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The Iran Nuclear NIE of 2007: Revise, Reject, or Reiterate?

Jim — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:34 +0000

Unfortunately, the U.S. Government has decided to withhold from the American people even the bottom line judgment of the next estimate on this critical issue for U.S. security policy. This means that we will have to do our best to divine what our government thinks it knows and when it is making an educated guess. This also means that the public and the press will continue to be vulnerable to careless or deliberate misinterpretations of estimates by pundits with an axe to grind. -Greg Thielmann, Arms Control Association

Neocon War Plans Undermine Iranians’ Quest for Democracy

Jim — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:34 +0000

The “Bomb Iran” crowd, fresh off their historic blunder in Iraq, is now at it again with Iran. As if the daily drumbeat of articles and op-eds advocating war with Iran was not enough, Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced a truly dangerous resolution — explicitly green-lighting the use of force by Israel against Iran. -Shawn Amoei, Huffington Post

Iranian Cultural Heritage on Sale in Kish Under Pretense of Combating Smugglers

Jim — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:34 +0000

The publication of a report in Hamshahri Mah about plans by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Organization to organize a sale of the country’s historical artifacts revealed another behind-the-scenes effort by Ahmadinejad’s chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim-Mashaei, to engage in activities outside the supervision of the Majlis and the State Audit Organization. -Hamid Ahadi, Rooz

Iran: Supreme Leader Cancels Cinema Gathering

Jim — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:19:34 +0000

A short notice by the managers of Khane Cinema – which translates into the House of Cinema and is Iran’s official organization for the cinema industry – has cancelled a gathering titled “Pursuit of Job Security and Social Welfare for Cinema Professionals.” -Parastu Sepehri, Rooz

Iran’s late-night Ramadan film screenings spark outrage among clerics