As I heard rumours from Cyprus and USA. with different sources, AGBU cb have decided to ignore all the world, if that is true, what can we, as alumni do from here onwards...if students turn up to school for their classes to form 1 and 2,will they be send home???

Is MEI board of directors, principal and teachers all afraid to speak up.. where is the right for free speech, democracy...AGBU cb have done so many brilliant things in the past, but nowadays, they have lost their minds, some members like Demirdjian, Sinanian, have changed their minds and leaning towards with Benon Sevan...but who has the power, I would say, Louise Simone and Berdj Setrakian...but can other cb members oppose and veto against any such Melkonian decisions??? can we ,as alumni demand anything from AGBU cb to issue us a written statement, their accounts whether what happened to all the money from the lands sold 5-6 years ago...what about all the students from iraq?? war is still on up there, AGBU is spending money re-building club and other offices, well, Melkonian is ready for them I am sure,..lets go back in 1970s  when Lebanon war was on...huge majority of students came from Lebanon, including my brother and myself...AGBU was the org. who jumped and offered their hand...now, 2004, where is AGBU, where is azkabahbanoum, hayabahbanoum, where is protect Armenians  from around the globe, poor or rich students, all same...where is AGBU??

I have to admit, myself and others been very cruel, harsh with words against AGBU cb...but when decisions are made without taking into account world public notice, what do you do...are we to sit down and allow AGBU cb to destroy worlds only boarding school, Armenian, with the support of cypriot government, still AGBU cb wants to close the school down????why ????Berdj??? Louise Simone?? Carol??? Ashavir??? why you want to destroy well established, world famous, huge Armenian treasure like Melkonian???? did u lose lots of money in the stock exchange lately??? so, lets close melkonian and other schools and make profit, cover our losses...for gods sake, Melkonian loss can be immediately covered by one cheque from Louise Simone... the money left from her father can last centuries... please people, AGBU cb, AGBU members worldwide, MEI alumni worldwide, friends of melkonian, just simple Armenians, lets think very-very carefully, put our heads, minds together, open our eyes, brains and come to very clear, open decision about Melkonian.... look what turkey is doing to Ararat movie... well, AGBU cb will be doing similar thing to MEI school..

regards,

Ara Bedikian,

MEI Alumni Australia...