: About Me

I am the father of four beautiful children. I have written for the military for many years with its own style of writing. It has been one of my ambitions in life to write for the general public. As a member to Helium it has offered me the benefit of a forum to begin writing for the general public - different from military style writing - which I hope will lead to one day publishing a book. If not a book than at a minimum becoming a regular contributor to a reputable magazine or journal.

I am a Political Science (International Relations focus) major and will be starting Graduate school early 2008. My main focus (mostly due to my time in the military) is on the Middle East.

My passion is ...

learning about and living among different cultures.

I know too much about ...

nothing.

My childhood ambition ...

being different from my family.

My favorite memory ...

was my wedding and birth of my children.

Why I write ...

to learn through analysis of facts.

My first job ...

was cleaning up construction sites.

My best moment ...

finishing Marine Corps boot camp and seeing my family after graduation.

Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Nuclear OPEC: May become reality

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I.  Introduction Since the fall Iranian Revolution in the 80s, Iran has been on a path of restoring its once regional status on leader in the Middle East according to Shia practices of the Muslim religion. The Nuclear Age has made the situation more dangerous as Iran attempts to enrich uranium, which it claims is for civilian purposes, against the desires of the international community.  Iranian aspirations to become a nuclear power are a symbol of sovereign pride, not to mention a useful prop for politicking. Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has crisscrossed the c...

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