Dallas Peace Center - Don't Attack Iran

Twin Tragedies

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:21:20 -0400

August 19 marks the 55th anniversary of a tragedy in Iranian history that is virtually unheard of in American society. End the Occupation of Iraq Chair Hadi Jawad tells us how, if we have courage and insight, we can learn from history.

By Hadi Jawad

Just as the tragic events of September 11 2001 are forever branded in the minds of Americans, Iranians find it difficult to forget August 19 1953. It is fair to assume that most Americans are unaware of the significance of that day let alone how the two dates might be historically connected.

On that fateful day in Iran (28 Mordad in the Persian Calendar) the CIA engineered the first covert “regime change” in US history, overthrowing the popularly elected government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and installed Reza Shah Pahlavi, who brutally suppressed Iranians for decades and set in motion forces that eventually threatened the national security of the United States.

Standing Vigil to Remember Hiroshima

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:27:44 -0400

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A day to pay homage to the suffering wrought by nuclear weapons and to remind the public we do not want any more nuclear wars. We want areturn to the Non-Proliferation Treaty. Join the Don't Attack Iran Committee of the Dallas Peace Center to work toward preventing nuclear war. At Ferris Plaza, corner or Young and Houston St.

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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:14:07 -0400

Scott Ritter says probability of a U.S. attack on Iran over 90%

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:42 -0400

From Anti-War Radio

British fear US commander is beating the drum for Iran strikes

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:56:15 -0400

By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Telegraph.co.uk
Last Updated: 2:43am BST07/04/2008

British officials gave warning yesterday that America’s commander in Iraq will declare that Iran is waging war against the US-backed Baghdad government.

A strong statement from General David Petraeus about Iran’s intervention in Iraq could set the stage for a US attack on Iranian military facilities, according to a Whitehall assessment. In closely watched testimony in Washington next week, Gen Petraeus will state that the Iranian threat has risen as Tehran has supplied and directed attacks by militia fighters against the Iraqi state and its US allies.

Don't Attack Iran Video Project

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:36:34 -0400

Blowback of Iran War Likely to Be `Terrible'

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:28:22 -0400

by Charles Davis
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/03/11/7613/
WASHINGTON - Since the release of the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear capabilities last December, the prevailing conventional wisdom has been that the report's finding that Iran is not currently pursuing nuclear weapons had derailed the possibility of the George W. Bush administration launching a military strike before leaving office.
In the months preceding the report's release, the anti-Iranian rhetoric coming out of Washington had been increasingly bellicose, with President Bush suggesting that allowing Iran to gain `the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon' could ultimately lead to `World War III'.

Support drops for action on Iran

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:16:54 -0400

Support for tough international action against Iran over its nuclear programme has fallen in the past 18 months, a poll carried out for the BBC suggests.

Fewer people now say Iran should face sanctions or military strikes over its refusal to abide by UN resolutions.

The United States and Western allies believe Iran may be developing nuclear weapons. Iran vehemently denies this.

Of more than 30,000 people asked, most said Iran should be allowed to produce nuclear fuel if subject to UN checks.

Ellsberg: Bush likely to attack Iran, impeachment a must

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:13:48 -0500

By Sari Gelzer

Daniel Ellsberg, perhaps the country's most famous whistleblower, fears that before the Bush administration leaves office, it will try to attack Iran.

Indeed, Ellsberg's argument gained merit as George W. Bush increased his rhetoric against Iran when he delivered his final State of the Union Address. Bush accused Iran of training militia extremists in Iraq and emphasized the United States will confront its enemies.

In a wide-ranging interview with Truthout, Ellsberg uses insight from his experience as a Pentagon analyst under the Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard M. Nixon administrations to discuss Bush's plans to begin a war with Iran, the role of the press to give whistleblowers exposure and how American democracy can be restored.

Stop the Next War Now

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:54:52 -0400

Target Iran: The Next War has been choosen. Here's what you can do to stop it from happening.

Call, write, and visit your Congressperson and Senators
Refuse to support any candidate who will not denounce war in Iran
Speak with your clergy or spiritual leadership about opposing the war
Continue to support the withdrawal of troops from Iraq
Talk to your neighbors, friends and co-workers
Attend the weekly Monday night “No War In Iran” Committee Meetings at the Peace Center 4301 Bryan St. #202
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