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ZOARAB v. MUKASEY

No. 07-3624.

524 F.3d 777 (2008)

Ghazi ZOARAB, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 6, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Cassandra J. Wiemken, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky, for Petitioner. Shahrzad Baghai, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Cassandra J. Wiemken, Clark C. Johnson, Stites & Harbison, Louisville, Kentucky, for Petitioner. Greg D. Mack, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: GILMAN, ROGERS, and McKEAGUE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.

In this asylum case, Ghazi Zoarab asks court to give controlling weight to the unique circumstances of the monarchical government in the United Arab Emirates (the "U.A.E."), where any expression against the integrity of a royal family member is said to constitute political expression. Contrary to Zoarab's contention, however, there is little in the record to suggest that his comments about a soured business deal with a prince...

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