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AMCD Meets with Hung Cao, Candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 10th District
On March 24, members of AMCD met with Mr. Hung Cao, who is running for Congress in Virginia’s 10th district. Mr. Cao came to America at age four after the fall of Saigon. His father had been Deputy Administrator of Agriculture for the government of South Vietnam and after emigrating to the US, he traveled…
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AMCD Issues Statement on Ukraine
While it is commendable for the US to be cautious concerning entering a possible nuclear conflict with Russia, the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy encourages a more forceful response on the part of the Biden administration to force Russia to the negotiating table to save as much of Ukraine as is possible. “Putin demonstrated his…
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Newsletter October – December 2021
October On October 7, 2021, members of AMCD met with Guila Fakhoury, daughter of Amer Fakhoury, an American citizen who was lured back to Lebanon, detained and tortured in September of 2019 on the orders of Hezbollah. The Trump administration succeeded in obtaining his release, but he died not long afterward. The family then created the…
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AMCD Meets with Kyle Lyebyodyev on Ukraine
March 15, 2022 On March 11, 2022, AMCD members met with Kyle Lyebyodyev who is an ethnic Russian born and raised in Ukraine. His father was in the Russian military and stationed in Ukraine before the fall of the Soviet Union. Mr. Lyebyodyev said he never experienced any discrimination or repression as a native Russian…
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AMCD Meets with Valeriy Goloborodko, Honorary Consul of Ukraine for Washington and Oregon States
March 8, 2022 On March 3, 2022, members of the American Mideast Coalition for Democracy met with Honorary Consul of Ukraine, Valeriy Goloborodko who briefed the group on the latest news coming from inside Ukraine. He believes the Russian army, whose conscripts were not expecting the fierce resistance they have encountered, is demoralized. Ukrainians, on…
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AMCD urges Congress to reject Iran’s Insistence that Congress commit to Iran Deal Before it is Negotiated
February 16, 2022 Iran is urging US Congress to issue a “political statement” that Washington will stay committed to a possible agreement in Vienna talks to restore the 2015 nuclear deal, which would bind the US to an agreement that has not yet been negotiated. “This sounds like another Iranian ploy to play for time…
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Walid Phares on the EU’s failures dealing with Jihadism (in French)
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John Soloman interviews Walid Phares on Ukraine
AMCD advisor Walid Phares gives an enlightening interview regarding Ukraine and US-Russia relations. Watch here.
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AMCD Meets with Former Hostage Pastor Saeed Abedini
On February 3, 2022, members of AMCD met with American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini on zoom. Pastor Abedini was born into the Muslim religion. His father was a member of the shah’s imperial guard and was quite secular, but his mother was a strongly religious Muslim. Pastor Abedini began his life following his mother’s lead and…
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July – September 2021
July In mid-July, AMCD issued a press release blasting the Biden Administration for waving sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. This administration seems intent on helping the mullahs achieve their nuclear aims. AMCD finds this unconscionable. On July 8, AMCD members met with Derek Chartrand, who is running for the Republican nomination to defeat Congresswoman Suzan Delbene in Washington…
