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Moussa Sadr and the Islamic Revolution in Iran… and Lebanon
09/8/2010Tony Badran, NOW Lebanon
Last Tuesday marked the anniversary of the disappearance of Shia cleric Moussa as-Sadr-often dubbed the father of the Shia resurgence in Lebanon-during a visit to Libya in 1978. While the view assigni...


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The Mitch Albom Show
09/7/2010Dr. Walid Phares, WJR - Detroit (MI)
General Petraeus' comments on a Koran burning in Florida.


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The Year The US Snubbed The Consensus
09/7/2010Jonathan Schanzer, quoted by Nechama Veeder, The Jerusalem Post
According to Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of the Research Foundation for Defense of Democracies, President Barack Obama’s condemnation of the construction projects in Gilo and Ramat Shlomo appe...


International Media
News Update
09/7/2010Dr. Walid Phares, BBC Radio Arabic
Planned burning of the Koran in Orlando.


Notes and Comments
09/7/2010
THE WORST OF TIME: In my most recent column I criticize Time magazine for telling Muslims in the United States and around the world that most Americans are "Islamophobic" -- meaning that they harbor i...


Notes and Comments
08/31/2010
INSIDE IRAN: In the Wall Street Journal, FDD Freedom Scholar Michael Ledeen reports: Iran has suffered a series of attacks against its petroleum industry. As Iranian media reported (detailed in the L...


Notes and Comments
08/24/2010
AN ERUPTION OF PEACE TALKS: Last Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the U.S. would lead direct Middle East peace talks designed to reach a permanent settlement and establish a P...


FDD's Iran Energy Project Releases Report on Iran's Energy Partners
08/5/2010
August 5, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948judy@defenddemocracy.org FDD's Iran Energy Project Releases Report on Iran's Energy Partners Washington, D....


FDD on New Congressional Iran Sanctions Working Group
08/3/2010
August 3, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948judy@defenddemocracy.org FDD on New Congressional Iran Sanctions Working Group Washington, D.C. (August 3, ...


FDD Executive Director Testifies before House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on "Implementation of Iran Sanctions"
07/29/2010
Press Release July 29, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948judy@defenddemocracy.org FDD Executive Director Testifies before House Committee on Oversight and Government Ref...


Iran's Continuing Threat
09/22/2008
Foundation for Defense of Democracies BACKGROUNDER Iran's Continuing Threat Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will arrive in New York to address the 63rd United Nations General Assembly....


Myths and Facts about America's Energy Crisis
07/24/2008
Myth #1: It is impossible to rig oil prices, because oil prices are set via the free market on the futures exchange.


Signs of Further Progress in Iraq
06/10/2008
Iraq Mission: Progress & Analysis A Communications Backgrounder from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Signs of Further Progress in Iraq June 10, 2008 “The Iraqis themsel...


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Mark Dubowitz appears at Great Decisions in Foreign Policy 2011: Sanction's Don't Work
September 14, 2010 —
Now in its 25th season, the award winning Great Decisions Television Series is the longest running television program devoted solely to international affairs and foreign policy, now airing in high-definition...more

Cliff May appears at The Jewish Policy Center's Annual Forum
September 26, 2010 —
Moderated by author and nationally-syndicated radio talk show personality Michael Medved, the event is titled "Securing America's Future...more

Mark Dubowitz and Jonathan Schanzer appear at The Henry Jackson Society.
September 28, 2010 —
Enforcing sanctions against the Iranian regime...more

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From NRO The Corner: Grassroots Anti-Islamism in Germany by Benjamin Weinthal, 09/7/2010
In what could be seen as a parallel to the robust grassroots opposition to the Ground Zero mosque in the U...more

From The Rosett Report: Ground Zero Mosque: The Bombast of Imam Feisal by Claudia Rosett, 09/7/2010
After summering in Malaysia and assorted petro-capitals of the Arabian Gulf, the imam behind the Ground Zero mosque project, Feisal Abdul Rauf, is back in America - though not for long...more

From NRO The Corner: The Two Dirty Little Secrets of the Mideast Peace Process by Benjamin Weinthal, 09/1/2010
In his desire to fast-track the peace-process negotiations between Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday and Thursday in Washington, President Obama has failed to acknowledge two dirty little secrets...more

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