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    3 days ago

    So, we have been informing and will continue to inform the Armenian sponsors — conditionally speaking, the Soros people in Washington —

    “Soros people”? Azerbaijan?

    kagis

    Hmmm.

    https://eurasianet.org/there-is-a-specter-haunting-azerbaijan-the-specter-of-george-soros

    There is a Specter Haunting Azerbaijan, the Specter of George Soros

    Bradley Jardine Sep 11, 2017

    In response to a recent string of corruption allegations and international criticism, Azerbaijan’s authorities have identified a scapegoat: billionaire philanthropist George Soros.

    Last week, investigative reporting by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed a secret $2.9 billion slush fund linked to Azerbaijan’s ruling family. The fund was reportedly used from 2012 to 2014 as a means of bribing European politicians for political leverage.

    The investigation has sparked severe backlash from Azerbaijan’s authorities, and they are blaming a traditional enemy – an ill-defined “Armenian lobby” – along with a relatively new bugaboo, Soros.

    In a remarkable statement from the press service of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Soros is alleged to have worked in collusion with Armenian activists to smear Baku’s government:

    We know that it is George Soros and his henchmen – who have an international reputation of cheaters, tricksters, frauds and liars in relation to Azerbaijan and its leadership – that are behind the campaign. The Armenian lobby, which acts in concert with him, carries out a dirty campaign against the President of Azerbaijan and his family.