by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (March 17, 2018) On March 16, 1988, after sustained shelling and aerial bombardments had driven most of the inhabitants of the Kurdish town of Halabja into their basements, Saddam Hussein ordered his air force to change munitions – and missions. Instead of softening up the Kurdish town for an…

by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (March 2, 2018) The Trump administration pointedly put national security over trade when it told an Illinois District Court judge it “does not take a position” on whether the Court should shield aerospace giant Boeing Corp from a lawsuit filed by victims of Iranian state terrorism. The family of…

by AMCD advisor Kenneth R. Timmerman (February 26, 2018) Maj. General Mohsen Rezai founded Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in the early days of the revolution, upon the personal orders of Ayatollah Khomeini. While he relinquished control of the IRGC in 1997, he remains one of the regime’s most influential leaders. A “principalist,” who is considered…

February 8, 2018 Washington DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy has come out in support of the widespread protests led by Iranian women against being forced to wear the hijab or other veiling such as the chador, burqa or niqab. “Forced conformity is always cruel, but forcing women to veil is particularly malign due…

February 5, 2018 WASHINGTON DC: The Middle East Christian Committee (MECHRIC) is calling on the US and its NATO allies to pressure NATO member Turkey to cease its attacks on Christians in Northern Syria, especially the city of Afrin which has come under heavy bombardment by the Turkish air force in recent days. Afrin has also…

by  Kenneth R. Timmerman (January 22, 2018) Over the weekend, the killing began in earnest. Turkey used its U.S.-supplied fighter jets to bomb more than one hundred targets in the predominantly Kurdish province of Afrin in Northern Syria on Saturday, killing civilians and YPG fighters alike.  On Sunday, Turkish ground troops crossed the border, invading Syria. …

January 15, 2018 WASHINGTON DC: The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy (AMCD) fully supports President Trump’s effort to re-orient America’s immigration policy to a merit based system. For too long, America’s immigration system has been based on the benefit to the immigrants themselves rather than focusing on what is good for America. Our national immigration…

by Walid Phares (January 12, 2018) President Obama’s abandonment of Iranians on the streets of Tehran in 2009 was not some random tactical mistake; it was strategic policy that sacrificed democracy in Iran in order to establish an economic and political partnership with the regime, eventually the Iran deal. The mullahs were given the opportunity to crush the popular opposition, export…

by Kenneth R. Timmerman (January 3, 2018) U.S. government broadcasting is a powerful tool that can be used to promote freedom and bolster anti-regime protestors in Iran. After all, that’s why Congress has appropriated some $740 million per year to finance it. Promoting freedom and waging an information war on America’s enemies is in our…

December 30, 2017 WASHINGTON DC:  The American Mideast Coalition for Democracy (AMCD) applauds the proud Iranian people’s peaceful protests over the actions of the few non-elected, self-appointed Iranian regime officials. We encourage the Trump administration to extend active support to the large and growing secular element of Iranian society in their quest for freedom and…