Iran at a Crossroads – LIVESTREAMING Here
UPDATE: It’s confirmed, we’ll be Livestreaming our conference here at niacINsight tomorrow. So tune in between 9:00 and 2:00 to see what’s happening! Iran used to be a pretty black-and-white issue. You either wanted war, or not. Diplomacy, or not. Regime change, or not. Those days of simple choices between two clear opposites–they’re long gone. […]
Palin Parrots Pipes on Iran
Following her keynote address to the national Tea Party Convention yesterday, Sarah Palin added fuel to the the flames of speculation about her possible bid for the presidency in 2012. During an interview with her now-employer Fox News, Palin was asked her opinion about President Obama’s chances for reelection: If the election were today, “I do not […]
Neocon Think Tank: US Should Prepare for Nuke War with Iran
Most people outside of Washington DC probably don’t hear about the neoconservative Heritage Foundation very often. It’s true that the “golden age” of neoconservatism is long gone, so groups like theirs sometimes have to resort to extraordinary and often spectacular measures for their work even to get noticed. I would like to believe that the […]
Merry Christmas. Bomb Iran.
Stunning. That’s the only word to describe what was printed in the once-respected op-ed page of the New York Times today. Alan Kuperman argues in his op-ed titled There’s Only One Way to Stop Iran, that In the face of failed diplomacy, eschewing force is tantamount to appeasement. We have reached the point where air […]
New Sanctions a “Sword of Damocles” over Iran
Washington DC – “I view the [Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act] as a sword of Damocles over the Iranians,” said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman. “This is a clear hint of what will happen if they do not engage seriously and move rapidly to suspend their uranium enrichment program.” Berman said there is […]
Senate Adopts Measure to Counter Censorship in Iran
Cross Posted from niacouncil.org Washington DC – Last night, the Senate voted unanimously to adopt legislation that aims to aid the ability of the Iranian people to access news and information by overcoming the electronic censorship and monitoring efforts of the Iranian government. The Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act was introduced by Senators John […]
From the National Review Online
Over at The Corner: Red Meat Takes on Iran [NRO Staff] Why are negotiations with Iran doomed to be fruitless? How might the administration use military force against Iran? What does the return of the Clinton team to our foreign policy bode for our relations with Iran? Special guest Mario Loyola, a former adviser in […]
Obama and McCain on Iran: 60 Minutes
Obama: “We have not applied the kind of tough diplomacy over the last eight years that I think could have made a difference.” “I don’t think it’s acceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon. And I haven’t taken any options, including military, off the table.” McCain: “Suppose that the Iranians had nuclear weapons, and […]
Update: More Movement on H.Con.Res. 362
With a little less than three weeks remaining in the legislative session, Congress seems to be readying for last-minute action on H.Con.Res. 362, the Iran Blockade Resolution. Yesterday, eight members of Congress joined onto the bill as cosponsors, while at the same time Rep. John Lewis [D-GA-5] withdrew his name as a cosponsor. The newest […]