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Activists Occupy AIPAC with message to Congress: No War On Iran
(source: Occupy AIPAC) March 6, 2012
Washington, DC—An AIPAC Policy Conference panel titled “Stopping Iran” had some unexpected speakers: activists with Occupy AIPAC who stood up and “mic checked” Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Israeli Ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff. At about 2pm on March 5, four activists called out AIPAC for pushing for American support for an Israeli attack on Iran. ››read more
Are we headed for a Bay of Pigs in Iran?
by Gary Sick (source: CNN) March 5, 2012
About 15 years ago, when the United States was first experimenting with wide-ranging sanctions against Iran, an Iranian acquaintance remarked to me, “I certainly hope Iran doesn’t become another Cuba.” ››read more
Editor's note: Gary Sick served on the National Security Council staff under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan, and was the principal White House aide for Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the hostage crisis. Sick is a senior research scholar and adjunct professor of international affairs at Columbia University, a member of the board of Human Rights Watch in New York, and founding chair of its advisory committee on the Middle East and North Africa.
Pakistan warns against aggression on Iran
(source: FIRSTPOST) March 6, 2012
Any aggression against Iran over its nuclear programme will have “disastrous consequences” for the whole region, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has warned. ››read more
Obama Meets Netanyahu
by Phyllis Bennis (interview) (source: Real News) March 6, 2012
Obama distances US from Netanyahu's rhetoric and prepares for 2012 elections ››read more
The legal case against attacking Iran
by Bruce Ackerman (source: LA Times) March 7, 2012
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington has provoked a broad debate over the military and political wisdom of an attack on Iran. But so far, there has been little attention to the legal issues involved, which are crucial. American support for a preemptive strike would be a violation of both international law and the U.S. Constitution. ››read more
