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Belgian Senate Denies Support for MKO terrorist group - Persian Journal Iran news, Latest iran news Iranian newspaper women zan The Belgian Senate has clarified that the signing of a petition by some Belgian senators in support of the Iranian terrorist grouplet MKO was a private initiative which does not express the official position of the chamber. It was a private initiative of some senators," an information official at the senate. "It is not the senate as a whole adopting the text of the petition. www.iranian.ws /cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/2672   (321 words)

Belgian Senate urges EU to remove terror tag on Iran dissidents - Printer Friendly Page - Special Wire - Iran Focus Brussels, Dec. 24 — The Belgian Senate adopted unanimously on Friday a resolution urging the European Union to “reconsider” the terror label placed on the main Iranian opposition group Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK or PMOI). The resolution also urged the government to “strongly condemn” remarks by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatening the existence of the state of Israel and denying the Holocaust as a “myth”, and called for the Belgian ambassador to Tehran to be recalled. Senators called on the Belgian government to “reconsider the listing of the PMOI as a terrorist organisation” within the framework of the European Union and on the bases of relevant information available. www.iranfocus.com /modules/news/print.php?storyid=5013   (295 words)

lar 106-2-4 On February 24, 2000, the SENATE passed H.R., the "Iran Nonproliferation Act," by a vote of 98 ayes, 0 nays. The SENATE began consideration of H.R., the "Iran Nonproliferation Act." This measure would provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology. 83, commending the people of Iran for their commitment to the democratic process and positive political reform on the occasion of Iran’s parliamentary elections (See Congressional Record, February 24, 2000, pp. www.hq.nasa.gov /congress/lar106-2-4.html   (295 words)

Reza Ghorashi: The Elections, Iran and al-Qaeda The people (of the US, Iran, and rest of the world) will pay a high cost for such an event. Even more likely is a clash between Iran and some regional surrogates. Predictions were that in upcoming November mid-term elections Democrats will hold on to the Senate, may increase their lead there, and even take over the House. www.counterpunch.org /ghorashi07212004.html   (295 words)

Iran-Contra Figure to Lead Democracy Efforts Abroad (washingtonpost.com) Oliver North was directing illegal arms sales to Iran and diverting the proceeds to assist the Nicaraguan contras. It was not until the early 20th century that the Senate enacted rules allowing members to end filibusters and unlimited debate. Elliott Abrams, who pleaded guilty in 1991 to withholding information from Congress in the Iran-contra affair, was promoted to deputy national security adviser to President Bush. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A59235-2005Feb2.html?nav=hcmodule   (385 words)

Iran Special Weapons Iran's Ballistic Missile and Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, September 21, 2000 Iranian Weapons Programs: The Russian Connection, Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, October 5, 2000 Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Resolution adopted by the Board on 29 November 2004. www.fas.org /nuke/guide/iran   (423 words)

The Senate Samuel Alito Confirmed by Senate as a Supreme Court Justice; President Bush Prepares to Deliver State of the Union Address; Iran's Nuclear Issues Will be Put Before the U.N. Security Council Democrats Attempt to Block Senate Vote on Alito; Secretary of State Rice Urges Allies to Cut Funding for Hamas; Ayman al Zawahiri Appears in New Video Tape; Diplomatic Standoff With Iran Heats Up senate, Roman - senate, Roman, governing council of the Roman republic. www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108854.html   (293 words)

Persian Empire Safavid Iran was a violent and chaotic state for the next seventy years, but in 1588 Shah Abbas I of Safavid ascended to the throne and instituted a cultural and political renaissance. Ismail's expansion was halted by the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Chaldiran in 1514, and war with the Ottomans became a fact of life in Safavid Iran. Though Arpa Ke'un was declared Ilkhan his authority was disputed and the Ilhanate was splintered into a number of small states. blogmobs.com /Persian_Empire   (4506 words)

sports.ca - Leader Iran's supreme leader has accused the United States of seeking global domination and vowed that his country would not give into demands to abandon its disputed nuclear programme. Are you ready to work with a team of leaders that are ready to help you achieve $20K-30K per month 1st year realistic potential? Iran will stand firm against U.S. "bullying" over its nuclear program but will never use atomic technology to make bombs, the Islamic Republic's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday. www.sports.ca /Leader/reference/search   (238 words)

Last Hurrah Book Shop - Political Assassinations, The Kennedy's, and Conspiracies Legislative Council of Teamsters testified before Senate Judiciary Committee on the Hoffa trial. Argues CIA was running the training of Arab student pilots. Nature and goals of movement explained by its most prominent voices. www.lasthurrahbookshop.com /conframe.html   (7165 words)

Payvand News Of Iran US Senator Discusses Iran, WTO with Russian Foreign Minister - U.S. Senate majority leader Bill Frist says Washington's support for Russian membership in the World Trade Organization will depend on Russia's stance on political and diplomatic issues including Iran's nuclear program. Iran Showdown Tests Power of "Israel Lobby" - One month after the publication by two of the most influential international relations scholars in the United States of a highly controversial essay on the so-called "Israel Lobby", their thesis that the lobby exercises "unmatched power" in Washington is being tested by rapidly rising tensions with Iran. Defiant Iran rejoices over nuclear breakthrough - A defiant Iran is basking in the glory of a major breakthrough in its nuclear programme, challenging the UN Security Council and shrugging off a broadside of international condemnation. payvand.com /news   (3506 words)

People's Daily Online -- Iran next on US hit list? A US government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the London Times that military action would not be overt in changing Iran, but rather the US would work to stir revolts in the country and hope to topple the current conservative religious leadership. US President George W. Bush has found a new target for his second term if he is re-elected in November. McClellan claimed the US is engaged in a broad war on terrorism thanks to the threats it faces in the world. english.peopledaily.com.cn /200407/24/eng20040724_150648.html   (3506 words)

From Iran-contra to Iraq Retired Admiral John Poindexter--who was Reagan's national security adviser, who supervised Oliver North during the Iran-contra days, and who was convicted of several Iran-contra crimes before the convictions were overturned on a legal technicality--was retained by the Pentagon to search for terrorists using computerized Big Brother technology. Elliott Abrams--who pleaded guilty to misleading Congress regarding the Reagan administration's secret support of the contra rebels fighting the Sandinista government of Nicaragua--was hired as a staff member of George W. Bush's National Security Council and placed in charge of democracy promotion. When questioned by the Iran-contra independent counsel, Steele maintained that he had limited his actions to providing humanitarian assistance to the contras--an act that would not have violated the prohibition passed by Congress on supplying the contras with weapons. www.thenation.com /capitalgames/index.mhtml?pid=2386   (2338 words)

Iran-Contra gangsters resurface in Bush administration The joint House-Senate select committee on Iran-Contra found that Reich’s unit of the State Department had engaged in “prohibited, covert propaganda” on behalf of the Contras and violated restrictions on State Department appropriations, but in keeping with the overall whitewash of the illegal activity, did not charge Reich himself with any specific offense. Abrams was convicted of lying to Congress about the Iran-Contra affair, but was later pardoned by Bush& father in 1992. Appearing frequently at press forums and congressional committee hearings in the 1980s, Abrams was one of the most belligerent defenders of Reagan& policy of arming the Contra fascists, who waged terrorist assaults on the Nicaraguan population for nearly a decade, killing an estimated 10,000 people. www.wsws.org /articles/2001/aug2001/cont-a01.shtml   (2064 words)

AllRefer.com - Iran-contra affair (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. The Iran-contra affair raised serious questions about the nature and scope of congressional oversight of foreign affairs and the limits of the executive branch. A number of criminal convictions resulted, including those of McFarlane, North, and Poindexter, but North's and Poindexter's were vacated on appeal because of immunity agreements with the Senate concerning their testimony. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/I/Irancont.html   (628 words)

Iran hostage crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Various allegations concerning a deal between the Reagan kitchen cabinet and Iran in order to delay the release of the hostages have been made over the years, although Senate and House investigations in the 1990s concerning this October surprise conspiracy could find no evidence of these claims. The hostages come home, as celebrated on the streets of Washington, D.C. The death of the Shah on July 27 and the invasion of Iran by Iraq in September, 1980 made Iran more receptive to resolve the hostage crisis, while Carter lost the November 1980 presidential election to Ronald Reagan. The Iran hostage crisis was a 444-day period during which student proxies of the new Iranian regime held hostage 66 diplomats and citizens of the United States, which lasted from November 4, 1979 until January 20, 1981. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis   (1839 words)

Majlis of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Majlis (مجلس), which means "parliament", was the lower house of the Iranian Legislature from 1906 to 1979, the upper house being the Senate. History of Iran: Constitutional Revolution, a history of Majlis from 1906 to 1953 After the Islamic Revolution, when the Iranian Legislature became unicameral, the Majlis became the sole legislative body. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Majlis_of_Iran   (535 words)

Iran-Contra Figure to Lead Democracy Efforts Abroad (washingtonpost.com) Oliver North was directing illegal arms sales to Iran and diverting the proceeds to assist the Nicaraguan contras. On Oct. 10, 1986, Abrams, then a State Department employee, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he did not know that Marine Lt. Col. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A59235-2005Feb2.html   (367 words)

Public Diplomacy and Covert Propaganda: The Otto Reich File Deposition of Otto J. Reich before the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, July 15, 1987, 70 pp. Perhaps the most illuminating discussion of the psyops detailees can be found in a May 30, 1985 memo from Jake Jacobowitz to Mr. Miller, wrote a two-page report to White House director of communications Pat Buchanan, giving what Miller called “[f]ive illustrative examples of the Reich ‘White Propaganda’ operation.” These included op-eds the office had written or placed covertly, without any acknowledgement of the government’s role, and planned op-eds under the contra leaders’ bylines. www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB40   (1284 words)

WHO'S WHO IN IRAN-CONTRA Weir, Reverend Benjamin American hostage in Lebanon, kidnapped May 8, 1984, and released September 15, 1985, after shipment of 508 U.S. TOW missiles to Iran by Israel. United States Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition George, Clair CIA Deputy Director for Operations during the Iran- Contra affair. www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/2807/emiran.html   (1140 words)

frontline: terror and tehran: chronology - u.s. iran relations, 1906-2002 PBS Iran was desperately running out of military supplies in its war with Iraq, and Congress had banned the sale of American arms to countries that it said sponsored terrorism, which included Iran. U.S. President Ronald Reagan was advised that a bargain could be struck -- secret arms sales to Iran, hostages back to the U.S. The plan, when it was revealed to the public, was decried as a failure and anathema to the U.S. policy of refusing to negotiate with terrorists. In August of 1997, Supreme Leader Khamenei confirms Khatami as the fifth president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/etc/cron.html   (3507 words)

Iran-contra affair A number of criminal convictions resulted, including those of McFarlane, North, and Poindexter, but North's and Poindexter's were vacated on appeal because of immunity agreements with the Senate concerning their testimony. Former State Dept. and CIA officials pleaded guilty in 1991 to withholding information about the contra aid from Congress, and Caspar Weinberger, defense secretary under Reagan, was charged (1992) with the same offense. Presidential Scandals - Presidential Scandals by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Tasha Vincent Former president Bill Clinton is the... www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0825447.html   (592 words)

The Iran-Contra Affair, 1983-1988 Many of these acquisitions are derived from the official bodiesinvestigating the Iran-Contra Affair, including the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Tower Commission, the joint select Congressional committees, and the Independent Counsel. This is a sampling of the more than 4000 documents included in The Iran-Contra Affair :The Making of a Scandal 1983-1988: The result is a uniquely integrated, thorough history of the policies, operations, and investigations that constituted the Affair, from the autumn of 1983 when Congress first put limits on official U.S. assistance to the Contras, to the criminal indictments of Oliver North, John Poindexter, Richard Secord, and Albert Hakim in spring, 1988. www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/irancontra/irancon.html   (1209 words)

Guardian Unlimited The Guardian Iran-contra men return to power Mr Negroponte is still to face Senate questioning over his role as the US ambassador in Honduras at the time of the contra affair. On one occasion during the affair, Mr Abrams flew to London under a false name to seek a $10m (£7m) contribution to the contras from the Sultan of Brunei. He had illegally withheld information from the investigation into the Iran-contra affair, in which arms were sold to Iran and the proceeds illegally funnelled to contra forces waging war against the leftwing Sandinista government in Nicaragua. www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,539429,00.html   (825 words)

Iran Daily The US National Library of Congress is the world's largest and its chief is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The head of US Library of Congress has signed an agreement to exchange resources with the National Library of Iran during a visit to Tehran, the Iranian library's director said Friday. "The visit took place at the invitation of the head of the National Library of Iran and within the framework of cultural cooperation between the two countries," Asefi told the Mehr News Agency. www.iran-daily.com /1383/2133/html/national.htm   (1619 words)

Librarian of Congress Touches Many Bases on Iran Visit (washingtonpost.com) Billington, a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate, is the highest-level U.S. official to visit Iran and meet openly with Iranian officials since relations between the two countries were severed in 1980 after militant students took over the U.S. Embassy in the wake of the Islamic revolution. Billington said he expected the chief of the Iranian National Library, Mohammad Bojnourdi, to visit Washington "as part of a normal exchange." A date for that trip has not been set. Shortly after taking office in 1997, President Mohammad Khatami, a former head of Iran's national library, called for bringing down the "wall of mistrust" with the United States through cultural exchanges. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A26490-2004Nov4.html   (468 words)

US librarian of Congress in Iran on 'cultural' visit as nuclear tensions rise The library, the research arm of Congress and the national library of the United States, is the world's largest, and its chief is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. The United States accuses Iran of secretly trying to develop nuclear weapons under cover of a civilian atomic energy program, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was to refer the matter to the UN Security Council later this month for possible sanctions. She said Billington had been invited by his counterpart Muhammad Kazem Mousavi Bojnourdi, director of the National Library of Iran. www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=32769   (772 words)

The Iran-Contra Affair, 1983-1988 Many of these acquisitions are derived from the official bodiesinvestigating the Iran-Contra Affair, including the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Tower Commission, the joint select Congressional committees, and the Independent Counsel. This is a sampling of the more than 4000 documents included in The Iran-Contra Affair :The Making of a Scandal 1983-1988: The result is a uniquely integrated, thorough history of the policies, operations, and investigations that constituted the Affair, from the autumn of 1983 when Congress first put limits on official U.S. assistance to the Contras, to the criminal indictments of Oliver North, John Poindexter, Richard Secord, and Albert Hakim in spring, 1988. www.gwu.edu /~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/irancontra/irancon.html   (1209 words)

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