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The beneficiary of spectacular attacks in Iraq

Despite the Republican presidential candidate’s assertions, in the event of a terrorist threat of attack, the only beneficiary among the three remaining candidates is John McCain alone. On Friday, McCain said that “Al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against me.” This is [...]

The election on blog in Farsi

The enthusiasm about the 2008 presidential election does not end at the U.S. borders.Because of the Internet and satellite dishes, millions of people outside the country follow the tight marathon that might take the United States in a new direction in November. Since I’ve started blogging on presidential elections in the United States on my [...]

McCain Uses the Fear Factor in Earning His Votes

During the past few months, Senator McCain has been the only presidential candidate to defend the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq, in response to fear that Iran will destabilize Iraq after their departure. But the truth is that despite all the accusations by U.S. officials of Iran’s involvement in insurgency in Iraq, there has [...]

How nasty can the campaigns get?

I think the new round of attacks among presidential candidates started when Senator Clinton accused Baack Obama of plagiarism last week. Obama explained why he used a few lines from his friend, Deval Patrick about the value of words and called the accusation “silly.” As a result, Clinton received the longest booing in the debates [...]

Plagiarism and the Power of Simple Words

Senator Clinton’s campaign’s accusation on Monday that Barack Obama has lifted language from other politicians, calling it plagiarism, shows how rhetoric is playing a vital role in this presidential election. It also shows that Clinton’s campaign has targeted Obama’ dominant factor: the way he uses simple words to inspire millions of people. But is that [...]