"A Solution for the US-Iran Nuclear Standoff"

(From my peacenik listserve)

Volume 55, Number 4 · March 20, 2008
A Solution for the US–Iran Nuclear Standoff
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21112

By William Luers, Thomas R. Pickering, Jim Walsh
The recent National Intelligence Estimate's conclusion that Tehran stopped its efforts to develop nuclear weapons in 2003, together with the significant drop in Iranian activity in Iraq, has created favorable conditions for the US to hold direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program. The Bush administration should act on this opportunity, if for no other reason than that its current position is growing weaker, and without such an initiative, Iran will continue its efforts to produce nuclear fuel that might, in the future, be used to build nuclear weapons.

William Luers, president of the United Nations Association of the USA, Thomas Pickering, former US ambassador to the United Nations, and Dr. Jim Walsh, research associate at MIT look for new opportunities in the US-Iranian relationship.



Rest of article at:

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21112

is it safe for Yankees to visit Iran?

... is a question often asked of us peoples going to Iran. Actually the usual comment is not a question but "You better be careful!"

Well fogetaboutit. It's safe:

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/travel/10Iran.html?pagewanted=print

That's the unamimous opinion of travelers to Iran

Don't bomb Iran

How about Iranian dissidents? What do they think about bombing Iran?

"Prominent Iranian Dissident and Former Political Prisoner Akbar Ganji on Why He Refused to Meet President Bush and the Dangers of a US Invasion of Iran."

Real Video Stream of Ganji the Dangers of a US Invasion of Iran

(from BBCPersian)

This guy is an ex-Islamic revolutionary, has spent years in prison, was tortured and has written a manifesto on getting rid of theocracy and separation of church (mosque) and state.

Mean British person makes fun of Americans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE


Here's snow Minneapolis got Monday March 31. It melted pretty fast of course. (This has zero to do with Iran but is a test run of uploading videos from utube)