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  • AMCD Celebrates the Launch of Nader Moumneh’s Book on the Lebanese Christian Resistance

    June 6, 2019 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy joined Mr. Nader Moumneh to celebrate the launch of his scholarly and important new book entitled, “Lebanese Forces: Emergence and Transformation of the Christian Resistance” on May 29th at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington DC. Mr. Moumneh delivered the following remarks: “I would like to…

  • AMCD Endorses John Hajjar to Become Ambassador to Lebanon

    June 3, 2019 Washington DC:  The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy in association with the World Council of the Cedars Revolution hosted a dinner in honor of John Hajjar on May 29th and formally endorsed his candidacy to become the next United States’ ambassador to Lebanon. Mr. Hajjar believes that Lebanon has a window of opportunity…

  • Dr. Ashley Ansara interview with TRT-World-News Media-Turkey

    May 18, 2019 United States and Iran Conflict. War or no War? Who are the winners and who are the losers? Does United States want a war with Iran or just military show-off in the Gulf area?

  • The Dubai Revolution

    by Walid Phares (May 18, 2019) I have followed the rise of the Dubai phenomenon in the Gulf and the Arab world for years, either via friends and family who worked, lived and visited there, or via media and other reporting. As for the UAE in general, the understanding of Dubai’s role in the Gulf and the…

  • Iran boxed in by Trump: Phares op-ed in Independent Arabiya

    AMCD advisor, Dr. Walid Phares writes in Independent Arabiya.  English summary:The piece retraces the history of confrontations between the US and Iran regime since Carter and Reagan, noting the grave mistakes of the Obama Administration that led to the lionization of the regime and its military expansion. Under Trump the US is determined to contain and…

  • Pompeo is right to warn Iran -Don’t target Americans

    by AMCD advisor, Ken Timmerman (May 10, 2019) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled a scheduled visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday to make an unplanned stopover in Baghdad, where he delivered a dramatic message to the Iraqi government about the need to protect Americans on Iraqi soil. Citing recent intelligence that Iran was planning “imminent” attacks…

  • This is the corrupt, illegitimate Maduro regime

    White House Press Release May 1, 2019 The people of Venezuela took to the streets today to demand their freedom from the violent, authoritarian, and socialist regime of Nicolas Maduro. President Donald J. Trump has been monitoring the situation minute-by-minute throughout the day. Earlier this year, President Trump officially recognized Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela’s democratically…

  • ‘Nobody Will Go Back’: Christians Flee Middle East After Fall of Islamic State

    AMCD’s Co-Chair, John Hajjar is quoted in this article by Edwin Mora first published in Breitbart (April 29, 2019) The number of Christians in the birthplace of their faith, the greater Middle East, continues to plummet months after the Islamic State, which waged a genocidal campaign against Christians, lost its “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria, Breitbart News learned…

  • John Hajjar Issues Statement in Support of Administration on Hezbollah

    by John Hajjar (April 24, 2019) The Department of State Rewards for Justice branch issued a press release offering a $10 million reward to break up Hezbollah’s finances. The release stated:  “Hizballah earns almost one billion dollars annually through direct financial support from Iran, international businesses and investments, donor networks, corruption, and money laundering activities. The group uses those…

  • Phares Interview with al Riyadh on the Deep and Old Ikhwan Influence in the US

    April 17, 2019 In an interview with @AlRiyadh daily, Dr. Walid Phares discusses the “deep and old influence the Muslim Brotherhood has in the US from campuses to foreign policy, and how #Qatar harvested decades of Ikhwan academic and media build up in America.” Translated from Arabic: The influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in the US is old and wide.…