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Why This Election is All About Character, Not Real Issues

Omid Memarian | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The United States, Patriotism, John McCain, Race, Presidential Election, Colin Powell, Sara Palin, Pro-America, Barack Obama, Politics News
Omid Memarian

It fits in this evil-good doctrine that Sarah Palin can categorize the country into Pro-America areas and call her opponent somebody "who is palling around with terrorists."

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My Interview With Deborah Campbell: How Hezbollah's Triumph is Blowback for U.S. Policy

Omid Memarian | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jordan, Syria, The Middle East, John McCain, Terrorism, Deborah Campbell, Terrorist Organization, Olmert, Prisoner Exchange, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Shiite, Barack Obama, u.s. Foreign Policy, The United States, Iran, 2006 War, Saudi Arabia, Doha Agreement, Saudi Money, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Sunni, Politics News
Omid Memarian

Why after the Israel-Lebanon 34-day war two years ago, and particularly after the Doha accord in May, which restored Hezbollah to the Lebanese governm...

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Georgia-Russia Conflict: Moscow Challenges America's Global and Regional Authority

Omid Memarian | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Double Standard, Democracy, Zimbabwe, United Nations, Iraq, China, Russia Georgia War, Seymour Hersh, France, The United States, Iran, Latine America. Foriegn Policy, Georgia, Russia, Israel, Khalilzad, Churkin, Politics News
Omid Memarian

One of the lessons the U.S. could learn from the conflict is that America is no longer the most effective nation when it comes to interfering, influencing and finally resolving conflicts among nations.

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Georgia on My Mind

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, The United States, Turkey, John McCain, United Nations, Baltic Republics, South Ossetia, Condoleeza Rice, European Union, Iraq, Black Sea, Barak Obama, Nato, Chechnya, Security Council, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Abkhazia, Tblisi, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

In the annals of U.S.-Russian relations, Secretary of State Rice has proven once again to be not up to the task at effectively managing the one area of foreign policy that is her principal area of expertise -- U.S.-Russian relations.

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"Voices For Peace: Tell Them Who We Are"

Omid Memarian | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brotherhood, The United States, Iran, Attack, Americans, Peace, Human Rights, War, Politics News
Omid Memarian

In this PSA, fifty Iranian-Americans express who they are and why they're for peace. If you know someone who has never met anyone of Iranian descent, share this message with them.

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Assassination Remark and Hillary's "Moral Authority" Problem

Omid Memarian | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Assassination Gaffe, Bitter Remark, The United States, Moral Authority, Bobby Kennedy, Negative Campaign Tactics, Sen. Hillary Clinton, The Bush Administration, Sen. Barack Obama, Primary, King Fahd in Saudi Arabia, General Parviz Mosharraf, Assasination Remark, Politics News
Omid Memarian

If Clinton cannot use moral tactics to gain the nomination, how can she expect to gain the trust of millions of people as a moral president?

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