The Washington Post
Jonathan Weisman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Posted: August 21, 2007
Declaring the government of Iraq “non-functional,” the influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday that Iraq’s parliament should oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his cabinet if they are unable to forge a political compromise with rival factions in a matter of days.
“I […]
Senator Calls for Maliki’s Ouster
August 21, 2007 by
Two Senators Call for New Leader in Iraq
August 21, 2007 by
New York Times
Thom Shanker & Mark Mazzetti
Posted: 08/21/2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, after completing a two-day tour of Iraq, said Monday that the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki should be voted from office because it has proved incapable of reaching the political compromises required to end […]
NCPDA Statement – July 30, 2007
July 30, 2007 by
NCPDA Statement
Contact: Nasser Rashidi
Dir. Tel: 202-487-6989
July 30, 2007
Encouraging Signs: Divestment from and Democracy for Iran
The United House of Representatives has begun debate on legislation requiring divestiture of current investments in Iran. Led by bipartisan group of representatives including Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos, Subcommittee Chair, Brad Sherman, and ranking republican Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. Congress […]
Lautenberg Measure To Penalize U.S. Companies Doing Business With Iran Introduced
March 28, 2007 by
Senator Takes Action To Make American Companies Like Halliburton Cut Business Ties With Iran
Michael Pagan (202) 228-6393
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced a measure to deter subsidiaries of U.S-controlled companies from doing business in Iran.
“We cannot knowingly allow U.S. companies to do business with terrorist states like Iran. […]
Stop Arming Iran Act (Introduced in House); H.R. 1441 IH
March 9, 2007 by
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1441
To prohibit the sale by the Department of Defense of parts for F-14 fighter aircraft.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2007
Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period […]
Iran and Iraq’s Hidden Catastrophe
January 8, 2007 by
Dr. Majid Sadeghpour
Global Politician – Silently yet systematically, Iraq’s nationalist, secular, and democratic
voices are falling silent. Their lives taken and their blood shed in the troubled country’s
treacherous struggle for democracy and sovereignty. The killers are shadowy, their traces
ultimately pointing the prudent observer to the neighboring country to the east where
extremist leaders are believed to be […]
Mullahs Enrich Fundamentalism – An Interview with Mr. Nasser Rashidi
April 30, 2006 by
An Interview with Mr. Nasser Rashidi
Executive Director, NCPDA
April 30, 2006
Our colleague Mr. Abraham Beparva had an interview with Mr. Nasser Rashidi, the speaker for National Coalition of Pro-Democracy Advocates in Iran. He is familiar with threats of Islamic Fundamentalism and will elaborate on the topic. In this segment of our program we would like to […]
Iran: The Rise of the Revolutionary Guard and State-Sponsorship of Terror
July 25, 2005 by
By
Nasser Rashidi
A few years ago, the world was awakened to the dangers of the mullahs’ nuclear program by an opposition group. Since then,
faced with more recent regional events, international consciousness has come to better appreciate the extent of Iran’s
involvement in terrorist activities abroad, its nuclear ambitions, and its interference in Iraq, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine. It
was […]
