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Adnan Harun Yahya

Armenian historian Kevork Aslan confirms this truth with the following

words:

Armenians lived as feudal states. They don't have a bond based on a sense of

a shared land. Neither do they have political bonds. They answer only to feu-
dal states where they reside, and therefore their feelings of patriotism are re-
gional. Their bonds are not based on politics, but are rather due to their shared

religion and language. 217

The British Deep State Begins to Manipulate

Some Armenians

A close examination of the British policy of the East in the second half

th
of the 19 century will reveal the close links Britain built with indigenous peo-
ple. Needless to say, these ties were not built to help these people, but rather

to make sure that they could be manipulated to serve the British policies in
the most 'efficient' ways. Hundreds of Britons were sent to the region for this

purpose, and carried out activities disguised as 'archeologists, religious schol-
ars, historians, or teachers'. Some planted and nourished divisive thoughts in

the society, while others provoked the leading figures of communities against
the central administration. Armenians, which are one of the ancient com-

munities of Anatolia, became a primary target of the numerous spies dis-
patched to the region by Britain at the time.

The Treaty of Berlin, signed on July 13, 1878 under pressure from the
British, forced the Ottomans to introduce reforms in Rumelia (Ottoman lands
in Europe) and regions where Armenians lived. These reforms, which on the

surface were bringing additional rights and liberties to the regional people,

in truth marked the beginning of the control of the British deep state over
the Armenians, an Orthodox Christian community. However, it wasn't an
easy task to convince Orthodox Armenians to ally with the Protestant British.

Indeed, the conversion in question took many years, took many British spies,

sectarian missionaries and intense propaganda through the Western media.

Emilius Clayton, who was at the time British Vice-Consul at Van, sent a
report to London on November 29, 1879 that argued the Armenian state