Iran
Iranian Democracy Protestors Await Obama’s Action
December 13, 2009
In this week’s Wall Street Journal, columnist Amir Taheri reports that Iran’s pro-democracy movement is “deepening and growing.”
On Monday, thousands of Iranian students risked their lives and safety to protest the...
Churchill’s Words on Importance of Alliance, and Squarely Facing Hard Decisions, Relevant Today
December 3, 2009
Just read this sage and sobering passage from “The Gathering Storm,” Winston Churchill’s account of World War II:
“Those who are prone by character or temperament to seek sharp and clear-cut solutions of difficult...
A Few Thoughts on Returning from the UK, and Tribute to Neda, an Iranian Patriot
November 18, 2009
Returning tonight from London, I wanted to get down a few thoughts. Overall, I noticed a few things about media coverage across the pond: the war in Afghanistan is being reported with heavy attention to British soldiers’ fatalities and...
Iranian Protestors Return to the Fight for Freedom and Ask President Obama to Take a Stand
November 7, 2009
This week tens of thousands of green-clad Iranian protestors resumed their struggle for freedom on the streets of Teheran.
An argument can be made that in remaining silent during the initial days of June’s protests, President Obama...
American Foreign Policy Council’s Ilan Berman Exhorts the West to Find Its Backbone
October 14, 2009
Ilan Berman’s new book,“Winning the Long War, Retaking the Offensive Against Radical Islam,” (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2009) catalogues American successes and failures to defeat radical Islam post-9/11. In its quiet,...
Let President Obama’s Honor Remind Us Appeasement Will Not Produce Peace
October 9, 2009
Today President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Good for him; it is nice to see our President honored.
But now more than ever, the always noble effort to attempt nonviolent solutions should not be confused with appeasement, or the...
Regarding Iran and Tomorrow’s Meeting, Engagement Must Be Seen as a Tactic, Not a Strategy
September 30, 2009
In anticipation of tomorrow’s meeting among U.S. diplomats, their Russian, Chinese, and European counterparts, and Iranian officials, analyst Michael Rubin points out in today’s New York Daily News that “engagement is a...
The Free World Must Unite to Stop Iran’s Mad Mullahs
September 29, 2009
Last week brought the revelation that Iran has an additional secret nuclear enrichment facility inside a mountain near the city of Qum in addition to its much larger enrichment complex at Natanz.
There is now zero doubt that Iran, a country that...
Iranians and Jews Show Unity Against Ahmadinejad Yesterday Outside the United Nations
September 25, 2009
Yesterday thousands gathered at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza outside the United Nations in New York to protest Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pledge to destroy Israel, and to show solidarity with Iranian protestors who have faced down...
Notes from New York on the Eve of the Stand for Freedom in Iran Rally
September 24, 2009
Tomorrow (Thursday September 24), thousands of Iranian-Americans will gather at noon outside the United Nations, in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Second Avenue and 47th Street, to protest the human rights abuses and fraudulent...