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Any designation review should be based only on terrorism issues, not on the general U.S. government view of the organization in question
Analysis: Is MeK still a terrorist group? May 05, 2008
If the decision to designate a group is made on foreign policy considerations rather than evidence, then the list will be branded as a political instrument, thus reducing its utility as a means for encouraging other governments to take action against certain terrorist organizations
Analysis: Is MeK still a terrorist group? May 05, 2008
A more challenging target would be to directly assault coalition bases, such as the Green Zone. ... The greatest publicity and the largest impact on U.S. opinion come from kidnapping foreign civilians
Iraqi guerrillas may strike at Ramadan Oct 05, 2004
There is a disturbing prospect that the insurgents could try in Ramadan this year to mount a more significant offensive than any attacks to date
Iraqi guerrillas may strike at Ramadan Oct 05, 2004
I think the White House thought Israeli intelligence off the wall or else an attempt at propaganda
U.S.:Syrians hiding Iraqi weapons for cash Feb 06, 2003
Patrick Lyell Clawson (born 1951-03-30) is an American economist and Middle East scholar. He is currently the Deputy Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior editor of Middle East Quarterly.
Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Clawson graduated with a B.A. from Oberlin College in 1973 and earned a Ph.D. from The New School for Social Research in 1978. He taught at Seton Hall University from 1979-1981 and served as an economist for the International Monetary Fund from 1981 until 1985, when he took a position as a senior economist with the World Bank.
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