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Sanctions Against Iran

Congress Decides Against Aiding Ahmadinejad's Campaign (Ahmadinejad's Little Helpers)

Trita Parsi | Posted 07.08.2009 | World

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Trita Parsi

If the House passes Iran Sanctions Enabling Act on Tuesday, Congress may give Ahmadinejad's campaign the crucial vitamin injection that the Iranian electorate thus far has denied him.

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LinkedIn Alienates Syrian Users: Why Now?

Jillian York | Posted 05.19.2009 | World

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Jillian York

LinkedIn is making a political point against Syria - and when people in other countries start boycotting this site, they'll realize they've shot themselves in the foot.

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Obama Renews Iran Sanctions; Ahmadinejad Calls Them "Childish"

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.13.2009 | World

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Speaking to Congress Thursday, President Obama announced renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran, thus adhering to a precedent that began in 1995. According t...

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Pressuring Iran: Self Fulfilling Paranoia and the Law of Opposites

Diane Perlman | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Iran, Political Psychology, Sanctions Against Iran, Nuclear, Politics News
Diane Perlman

In the "mirror image of the enemy" each side sees itself as noble, just and true, while the enemy is hostile, evil and aggressive.

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Want Lower Gas Prices? Lift AIPAC's Sanctions on Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

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Robert Naiman

Would lifting sanctions on Iran be more likely if Americans realized that the likely effect of such a deal would include an increase in world oil production?

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Americans Say No to War with Iran: Will Washington Listen?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: H. Con. Res. 362, Iran, War With Iran, Sanctions Against Iran, Iran Attack, Iran Sanctions, Congressman Robert Wexler, Democrats Iran, Robert Wexler, Robert Wexler Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Sarah van Gelder

Congressional Democrats are sponsoring Resolution 362, which amounts to an act of war against Iran. The good news is that growing outcry from Americans is causing some to have second thoughts.

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Republican Hypocrisy, a Tenfold Increase in Exports to Iran

Aaron Keyak | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

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Aaron Keyak

Republicans play a shameless political game to dupe the American people -- they cannot explain the hundreds of millions of dollars that they've allowed to be exported to Iran since Bush took office.

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Bush To Unveil "Unprecedented" Unilateral Sanctions Against Iran

MSNBC | Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Bush administration plans to roll out an unprecedented package of unilateral sanctions against Iran today, including the long-awaited designations...

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