Constitution

By Curtis A Bradley, Duke University | (The Conversation) – On March 9, forty-seven Republican Senators signed an open letter directed at Iran’s leaders, ostensibly to warn them about the limited effect of any agreement they might reach with President Obama about their nuclear program. Embarrassingly, the letter’s effort to provide a civics lesson to […]

Constitution

Iran’s Khamenei: GOP Letter Disgusting, shows Decline of American System

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei spoke Thursday about the letter signed by 47 Republican senators that had been sent to him warning that any nuclear deal he concluded with President Barack Obama would have no staying power. Khamenei called the letter “stupid” and “disgusting and said he was negotiating with […]

Barack Obama

Did GOP Leaders Betray Our Country By Writing Letter to Iran?

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Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “”Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) host of The Young Turks discusses the continuing developments between the United States and its allies and Iran regarding their Nuclear program. Forty seven republicans in the Senate have sent a letter to the leaders of Iran without asking the permission of the officials in […]

Constitution

Dems on Hill line up with Obama on Iran Deal after GOP Letter Stunt

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By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON — Democratic Party backers of a bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of a potential deal to limit Iran’s nuclear program are concerned that a Republican letter to Iran could hurt the measure. “I think it raises real questions about whether there remains a bipartisan commitment to supporting negotiations,” Senator […]

Constitution

The Letter: Top 5 Similarities of GOP and Iran Hard Liners

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – 47 GOP senators sent a letter to Iran on Monday warning that country that any agreement only signed off on by President Obama might not last longer than his last day in office. This intervention of the senate in a foreign policy matter is not, as some observers […]

Constitution

Iran FM Zarif Schools GOP Senators on Int’l Law: This is a UNSC Resolution

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From the web page of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Dr. Zarif’s Response to the Letter of US Senators Asked about the open letter of 47 US Senators to Iranian leaders, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Dr. Javad Zarif, responded that “in our view, this letter has no legal value and is mostly a propaganda […]

African-Americans

50 Yrs after Selma – Good News: Black President; Bad News: Asks for Return of Voting Rights

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Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) – The White House: “President Obama Delivers Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches” Full text of President Obama’s speech at Selma: It is a rare honor in this life to follow one of your heroes. And John Lewis is one of my heroes. Now, I have to imagine […]

Bill of Rights

Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

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TheLipTV | – “Keystone XL pipeline opponents are being interrogated by the FBI who are using what one lawyer called “intimidation” and “force,” according to recent reports. This comes after President Barack Obama vetoed legislation that would have authorized the building of the pipeline last week. Accounts suggest that the FBI had been inquiring about […]

Bill of Rights

Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

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RT | – “Edward Snowden would go to the US if he was sure that he would face a fair trial there, the former NSA contractor’s lawyer Anatoly Kucherena says.” RT: “Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer”