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TOMORROW: Senate to Vote in Support of Israeli Strikes on Iran

Republican senators want to push weary combat forces into a war on Iran, which hasn't attacked another nation in over 300 years... all for apartheid Israel, a war crime state.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Tomorrow the Senate plans to vote in support of Israeli strikes on Iran.

They are expected to pass S.Res.65, which urges that if Netanyahu decides to bomb Iran, the U.S. should provide full support.

Iran Looks for Meaningful Negotiations with the US

Negotiation is meaningful when the two sides negotiate with good will, equality and without any intention to deceive the other side.

(TEHRAN, Iran) - Joseph Bidden, the US Vice president, announced that we are ready for direct negotiations and the ball is in Iran court.

A few days later on Feb. 7th Ayatollah Khamenaei announced that the ball is in the US court and the US should look for a meaningful negotiations.

The Oyster World

Falstaff: I will not lend thee a penny.
Pistol: Why then the world's mine oyster, Which I with sword will open. - William Shakespeare
The Merry Wives of Windsor

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Barack Obama, it's suggested, had a marvelous opportunity in 2009 – having won the world's attention and expectations - particularly that of the Arab world – that he would change the course of American involvement, influence and dominion in the Middle East.

In the event, what has transpired has fatally fallen short of what had been dreamed about.

Anti-Iran Bill 521 in RI Senate Committee

The committee has not voted. So letters and calls to committee members would be most relevant.

(PROVIDENCE, RI) - Yesterday's Senate Finance committee hearing on bill 521 was scary. There was no attempt to hide the fact that 521 is an Israeli bill.

They had scheduled the hearing so that a certain high Israeli official could be there to testify.

6.1-Magnitude Quake Jolts Bushehr in Southern Iran, Kills 33

Iran, which sits astride several fault lines, is prone to frequent earthquakes.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck the town of Kaki near the southern Iranian city of Bushehr.

At least 33 people were killed, and more than 850 were injured in the quake that hit the town of Kaki, some 90 kilometers southeast of Bushehr, at 4:22 pm local time on Tuesday.

US Fighter Jet Crashes in Persian Gulf, Crew Rescued: Navy

Meanwhile, the United States has said it will stage a military maneuver with its allies in the Persian Gulf waters.

(TEHRAN Press TV) - A US Navy jet fighter has crashed into the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but the crew members survived the crash, the Navy has said.

An engine failure presumably caused the F/A-18F Super Hornet’s crash on Monday, The Associated Press reported.

Shift in War Hawks

“Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.” --Noam Chomsky

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Watch out for a shift in war hawks. Before the Iraq war, at least a dozen in the U.S. Administration and major media spread enough propaganda to silence the majority of Americans.

These hawks, acting more on behalf of Israel than America had a natural shill in the Iraqi Ahmed Chalabi who fabricated evidence about WMDs and al Qaeda in Iraq.

Ken O`Keefe in Tehran - `Iran is not the Threat, we are` - American Patriots Rise

When America truly becomes a nation of honor I will be proud to stand among its citizens as a genuine member of the family.

(TEHRAN) - It is time to stop being Israel's Bitch!

I renounced my US citizenship and the United States of Hypocrisy refused to acknowledge my right, our right, to self-determination.

Listen to Iran

Khamenei alleged that the U.S. wants the nuclear issue to remain unresolved to have a basis for sanctions.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made this frank and reasonable statement that reminded me that Iraq also consistently denied it had WMDs but the Clinton and Bush regimes dismissed the denials (although they may have known the truth).

Khameni said the best way to resolve the standoff would be for the West to recognize Iran's right to enrich uranium and agree to a monitoring process to ensure that it won't be used for weapons.

USCIRF Speaks Out about Religious Freedom Violations in Iran

The Special Rapporteur’s report also highlighted the perilous status of Christians in Iran who are being arrested and prosecuted on vaguely worded national security crimes for exercising their beliefs.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday met with family members of Baha’is unjustly imprisoned in Iran.

These family members seek to highlight the status of their family members and friends who have been persecuted and imprisoned solely for adhering to their faith.