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ound P e t i t i one r s ’ c l a i m i nc r e dibl e ba s e d on “ s i gni f i c a nt d i screp an ci es an di n co n si st en ci es” i n th ei r t est i m o n y. W e fi n dth atth e IJ’ s ad v erse c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on i s s upport e d bys ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e a nd de nythe pe t i t i on f o rr e v ie w . See R i ve ra v. Mukasey , 50 8 F . 3d 12 71 , 12 74 (9th C i r. 20 07 ). K nari k, the l ea d p et i t i on er , as se rt ed pastpers ec ut i on and fearof future pe r s e c ut i on on a c c ountof he rm e m be r s hi p i n the A rm e ni a n N a t i ona l M ove m e nt a nd r e l a t e d a c t i ons . T he I Jc orr e c t l yf ound tha tK na r i k pr ovi de d i ns uf f i c i e nt cr edi bl e or s peci fi c e vi dence t o sho w there i s are as on abl e possibi l i ty thatei ther s h e o rh e rh u s b a n dS a m v e l w o u ldb e s ub je c t to p e r s e c u tio n in A rm e n ia . See Im m i grat i on and N at i on al i ty A ct , § 1 01 (a )( 42 )( a) , 8 U . S . C . A . § 1 10 1(a) (42)(A ). T here w er e num er ou s di sc re panci es i n the t es t i m on y of both K nari k and K ri st i ne, th e o n lyw itn e s s e s to te s tif y . T h e d is c r e p a n c ie s c o n c e rn e ds ig n if ic a n t f a c ts g o in g to the he a rtof

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