Archive for November 2009

For you, who are in solitary confinement on our wedding anniversary

Nov 27th, 2009

http://www.zhila.net/spip.php?article248

Wednesday, 18 November 2009
By Jila Baniyaghoob
Today, it is exactly eleven years that I have been with you. It was exactly on such a day that we began our life together. On that day, we had a simple and small ceremony to celebrate that beginning. You were as simple as ever. You did not even put [...]



IAEA votes to censure Iran over nuclear cover-up

Nov 27th, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AQ1BZ20091127
By Mark Heinrich
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted on Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran dismissed the move as “intimidation” which would poison its negotiations with world powers.
The resolution was the first by the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against Iran [...]



Trita Parsi (2001-2002): Director of American Iranian Council, Creation of NIAC

Nov 25th, 2009

Trita Parsi: 2001-2002
Director at American Iranian Council
Creation of NIAC



Iran: Missiles ready for Israel, U.S. bases if attacked

Nov 21st, 2009

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/22/iran-slates-war-drills-says-missiles-ready-for-isr/?feat=home_cube_position3
By From combined dispatches
TEHRAN | Iran’s military said it will begin large-scale air-defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guard warned that the Islamic republic would fire missiles at “the heart of Tel Aviv” if attacked.
The war games, due to last five days, are intended to help protect Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iranian [...]



NIAC and Trita Parsi’s Internal Documents (1997-2001)

Nov 21st, 2009

NIAC and Trita Parsi’s internal documents:
Series one, from 1997-2001



Kyl presses for NIAC inquiry

Nov 20th, 2009

Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a Republican source says, sent written questions to Attorney General Eric Holder following yesterday’s meeting…
• Is DOJ investigating the allegations put forward in this article? If not, why?



The Iran Lobby’s War on Voice of America

Nov 20th, 2009

I expect immediate action to rectify this situation, specifically by barring VOA from bringing Mr. Daeoleslam on air. Consider this a formal complaint which can be used as evidence of serving notice of harm in a court of law.–Siamak Namazi



One Million Signatures Campaign: the Women of 2009

Nov 19th, 2009

One Million Signatures Campaign: the Women of 2009
By Kiana Karimi & Negar Sammaknejad
Nov. 09, 2009 - In a dazzling ceremony held in New York City Carnegie Hall, Glamour magazine honored twelve women and groups who have made a difference this year. The One Million Signatures Campaign received the 2009 Women of the Year award because [...]



Mystery surrounds Iranian military doctor’s cause of death

Nov 19th, 2009

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/18/AR2009111801997.html

By Thomas Erdbrink
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 18, 2009; 12:33 PM
TEHRAN — Iran’s national police chief, contradicting earlier accounts, asserted that a military doctor who reportedly testified about the abuse of detained protesters committed suicide last week, state-run news media reported Wednesday.
Police commander Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam indicated that the doctor, Ramin Pourandarjani, 26, took his [...]



NIAC’s PR Offensive

Nov 19th, 2009

Brown Lloyd James handled the international launch of Al Jazeera English…Brown Lloyd James, a public relations firm with offices in London and New York, has opened an office in Tripoli. It is reported to have placed articles by Colonel Gadaffi in American newspapers.” So they have the best of the best when it comes to representing these sorts of clients.