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As I reach the halfway point of the "threescore years and ten" years that the Book of Psalms promise to let us live, it occurs to me I have spent […]
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Hooman Majd on Iran's potential to go nuclear.
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The writer says a behind-the-scenes war with Iran is unlikely, though a high degree of espionage is not.
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The writer describes Iran’s relations with Syria, Egypt, and Iraq.
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The writer explains Iran’s long-time support for Hamas and Hezbollah.
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The writer disabuses us of a few misconceptions surrounding a shrewd president with strong support in the Arab world.
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After translating for former Iranian President Khatami, Ahmadinejad’s people shoehorned the writer in as interpreter at the UN.
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Hooman Majd reveals some facts about the Islamic republic that could surprise Americans.
Jon Stewart's recent rant against—and subsequent interview with—Mad Money's Jim Cramer was the latest incident of a comedian to initiate a thoughtful debate on a headline-grabbing issue. In this age […]
rnrnFirst it is an academic article only, at which I tried to use the Physic’s Chaotic theory, modern conditioning theory of human behavior and David X. Li’s mathematic model to predict the chance of Coup d’e tat in Pakistan.rnrn*Warning: It is only an academic guess, which was the first time to use the above- said three models to predict Coup d’e tat ! rnrn
The year 2000 was not a good time to be young and in charge, particularly in New Jersey. It was October of that year when Union City mayor Rudy Garcia […]
In March 2003, I served as a member of the prosecution team that drafted an indictment against the then-President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. The crucial role of the International Criminal […]
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