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A Few Examples of the Lobbyists' Effort to Legitimize the Islamic Regime in Iran Through "War - Recognition" Scenario
The lobbyists have masterfully set up a trap for the recognition of the Islamic Regime by the world community. This trap is reducing the options in dealing with IRI to either military attack or engagement. The U.S. war-hawks politicians who have supported the regime change by military intervention have also helped the success of this tactic. As discussed in a recent article, there is an alternative to the scenario of military intervention or appeasing policies towards the Islamic Regime. The U.S. should enforce a "smart Sanction" that will impose pressure on the regime and not the people, and add the condition of the release of all political prisoners to the atomic condition. This will empower the Iranian people to bring about the real change in Iran without any military intervention. It will give them the powerful message that the entire world is behind them and not their enemy. They can overture this regime by civil disobedience. ---------------
The U.S. and Iran are in the
middle of historic negotiations to end the nuclear standoff and lift
sanctions, which are hurting the Iranian people. Sign the petition below
to show strong support for peace and diplomacy and against another war.
We will deliver the petitions across the country on March 4 as part of
our Act for Peace campaign. …
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) Policy Director Jamal Abdi
issued the following statement regarding
Senate Iran sanctions bill, S.1881: "In the face of overwhelming
support for diplomacy, Senator Menendez and AIPAC have halted their
push for new sanctions that would torpedo negotiations. Congress
has heard the message loud and clear that the American people, including
Iranian Americans, do not want another war and instead support U.S.-Iran
diplomacy. … By Jamal Abdi (NIAC)
When a group
of Senators introduced new sanctions legislation just weeks after the U.S. signed an interim
deal with Iran explicitly committing not to pass new
sanctions, it became clear that our diplomats’ greatest challenge may
not be getting a final deal with Iran, but rather getting a final deal
with Congress. The effort to
pass new sanctions is not a mere difference of opinion on what are the
best diplomatic tactics. It is a full scale assault on the notion that we should be engaging in
diplomacy in the first place. You can’t be for diplomacy and also for
blowing up the talks. ... By Jamal Abdi (NIAC) Just a week ago, we were working
to stop the Senate from passing new sanctions. Now we are on offense and
have an opportunity to demonstrate that there is strong Congressional
support for diplomacy. But those in Congress supporting diplomacy
need our help. Will you take action to encourage your
Representative to sign the “Give Diplomacy a Chance” letter right
away? … An Iran sanctions bill introduced last December is
losing traction in the Senate with the Obama Administration, key
lawmakers, and outside analysts warning that passing the legislation now
could derail ongoing international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear
program. … If the passage of new U.S. sanctions now causes the
breakdown of the diplomatic process, then military conflict —or an
Iranian nuclear weapon—would become more, not less, likely. …
It's official:
we are turning the tides in the Senate AGAINST the dangerous S.1881
sanctions bill! This past
Wednesday, NIAC volunteer teams from 16
states visited 32 Senate offices, delivering over half of our 2325 petitions in person! These
actions significantly strengthened our online petition deliveries, making
unequivocally clear that Iranian-Americans and our pro-peace allies will
not stand for this bill! Within 48 hours,
it was abundantly clear that these grassroots actions made an impact.
Senator Corker (R-TN) shifted his position on the bill a day after our
first ever petition delivery in his state. One of Senator Menendez's
(D-NJ) staffers stated that the majority of constituents they've heard
from do NOT support the Senator's position on the bill.
I am very worried. We've
come a long way over the past year. The Iranian people voted for
moderation at home and abroad, and American and Iranian diplomats
responded with steps towards peace.But peace is far from secured. AIPAC and its
allies are already working to gather a veto-proof majority of Congress
to enact diplomacy-killing sanctions. The governments in Israel
and Saudi Arabia have made their opposition to a nuclear deal clear. And
hardliners in Iran are waiting for the first opportunity to withdraw
from the talks. Some, like
President Obama, put the odds of peacefully resolving this at no
better than “50-50.” And the White House has also
made it clear that it's either diplomacy – or war. That
is why the voices for diplomacy must be stronger than the voices for
war. We cannot let them succeed. We now face our
best opportunity to secure a brighter, more peaceful future. It might be
our last chance. If we fail, we
are going to face an even worse situation – more sanctions, more
repression and possibly war. But
there is also hope. Our community
has stepped up to this challenge as never before. We are just $5,352
shy of our goal of raising $500,000 to help secure peace in
the New Year. But
we must all help. We can't afford to stand back and hope we're
fortunate enough to avoid another war. The stakes are too high. Please join the
movement to secure a lasting peace – no more threats, no more
sanctions and no more repression - by contributing what you can, whether
it's $100, $50, or another
amount right for you. It's 100% tax-deductible. Let us seize
this opportunity. Trita
Parsi
New Iran Sanctions Bill is a Vote for War Over
Diplomacy
Washington,
DC - NIAC strongly opposes legislation introduced by Senators
Menendez, Schumer, and Kirk - the Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013 - that
would implement new Iran sanctions in violation of the recently
brokered Geneva accord. "This
is bill is a vote for war over diplomacy that will kill negotiations. It is
the ultimate gift from hardliners in the U.S. to hardliners in Iran who
oppose a negotiated solution," said NIAC Policy
Director Jamal Abdi. "There
is no better way to undercut American diplomats and Iranian moderates
than to introduce
a bill that violates the terms of the nuclear agreement, sets
prohibitive preconditions for any final deal, and pledges support
Israeli military strikes."
MEHR Tel: (310) 377-4590
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