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The Nuclear Deal with Iran: Towards a Resolution and Continued Education

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Written by Gilbert Schramm Gilbert Schramm
Published: 04 September 2015 04 September 2015


At present, no issue facing this country is more important than approving President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. The moment for this peaceful, diplomatic breakthrough must not be allowed to pass. Though the Iran Nuclear deal now seems to have enough votes to sustain a veto, we must not relax our efforts to support the deal. People do change their minds, and merely surviving a veto is a very low bar for a deal of such importance.

It is important to continue to rally support for the deal for other reasons. Rarely has a political issue been surrounded by more falsehood, deception, and hyperbole. Among the people who argue that we should reject Obama’s deal and bomb Iran immediately are Dick Cheney, John Bolton, Bill Kristol and Benjamin Netanyahu—the same cast that gave us the debacle of the Iraq war. They were dead wrong then and they are using the same bad arguments now. We must continue to educate people about how misguided and bigoted these hawkish opponents to the deal really are.

Wide opposition to the treaty also reveals how misinformed the American public and many of their elected representatives are. The difference in quality between the arguments of the backers and the opponents of the deal provides a good basic roadmap to sorting out the truth of this issue.

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Oregon's Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley Announces Support For Iran Nuclear Deal

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Written by AP AP
Published: 30 August 2015 30 August 2015


WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley on Sunday became the 31st senator to announce support for the Iran nuclear deal, as momentum builds behind the agreement the Obama administration and other world powers negotiated with Tehran.

Merkley’s backing puts supporters within reach of the 34 votes required to uphold a presidential veto of a congressional resolution disapproving the agreement, which curbs Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief.
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Speech in front of Wyden's office

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Written by Ned Rosch Ned Rosch
Published: 27 August 2015 27 August 2015

I am honored to speak on behalf of Jewish Voice for Peace, which stands in solidarity with the people of Iran, the people of the U.S., and people of conscience across our precious planet who yearn for our leaders to courageously move us towards peaceful relations with Iran and away from setting us on a path that, once on it, one simple miscalculation, might lead us inexorably toward war with Iran.

 

If you thought the Iraq war was a tragic disaster, get this:

Iran is a regional power with a strong military.  It is three times as populous and geographically much larger than Iraq.  So, multiply everything in the Iraq War by three to get a sense of the cost of a war against Iran:

Immediate cost: $3 trillion

Long term cost, including veteran care:  at least 10 trillion dollars

US troops killed: over 15,000

US troops seriously wounded: over 100,000

Iranian dead: 3 million

Iranians displaced: 12-15 million!

 

Let’s be clear:  the U.S. has long had Iran virtually encircled as a result of the American occupation of Afghanistan on Iran’s Eastern border, its invasion of Iraq on its Western border, its NATO ally Turkey hovering on Iran’s Northwestern border, some degree of military relationship with Turkmenistan on Iran’s Northeastern border, and multiple U.S. client states sitting right across the Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, where the massive US 5th Fleet is stationed). Additionally, some combination of the U.S. and Israel has bombarded Iran with multiple acts of war in recent years, including explosions on Iranian soil, the murder of numerous Iranian nuclear scientists, and sophisticated cyber-attacks.

 

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1,000 Black Activists, Artists, and Scholars Demand Justice for Palestine

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Written by Ebony Magazine Ebony Magazine
Published: 20 August 2015 20 August 2015

Over 1,000 Black activists, artists, scholars, students, and organizations have launched a statement expressing their solidarity and commitment to ensuring justice for Palestinians. Signatories to the statement span a wide cross-section of Black activists and scholars, including Angela Davis, Boots Riley, Cornel West, dream hampton, Emory Douglas, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Pam Africa, Patrisse Cullors, Phil Hutchings, Ramona Africa, Robin DG Kelley, Rosa Clemente, Talib Kweli, and Tef Poe. 38 organizations signed on, including The Dream Defenders, Hands Up United, Institute of the Black World 21st Century, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, and Organization for Black Struggle.

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Israel's Military Intelligence monitoring dozens of BDS groups around the world

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Written by Gili Cohen Gili Cohen
Published: 19 August 2015 19 August 2015


Israel's Military Intelligence monitoring dozens of BDS groups around the world

While the IDF is responsible for foreign groups, local groups supporting BDS are monitored by the Shin Bet.

The Israel Defense Forces routinely gathers information on foreign, left-wing organizations that it believes are working to delegitimize the State of Israel, Haaretz has learned.


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