Iraq attacks Iranian dissidents­: Protectors assault the protected

Contributors

For the Iranian regime, Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty, Iraq, are of monumental strategic import. Despite the regime’s charm for sanctions offensive, talks on the nuclear file might continue to deadlock and military options may become more likely again. Iranian Mojahedin contacts on the ground in Iran and Iraq are potential strategic assets for Washington against Tehran.

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Kaine, Biden discuss U.S.-Mexico relations

Contributors

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and Chairman of the U.S.-Mexico Interparliamentary Group (IPG), participated in a meeting with Vice President Biden to discuss the Administration’s approach to the Western Hemisphere, including the Vice President’s recent trip to Mexico to launch the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue.

Bob Goodlatte: The situation in Syria

Contributors

In President Obama’s address to the nation a few days ago, he asked Congress to postpone their vote and spoke of diplomacy between Syria, Russia, and the United States to degrade Syria’s chemical weapon supply. We should continue to put pressure on the Syrian regime to turn over their chemical weapon supplies to an international body and deter an attack of this nature in the future.

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David Swanson: Hurt not convinced by case on Syria

David Swanson

Here in rural Virginia, we switch between Democrats and Republicans, but they all vote for war … until now. Our recently unseated Congress member, Tom Periello, is rallying humanitarian warriors to bomb nations because we care. His replacement, Robert Hurt, met with a group of constituents on Thursday and indicated that he had “grave, grave concerns” about voting for any attack on Syria.