ROLL CALL By Walid Phares As Iraq teeters on disintegration, some on Capitol Hill are floating the idea of collaborating with Iran in order to defeat the threat posed by the terror group Islamic State (ISIS). But, would this really serve American interests? The suggestion is that the U.S. and Iran both regard ISIS as…
Ex-officials urge aid for Iranian dissidents at Camp Liberty
THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Maggie Ybarra A bipartisan group of former officials and retired military officers is urging President Obama to provide humanitarian aid to hundreds of Iranian dissidents living at a former U.S. military compound near Baghdad’s international airport. In an Aug. 28 letter to the president, the group said Iraq’s government has been…
Video: Fox News report on ‘new fears for Iran opposition’ in Camp Liberty Iraq
Today is the 18th day that the Iraq government has blocked food, fuel and water to some 3,000 residents are of Camp Liberty in Iraq, reports Eric Shawn of Fox News, quoting the Iranian Resistance. “They accuse Tehran of using the chaos in the Middle East to squeeze in to try to kill its critics…
The struggle for human rights: remembering camp Ashraf
THE CHRISTIAN POST By Ken Blackwell The worldwide struggle for freedom and democracy faces enormous challenges today. Despite the promise of the United States government to support that struggle wherever it can, the Obama administration is not standing tall on the world stage. The American Legacy, as a shining beacon for oppressed peoples everywhere in…
Iraq’s new leader must heal sectarian divides
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE By Tom Ridge and Howard Dean Although one is tempted to put the disastrous rule of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the rearview mirror, we must study it and learn from his mistakes if Iraq’s new leadership — with no small measure of U.S. assistance — is to arrest the…