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Archives for 2010

‘Iran talks should last 12 weeks max’

December 18, 2010 by ncpda

By: Herb Keinon
The Jerusalem Post
The US should consider making concessions to Russia on the placement of a missile-defense shield in Europe, in order to get Moscow to back “crippling” concessions against Iran if the time comes, a leading US congressman said Thursday.
Howard Berman, the powerful Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in […]

Filed Under: Iran, Legislation, News, Terrorism, WMDs Tagged With: American Efforts, Concessions, Democratic Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, Gaza Strip, Hamas, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Howard Berman, Intolerable Situation, Iranians, Israeli Decision, Jerusalem Post, Military Action, Missile Defense Shield, National Security Studies, Nuclear Program, Oil Exports, Refined Oil, Teheran, Uranium Enrichment

Iran’s nuclear program: Is regime change the way to stop it?

December 17, 2010 by ncpda

While Obama officials tout tougher sanctions to get Iranians to the negotiating table, foreign policy conservatives are looking to revive regime change as the way to stop Iran’s nuclear program.
By Howard LaFranchi,
December 17, 2010
Washington —
US foreign policy conservatives are pressing for a new approach to Iran that ramps up support for the Iranian opposition and […]

Filed Under: Iran, Iraq & Camp Ashraf, News, Regional Security, Sanctions, WMDs Tagged With: Bush Administration Officials, Economic Sanctions, Former National Security Adviser, Hardliners, Holdouts, Iranian Opposition Group, Iranian Regime, Khalq, Mek, Members Of Congress, Mojahedin, National Security Adviser, Nuclear Program, Policy Goals, Regime Change, Republican Congress, Tehran Regime, Terrorist Organization, Top Priorities, Two Birds With One Stone, Us Foreign Policy

Congressional Briefing – November 16, 2010

November 16, 2010 by ncpda

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110 House members from 37 states call for de-listing MEK/PMO

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Filed Under: Briefings, Events Tagged With: Ashraf, Bob Filner, briefing, Congress, Dana Rohrabacher, House Resolution, Iran, Iraq, Mek, Ncpda, Pmoi

Marzieh, Iranian Singer and Voice of Dissent, Dies at 86

October 16, 2010 by ncpda

By MARGALIT FOX
Published: October 16, 2010
Marzieh, the great diva of Persian traditional song, who was silenced after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but who re-emerged years later outside Iran as a singer and a highly public supporter of the resistance, died on Wednesday in Paris. She was 86 and had defected to France in 1994.
Marzieh, […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iran, News, Women's Rights Tagged With: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Expressive Interpretations, Household Name, Iranian Singer, Islamic Revolution, Lyric Poets, Marzieh, Mezzo Soprano, Muslim Cleric, Name Meaning, National Council Of Resistance Of Iran, Opposition Group, Persian Song, Public Supporter, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Ruhollah Khomeini, Shah Of Iran, Stage Name, Ubiquitous Presence, Voice Of Dissent

So, Who Won the War in Iraq? Iran

August 30, 2010 by ncpda

Mohamad Bazzi, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, CFR
August 30, 2010
GlobalPost
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In February 2003, as he marshaled the United States for war, President George W. Bush declared: “A new regime in Iraq would serve as a dramatic and inspiring example of freedom for other nations in the region.”
Now, as the U.S. military […]

Filed Under: Iran, Regional Security, Terrorism Tagged With: American Misadventure, Barack Obama, Beirut Lebanon, Combat Role, Dictatorial Regimes, Domino Effect, Dramatic Example, Iraq Sunnis, Iraqi Leadership, Middle Eastern Studies, Mohamad Bazzi, Persian Gulf, President George W Bush, Proxy Wars, Regional Power, Sectarian Hatred, Sunnis And Shiites, Sworn Enemy, Time In Iraq, War In Iraq

Urging Iran to Respect the Fundamental Freedoms of its Citizens

August 10, 2010 by ncpda

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
August 10, 2010
The United States is deeply concerned that Iran continues to deny its citizens their civil rights and intimidate and detain those Iranians who seek to hold their government accountable and stand up for the rights of their fellow citizens.
We remain troubled by the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iran, News, Women's Rights Tagged With: Clinton Secretary Of State, Death By Stoning, Due Process, Ebrahim, Free Expression, Fundamental Freedoms, Haj, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Human Rights Defenders, Imminent Execution, International Attention, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Iranian Government, Iranians, Javad, Lari, Legal Representation, Political Prisoners, Universal Rights, View Source

‘Never ever to give up, never ever to give in, and never ever to lose faith’

July 24, 2010 by ncpda

At a Congressional briefing, Congressman John Lewis, described by the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress,” spoke to a number of his colleagues, Iranian-Americans and supporters of Camp Ashraf in solidarity with the Iranian Resistance.
A former colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis has, and continues to be one […]

Filed Under: Briefings, Events, Human Rights, Iraq & Camp Ashraf, News, Women's Rights Tagged With: Camp Ashraf, Civil Rights Movement, Congressman John Lewis, Dr King, Dr Martin Luther, Dr Martin Luther King, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Inhumane Treatment, Iranian Americans, Iranian Resistance, John Lewis, Leaders Of The Civil Rights Movement, Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treaty Obligations, Us House Of Representatives

Court orders State Department to review ruling on alleged terror group

July 16, 2010 by ncpda

The Washington Post
By Glenn Kessler

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the State Department to review its designation of the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran as a foreign terrorist organization, strongly suggesting the designation should be revoked.
The ruling by the three-judge panel hands yet another foreign-policy hot potato to the Obama administration. The PMOI, also […]

Filed Under: Iraq & Camp Ashraf, Legislation, News, Terrorism Tagged With: Bipartisan Group, Condoleezza Rice, Court Proceedings, Federal Appeals Court, Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Terrorist Organization, Glenn Kessler, Hot Potato, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Iranian Government, Judge Panel, Khalq, Last Acts, Mujahedeen, Mujahedin, Nuclear Programs, Pmoi, Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice, State Condoleezza Rice, Terror Group

Resolution in Congress seeks Iranian Freedom

June 10, 2010 by ncpda

By Michelle Phillips, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
A bipartisan group of House members on Thursday put forward a resolution calling for the Iranian government to cease the oppression of its people and political dissidents. The representatives held a news conference to highlight the resolution, which is being sponsored by Rep. Bob Filner, California Democrat, and which they […]

Filed Under: Human Rights, Iraq & Camp Ashraf, Legislation, News, Sanctions Tagged With: Alireza Jafarzadeh, Bob Filner, California Democrat, California Republican, Dana Rohrabacher, Foreign Affairs Committee, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Iranian Opposition, Iranian Resistance, Islamic Nation, List Of Terrorist Organizations, Majority Support, Michelle Phillips, National Council Of Resistance Of Iran, Nuclear Operations, Political Dissidents, Raymond Tanter, Rep Bob Filner, Ted Poe, Texas Republican

Shiite militia reviving in post-election Iraq

May 4, 2010 by ncpda

By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
The Associated Press
BAGHDAD — A once-feared Shiite militia that was crippled two years ago by defections and a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown has quietly started to regroup, adding street muscle to the Shiite party that emerged strongest from Iraq’s parliamentary elections.
The revival of the Mahdi Army, loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, could […]