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Open Letter to Senator Lindsay Graham
Re: South Lebanese villages need Humanitarian corridor into Israel The Honorable Senator Lindsay Graham211 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC 20510 April 6, 2026 Dear Senator Graham, Thank you for your strong leadership and for holding the LAF under General Haykal accountable. Their failure against Hezbollah and talk of abandoning Christian villages in the South is…
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AMCD Condemns Attacks on Syrian Christians
March 28, 2026 The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy unequivocally condemns the latest jihad attacks on the Syrian Christian city of Al-Suqaylabiyah in Western Syria. While harassment of Christians is an ongoing problem in Syria, the most recent attacks are a marked escalation. What began as men on motorbikes harassing Christian girls, soon turned into…
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IRAN DILEMMA
By Sal Saygin Simsek (March 25, 2026) Every major option dealing with Iran carries serious risks, and none fully solve the problem. U.S. and Israel have the option to do nothing, then Iran will develop nuclear weapons. They have the option to negotiate, then Iran can delay or temporarily stop the progress. They also have…
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WHY SHOULD TURKS AND KURDS JOIN FORCES AGAINST IRAN ATTACKS?
By Sal Saygin Simsek (March 18, 2026) Turks and Kurds cooperate depending on security, politics, history, and trust, all of which are complicated. Iran related tensions are rising in the region. Iranian missiles have recently entered Turkish airspace three separate times and been intercepted by NATO systems. Iran has also conducted missile and drone attacks in Kurdish regions…
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Memorandum for the President and the National Security Team
Re: Next steps in Iran by Kenneth R. Timmerman (March 14, 2026) The Plan: Destroy the regime’s will to fight Our military has been tremendously successful in destroying the Iranian regime’s military assets. However, they have had less success in destroying the regime’s will to fight. Regime leaders, even as they succeed one another, continue…
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Iran–Türkiye Escalation
March 13, 2026 By Sal Saygin Simsek As of March 13, 2026, relations between Iran and Türkiye have reached a critical flashpoint following three separate ballistic missile incidents targeting Turkish territory within nine days. While the two nations have historically maintained a complex “competitive cooperation,” recent military escalations have pushed their relationship toward direct hostility. On March…
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Foundation for the Development of Western Syria Marks One-Year Anniversary of the March 2025 Massacre of Alawites and Christians in Latakia and Coastal Syria
WASHINGTON, March 07, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the “Foundation”) today solemnly commemorates the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre that devastated Alawite and Christian communities across Latakia and the broader coastal region of Coastal Syria. March 2025 stands as one of the darkest chapters in Syria’s modern history. Over…
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A Plea from the Residents of the Border Areas in Southern Lebanon
March 5, 2026 We, the residents of the border villages in southern Lebanon—representing various communities including Christian, Druze, Sunni, and some Shiite villages—consider Hezbollah and its armed members to be outlaw elements. They have disregarded our fate, exposing our children to grave danger, forcing our displacement, and causing the destruction of our homes. We do…
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AMCD Praises President Trump, Expresses Hope for a Peaceful Middle East
March 2, 2026 Amid joint US and Israeli Operation Epic Fury, which decapitated the entire Iranian leadership structure on the first day (Feb. 28), and took out most of the leadership of Hezbollah in Lebanon immediately after it launched attacks on Israel on March 2nd, the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy praised President Trump for…
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WHY SHOULD USA ENGAGE IN A MILITARY OPERATION IN IRAN?
February 27, 2026 BY SAL SAYGIN SIMSEK Iran’s political rhetoric “Death to America” chant became widespread during the 1979 Iranian Revolution when massive protests overthrew the U.S.-backed monarchy of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Protesters used chants like “Death to America” and “Death to the Shah” as expressions of anger against U.S. influence in Iran’s politics. After revolutionary students seized…
