my heartache. There was no Mourning Book --
they accepted condolences by telephone and registered those who
called. I was satisfied seeing a lot of flowers and candles at the
Embassy building and learning about many people who phoned there.
With regards to the blood, for the moment nothing is organized. I
made inquiries and was said there is so much blood preserved in the
USA that it itself can supply the entire earth. On the other hand,
mass media inform of shortage of blood for donation, and the
television shows long queues in American cities. I don't know how
else I can assist, I am eager to be helpful in any way.
However, I feel relief after my visit to the American mission. At any
spare time I watch the CNN and Russian channels: they are pretty
efficient in coverage and delivering the latest news.
I wish peace to America and the world.
Regards,
Ashot
Thinking of you! See the attachment.  [Ed. note: Attachment omitted
for reasons of size.]