Off topic but interesting:
Biden's linked to the Iranian Nemazee aka Namazi who runs the pro-regime Iranian Muslim Association of North America (IMAN). IMAN is registered in the state of California as a "church" and is exempt from financial disclosure.
IMAN works actively with American-Iranian Couoncil (AIC), a pro-regime lobbying group and another antisanction lobbying group known as the World Political Action Committee. IMAN helped raise an estimated $30,000 into Sen. Biden's re-election coffers.MAY 2003 : (BIDEN, IRAN) WASHINGTON - The Bush administration should adopt a go-slow approach on Iran despite its allegations about an evolving nuclear weapons program and suspicions that Al Qaeda terrorist figures operate there, the senior Democrat (Biden) on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday. ----------------- Biden Warns Bush Administration on Iran (May 27, 2003)http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,87862,00.html
The AIC is funded by hefty contributions from Conoco and other U.S. oil companies seeking to get a piece of the potentially lucrative Iranian petrochemicals sector. --------------- Biden Buddies Up to Pro-Iran Lobby (March 4, 2002) http://www.insightmag.com/main.cfm?include=detail&storyid=195020
Thanks for the ping piasa.