The goals and the agenda of NIAC is not of much concern to me as long as they are honestly articulated, even if those goals include lobbying for the Islamic regime or Iranian-American businesses who would like to see the sanctions against IRI lifted.
Now a lawsuit has brought to light numerous documents that raise questions about whether the organization is using that influence to lobby for policies favorable to Iran in violation of federal law. If so, a number of prominent Washington figures could come to regret their ties to the group.
http://www.zhila.net/spip.php?article248 Wednesday, 18 November 2009 By Jila Baniyaghoob Today, it is exactly eleven years that I have been with you. It was exactly on such a day that we began our life together. On that day, we had a simple and small ceremony to celebrate that beginning. You were as simple as ever. You did […]
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AQ1BZ20091127 By Mark Heinrich VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted on Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran dismissed the move as “intimidation” which would poison its negotiations with world powers. The resolution was the first by the 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
Trita Parsi: 2001-2002
Director at American Iranian Council
Creation of NIAC
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/22/iran-slates-war-drills-says-missiles-ready-for-isr/?feat=home_cube_position3 By From combined dispatches TEHRAN | Iran’s military said it will begin large-scale air-defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guard warned that the Islamic republic would fire missiles at “the heart of Tel Aviv” if attacked. The war games, due to last five days, are intended to help protect Iran’s […]
NIAC and Trita Parsi’s internal documents:
Series one, from 1997-2001
Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a Republican source says, sent written questions to Attorney General Eric Holder following yesterday’s meeting…
• Is DOJ investigating the allegations put forward in this article? If not, why?
I expect immediate action to rectify this situation, specifically by barring VOA from bringing Mr. Daeoleslam on air. Consider this a formal complaint which can be used as evidence of serving notice of harm in a court of law.–Siamak Namazi
One Million Signatures Campaign: the Women of 2009 By Kiana Karimi & Negar Sammaknejad Nov. 09, 2009 – In a dazzling ceremony held in New York City Carnegie Hall, Glamour magazine honored twelve women and groups who have made a difference this year. The One Million Signatures Campaign received the 2009 Women of the Year […]
