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f r audul e ntdoc um e nt s a l l e ge dl yf r om the A rm e ni an M i ni s tryof D efen se an dM i n i stry o f In t ern al A ffai rs. S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a ge nc y ’ s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on ba s e d on the di s c r e pa nc ybe tw e e n R uz anna ’ s t e s t i m onya nd e vi de nc e r e gar di ng the d e a th o f h e rb r o th e r . Se e Pa l

v . I NS , 204 F . 3d 935, 938 ( 9th C i r . 2000) (i n co n si st en ci es b etw een t est i m o n y an dd o cu m en t ary ev i d en ce sup p o rtan ad v erse cr edi bi l i ty f

i nd i ng ). S ub st ant i alevi dence al so supp ort s the agency’ s f i nd i ng that pe t i t i one r s s ubm i tt e d f

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a il. Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). P e t i t i one r s ’ C A T c l a i m a l s o f a i l s be c aus e i ti s ba s e d on the s a m e t e s t i m ony f o u n dto b e n o t c r e d ib le , a n dth e yd o n o t p o in t to a n yo th e re v id e n c e th a t s h o w s it is m o r e lik e lyth a n n o t th e yw o u ldb e to rtu r e dif r e tu rn e dto A rm e n ia . Se e id . at 1156- 57. PETI TI O N FO R R EVI EW D EN I ED .