Volume: 1 - Issue:  15524 August 2011
Iran Update - ISDCI Newsletter
Iran Update

Greetings!

  

"A secret U.S. government document emerges that asserts a friendly foreign organization is planning to conduct multiple terrorist attacks. Sounds like best-seller material. The only problem is that someone put this purely fictitious tale on the non-fiction shelf, with dangerous implications. "

 

Please see this remarkable article about MEK by retired FBI special agent, Richard R. Schoeberl on FOX News (Click here).

 

We are delighted to present you with the current issue of Iran Update, a publication of International Solidarity for Democratic Change in Iran (ISDCI). 

Maryam Rajavi congratulates Libyan people's victory as great development towards democracy in the region
Mayram Rajavi

Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the Iranian Resistance congratulated the Libyan people and all of the regions' nations on the overthrow of the Libyan dictator and the victory of the uprising Libyan people and the Libyan Liberation Army, describing this as a great development towards democracy in the region. The Libyan people's victory will bring new force to revolts throughout the region, she stressed, especially the uprisings of the heroic Syrian people and Iraqi nation. Read On... 

Thousands of Iranian-Americans to Rally Outside the State Department
PRNewsWire

In an effort to prevent a humanitarian disaster and to unshackle Iran's democratic movement, Human Rights and Democracy International (HRDIP) will stage a rally and march to protect the rights and security of Camp Ashraf residents and call for the delisting of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK). Read On... 

EU Targets Iranian Guard Unit in Expanding Sanctions on Syria
Bloomberg

The European Union froze the assets of an Iranian military unit as part of broader sanctions against Syria, saying the Teheran-based force has aided the Syrian regime's deadly crackdown on protesters. Read On... 

Iran shows U.N. official all nuclear sites: envoy
Reuters

Iran allowed a senior U.N. nuclear inspector rare access to a facility for developing advanced uranium enrichment machines during a tour of all of the country's main atomic sites, an Iranian envoy said on Tuesday. Read On... 

Opinion

It's Time to Lift the 'Terror Tag' From Iranian Opposition Group MEK
FOX News

As a retired Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, you could say I have a soft spot for a good crime story. Here's one that would make anyone's spine tingle. Read On... 

Secretary Clinton, it's time to delist the PMOI
The Hill

In recent weeks a debate has flared in Washington over whether or not Secretary of State Clinton should remove Iran's main opposition movement, the People's Mujahidin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), from the State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organisations (FTO). Read On... 

U.S. is enabling persecution in Iraq
Columbia Daily Tribune

As U.S. troops prepare to leave Iraq by the end of this year, a humanitarian crisis is emerging that has a real chance of tarnishing President Barack Obama's legacy. Read On... 

Are Trita Parsi and NIAC Knowingly Distributing Fake FBI Documents?
Intellectual Conservative

Trita Parsi and his National Iranian American Council are taking extreme steps to oppose the Iranian opposition organization MEK. Now they are distributing a fake FBI report against MEK. One retired FBI agent has examined the document and finds it suspect. Read On... 

MEK Is an Ally, Not a Foe
Stop Fundamentalism

Who cares more about the safety and security of America and the United States' national security: The American military personnel who have served their country on the frontlines in Iraq or the pro-Tehran lobby in Washington with well-established political and financial ties to Iran's leadership and its UN Mission in New York? Read On... 

Other Suggested Readings:

 

NPR: NEAL CONAN Interview with governor Howard Dean 

Video: Taking 'missteps' toward Iran and Iraq?

Dear Secretary Clinton, Saving 3400 MEK Lives is not a Political Decision  

Elizabeth Rubin: "Yellow Journalist" Par-Excellence  

American Credibility at Risk On Foreign Policy Front, Too 

Trita Parsi and NIAC's Handy Iran Experts Again  

Ambassador Butler, You Are on the Wrong Side!  

U.S. envoy aids Iran's mullahs

Unanimous Adoption of House Amendment for Ashraf

Who Set Iran's Washington Lobbyist on Fire?

  

Thank you for your reading Iran Update. We welcome your comments. 
 

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Sincerely,

ISDCI News Group

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