Adam Schiff
Adam Schiff
Adam Bennett Schiffis the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district. He has served in Congress since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Schiff represented the 27th and 29th Districts between 2003 and 2013, which included the areas of Alhambra, Altadena, San Gabriel, Burbank, Glendale, South Pasadena, Temple City, Monterey Park and Pasadena. In 2010, his district was re-districted to include new areas including Hollywood, Echo Park, Hollywood Hills, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta, Los Feliz, Silver...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 June 1960
CountryUnited States of America
It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein.
The war in Iraq has been extremely divisive here at home, and has also divided the world community.
The new century has brought on its own terrible dangers, which although not reaching the apocalyptic potential of the Cold War, still have the capacity to shake our world.
Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States cannot afford to offend the sensibility of our Turkish ally.
Winning the war on terrorism will also require a level of moral clarity that can provide a vision for struggling people and nations everywhere.
In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.
Instead of acknowledging this dark chapter of Ottoman history, Turkey has chosen to wage a war of disinformation, revision and outright denial.
Much has changed since the end of the Cold War that augurs well for the survival of our nation.
Everyone recognizes the goal of equal opportunity in all of our institutions. And race-neutral policies that achieve greater diversity are preferable.
The administrative sanctions, I think, have come to be viewed among the pirates as merely the cost of doing business, but they haven't deterred intellectual property theft, they haven't brought that rate of crime down,
It will be for his own personal use when he pursues other avenues in the industry.
We wonder how this could happen in the United States of America,
Each year on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth, America has the opportunity to reflect on our nation's progress towards the realization of his dream.