http://legacy.iranian.com/main/blog/veronica3000 en http://legacy.iranian.com/main/blog/veronica3000/will-paaia-stand-our-community <p>What does an Iranian-American group founded to improve the image of Iranian-Americans do when its founding member is jailed for a $74million bank fraud? Does it issue a statement distancing itself from its criminal founder, in order to save the grace of the Iranian-American community? Does it go on offense to ensure that the act of an individual does not tarnish the image of an entire community? </p> <p> No. It stays silent and issues a newsletter about an Iranian-American running for City Council in Atlanta, GA, while quietly removing the criminal’s name from its website. </p><p><a href="http://legacy.iranian.com/main/blog/veronica3000/will-paaia-stand-our-community">read more</a></p> http://legacy.iranian.com/main/blog/veronica3000/will-paaia-stand-our-community#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:15:56 +0000 veronica3000 80984 at http://legacy.iranian.com/main