The leadership of the Azerbaijanl Republics government has for the last 3 years. pursued a brutal policy of harassment. intimidation. and terror intended to drive out the Armenian residents of Karabagh and Azerbaijan. Sadly. the Azerbaijani government has been largely successful in their efforts. Since 1988. massacres and local deportations In Sumgait. Girovabad. Baku. Azat. Kamo. and throughout Azerbaijan have taken hundreds of lives and made refugees of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. While it is too early to determine exactiy who is responsible for this massacre. it is clear that the Soviet forces should not be involved in the invasion of Armenian villages and the killing of civilians. including many women and children. Mr.
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