September 21, 2011

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Reza Marashi: Diplomats — Not Just Journalists — Should Raise Human Rights With Ahmadinejad

In the run-up to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s annual UN pilgrimage, there have been a litany of useful op-eds with advice to journalists on what to ask the pugnacious president. But the real people who should address Iran's human rights abuses with Ahmadinejad and the Iranian delegation are American diplomats.
Ret. Admiral Joe Sestak: Iran Strikes Would Make Iraq "Look Like a Cakewalk"

Sestak said "A military strike, whether it’s by land or air, against Iran would make the aftermath of the Iraqi invasion look like a cakewalk with regard to the impact on the United States’ national security."

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September 23, 2011

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United4Iran Calls on Khamenei to release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners United4Iran calls on Ayatollah Khamenei to halt all politically motivated arrests that aim to suppress the peaceful expression of ideas, and to unconditionally release all political prisoners, including leading opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.

September 20, 2011

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Flawed poll hypes threat of Iran – Salon.com A survey from the right-wing group, Secure America Now, says Americans view Iran as the biggest danger to the U.S.