For the past several years, a coalition of groups, mainly the left and anti-war organizations have been lobbying to lift the pressure and sanctions against Iran. In late 2007, an official coalition was launched called the “Campaign for a New Policy on Iran” (CNAPI). NIAC coordinates this lobby that includes the Open Society and USA-Engage.
Hence the reason for leverett’s precipitated intervention to control the damage. He wrote an article titled: “Ahmadinejad won the election, get over it. Apparently, this did not convince too many people. He then appeared on TV to declare that “US media’s Iran coverage is ill informed and biased.
By ALEXANDRA SCAGGS and AMIR EFRATI
A New York man was charged for allegedly scheming to borrow up to $74 million from CitigroupInc.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and the Federal Bureau of Investigations say Hassan Nemazee fraudulently applied for $74 million in loans for Nemazee Capital Corp., of which he is chairman and Chief Executive.
Federal prosecutors contend Mr. Nemazee obtained [...]
Several weeks have passed and the uprising has not died yet. Moreover, it became clear that the regime is far from the “united power” that Parsi proclaimed. It was time for a 180-degree reversal
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,druck-643193,00.html
The EU and Germany are considering radically tightening sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, SPIEGEL reports. Possible measures include forbidding gasoline exports to Iran.
Berlin and Brussels are increasingly prepared to impose massive embargoes on Iran unless Tehran signals soon that it’s ready to compromise in their nuclear dispute.
DPA
Defying the West: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
SPIEGEL [...]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342922895240380.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
By MICHAEL JACOBSON AND MARK DUBOWITZ
After a fraudulent election and its brutal aftermath, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his junta must now be persuaded that their pursuit of nuclear weapons will be unbearably costly.
The Obama administration appears poised to implement what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called “crippling sanctions” if Iran fails to [...]
Azar Aal-Kanaan is an Iranian woman who has been arrested in Islamic Rep. of Iran, took to the prison, tortured and brutally raped…. she is telling her story and describing what has happened that night in the prison….
Hundreds, probably thousands, have been arrested in Iran since the
presidential election on 12 June. Human rights and campaign groups such as Human Rights Watch, the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Reporters Without Borders have been collecting and publishing the names of those dead or detained.
We have brought those lists, and reports from trusted [...]