Subject: Preliminary Scholarly Notice and Historical Documentation Prior to Formal Review
Dear President Trump and Members of the White House Administration,
With respect, good faith, and a small human smile (because scholarship does not require being humorless), I am writing to formally notify you that I am preparing a scholarly review of the January 6 materials hosted on the White House website. Before initiating substantive correspondence or public academic commentary, I am submitting contextual documentation regarding my academic standing, historical lineage, and analytical framework.
The materials referenced below are my own submitted sources, provided to confirm my background and bloodline, and to establish historical context prior to more intensive academic correspondence.
I am currently on a doctoral path in clinical psychiatry and engineering. My work is grounded in comparative systems analysis, democratic theory, and historical linguistics. I approach this review neither as a partisan nor as an activist, but as a scholar trained to assess institutional risk, precedent-setting decisions, and long-term democratic stability. I will be teaching and submitting work at an advanced academic level and therefore seek to establish scholarly context before deeper engagement.
The attached and linked materials document Assyrian participation in resisting fascism and totalitarianism during the twentieth century, including military and political involvement opposing Mussolini-era expansionism and supporting Ethiopian sovereignty movements that ultimately transitioned toward democratic governance. These sources are submitted as historical record and lineage confirmation—not rhetoric—and reflect a longstanding opposition to authoritarian systems, communism, and totalitarian rule.
With respect, I believe broad or blanket pardons—while generous in spirit—can introduce systemic risk. Comparative justice research consistently shows that non-differentiated clemency weakens deterrence, blurs legal standards, and invites exploitation by opportunistic actors. Peaceful protest warrants protection; violent breach of security does not. This distinction is foundational to democratic republics and merit-based governance.
Put plainly (and keeping the tone honest): generosity is admirable, but even generous systems still need guardrails. Accountability for acts exceeding peaceful protest protects institutions, administrations, and citizens alike. This observation is grounded in democratic theory and risk analysis—not accusation, not ideology, and certainly not fascism.
I submit these materials as confirmation of my background and lineage and respectfully request acknowledgment of receipt and archival storage prior to further scholarly correspondence. Upon confirmation, I will proceed with a more detailed academic review.
Respectfully,
Alana Sadah
Doctoral Researcher (Clinical Psychiatry & Engineering)
United States
ONE-PAGE APA REFERENCE LIST (FINAL)
References
Seyfo Center. (n.d.). The Assyrian Liberation Movement and the French intervention, 1919–1922.
https://seyfocenter.com/english/the-assyrian-liberation-movement-and-the-french-intervention-1919-1922/
Atour. (2003). Assyrian political and governmental documentation.
https://www.atour.com/government/docs/20030120a.html
Dawood, S. (2018). Reforging a forgotten history: Iraq and the Assyrians in the twentieth century. Edinburgh University Press.
https://dokumen.pub/reforging-a-forgotten-history-iraq-and-the-assyrians-in-the-twentieth-century-9780748686032.html
Aliens in uniforms and contested nationalisms: The role of the Iraq Levies under the British Mandate of Iraq (1921–1933). (n.d.).
https://www.academia.edu/65302414/
Travis, H. (2018). Assyrian historical and legal analyses. Assyrian International News Agency.
http://www.aina.org/books/hannibal-travis-2018.pdf
Assyrian International News Agency. (n.d.). Historical monograph collections.
http://www.aina.org/books/fla/fla.pdf