US can’t trust Iran as partner in battling ISIS
By Hugh Shelton - Posted on the Boston Globe on Sep 11, 2014
This week, President Obama announced his strategy for countering the threat of the Islamic State to the stability of the Middle East and, increasingly, to the US homeland. He offered a combination of tactics, including going on the offense to hunt down Islamic State members and assets, as well as building international coalitions to provide military and humanitarian support and to counter the nihilistic propaganda of the jihadist group. According to the administration, many regional actors will play a part, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Secretary of State John Kerry had even hinted that Iran should be enlisted. That would be a dangerously naive mistake. Draining the swamp in which the Islamic State grows and thrives — radicalized sectarian conflict — requires the United States to challenge, not embrace, Tehran.
Iran’s Secret Massacre: The Untold Legacy
By Hamid YazdanPanah - Posted on Medium.com on Aug 08, 2014
This summer marks the 26th anniversary of Iran’s massacre against political prisoners in 1988. The shock and terror inflicted on the Iranian nation when tens of thousands of prisoners were executed in a matter of months went unnoticed in the international sphere, and unresolved in the Iranian psyche. The legacy of this event has resulted in the survival of a despotic regime, and the stunted growth of a nation.
America Needs to Change Its Failed Iraq-Iran Policy
By Howard Dean - Posted on HuffingtonPost on July 18, 2014
The U.S. has much to be proud of in its post-World War II American foreign policy. Containing the Soviet Union ultimately limited damage to nascent democracies everywhere and resulted in a less polarized world. Supporting post-war European unity through the Marshall Plan set the stage for the spread of democracy on what had been the most violent continent on earth for a millennium. By changing our focus in Latin America from "geostrategic" intervention to more equal partnerships, many countries -- with obvious exceptions such as Cuba, Venezuela, and a few narco-compromised Central American governments -- are now thriving democracies.
"Change" under Rouhani is a Mirage
By Rudy Giuliani
Posted on FOX NEWS on May 7, 2014
The nuclear negotiation between Iran and the West is among the most important foreign policy issues facing the Obama Administration. In the U.S. government’s own assessment, Iran is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
The regime actively sows instability abroad and suppresses the rights and freedoms that its people desire and deserve. For these reasons, it is essential that Iran’s development of a nuclear weapon be stopped dead in its tracks.
Camp Liberty: Left at the mercy of a murderous regime
By Homeira Hesami
Posted on Augusta Free Press on April 16, 2014
It’s a relief to know that most people have not experienced the wrath of an oppressive regime the way I have. I am lucky for being able to flee the Iranian dictatorship’s evil. Sadly, however, there are thousands of such people stranded and desperate for escape in and around my homeland. They have experienced far worse than I did as a teenager living in Iran.
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West must pay direct attention to Iran, not its proxies
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To Stop Endless Wars, Iran Needs Regime Change
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Time for Western Democracies to Stand with Iranian People
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Iran’s Future, Democracy and Representative Government
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Iran Targets Physicians, Nurses as Nascent Revolution Reaches Six-Month Mark
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I am a former political prisoner in Iran. I worry the regime will execute female activists
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Iran’s most powerful weapon isn’t working
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Women rising up after decades of Iran regime’s oppression. They need the world’s support
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits the opposition and alternative to theocracy in Iran
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The fight in Ukraine is inspiring U.S. leaders to support human freedom in Iran
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