By Jim Lobe
Contrary to claims by the bill s Democratic co-sponsors, the Iran Nuclear Weapon Free Act of 2013 is designed to torpedo the Nov. 24 *first step* nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37374.htm
'We can t let Israel determine when and where U.S. goes to war,' says Feinstein
By Philip Weiss
The opposition to the warmongers is firming up.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37382.htm
Hillary Clinton Discussed U.S. Approval of an Israeli Strike On Iran
Instead of begging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to give diplomacy more time, perhaps it was worth telling him to go proceed with airstrikes.
http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/16/hillary-clinton-discussed-u-s-approval-of-an-israeli-strike-on-iran/
Geneva II: Iran Nixed Proves US Fixed
By Finian Cunningham
What the Americans have failed to achieve through state-sponsored terrorism, they are now trying to win through state-sponsored politics.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37433.htm
Syria Peace Talks Will Be a Sham Without Iran
*Forty countries have been invited to the Geneva 2 talks...And if Iran is excluded from the list then the conference will resemble something profane,* Sergei Lavrov said.
http://en.ria.ru/world/20140120/186731850/Syria-Peace-Talks-Will-Be-a-Sham-Without-Iran--Russia.html
US Senate Await Israeli Instructions
By Ramzy Baroud
How could a country the size of Israel have so much sway over the world s greatest powers.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37460.htm
Obama and Kerry Jeopardize Peace with Iran
By Sheldon Richman
Threatening war hardly demonstrates the spirit of peace-making.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article37509.htm
From Information Clearing House
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Public Pushes Back Against Congress, AIPAC 'War Path'
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/01/14-10
AIPAC Still Trying to Torpedo Iran Nuke Deal
http://www.commondreams.org/video/2014/01/14-0
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Neocons (and many Democrats) try to wreck Iran talks
The Nation
by Bob Dreyfuss
01/10/14
The fact that an accord between the United States and Iran, along with the other P5+1 world powers, would remove Iran as a potential nuclear threat and might do wonders to stabilize the entire Middle East hasn t dissuaded the far right, the pro-Likud Israel lobby and the neoconservatives from trying to wreck any possibility that President Obama s diplomacy might succeed. It s a precise analogue to the Republican party s efforts to shut down the government, block every White House policy initiative and generally act as the Party of No. But in the case of Iran, the reactionaries include many Democrats, including dozens of US senators...
http://tinyurl.com/k2ts5o8
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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How the US Used a *Terrorism* Ploy To Attack Islamic Charity to Iran
Gareth Porter, Truthout: Contrary to President Obama s promise to make it easier for American Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation to give to charity, federal prosecutors continue to target Islamic charities and their donors, as illustrated by the recent prosecution of a couple in Portland, Oregon.
http://truth-out.org/news/item/21237-how-us-used-a-terrorism-ploy-to-attack-islamic-charity-to-iran
Excluding Iran From the Syria Talks: A Stupid Policy
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Ignoring Iran when it comes to Syrian talks is a mistake. Maybe policies that apply only to Iran win plaudits at cocktail parties inside the Beltway, but they sound ridiculous in much of the rest of the world.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21401-excluding-iran-from-the-syria-talks-a-stupid-policy
Putting Peace in Double Jeopardy
L. Michael Hager, Truthout: Negotiations with Iran are at a critical stage, as are the US-brokered peace talks with Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Yet both peace efforts are jeopardized by AIPAC-inspired senators or by Israel itself.
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/21379-putting-peace-in-double-jeopardy
Senators Should Read Before Signing the Menendez-Kirk Iran Sanctions Bill
Dr. Edward Levine, Truthout: Fifty-nine US senators have signed up to sponsor the Menendez-Kirk Iran sanctions bill, the *Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act.* Yet it is hard to believe many have actually read the 53-page bill.
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/21489-lessons-senators-should-read-before-signing-the-menendez-kirk-iran-sanctions-bill
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How Dare They Invite Iran to The Syria Peace Conference
http://www.lewrockwell.com/2014/01/daniel-mcadams/us-throws-imperial-temper-tantrum-at-un/
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The White House won a clear victory over AIPAC'
http://ufppc.org/us-a-world-news-mainmenu-35/11814/
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