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AIC
UPDATE - May
2006 | Vol. 3 | No. 44
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AIC Update is an information resource for US-Iran
relations and the efforts of the American Iranian
Council to promote dialogue and understanding
between the United States and Iran.
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| Article in Persian - Mehrangiz Kar |
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The author insists that any negotiations between the
US and Iran must be fully transparent and
accountable to the needs and aspersions of the
Iranian people.
Mehrangiz Kar is a prominent Iranian lawyer and
human rights activist. The author is currently a
Visiting Fellow at Harvard University.To read the
article click on the below link:
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| America’s Real Iranian Friends - Mohammad Arasi |
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Mr. President, in the incessant psycho-political war
that has started in the name of preventing the
Islamic Republic of Iran from obtaining nuclear bombs,
there are individuals and groups among the Iranians
residing in the US who, while pretending to be friends
and well-wishers of the United States, are resorting
to all means at their disposal, including mixing truths
and lies, to drag the United States into an all-out
war with Iran in order to achieve their own individual
and collective objectives.
Read full...
To read the Persian version, please click on the link
below
http://ww
w.iran-emrooz.net/index.php?/politic/more/8163/
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| Senator J. Bennett Johnston: Co-Chairman, AIC |
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Senator J. Bennett Johnston’s public political career
spanned 32 years, including eight years in the
Louisiana Legislature and 24 years in the United
States Senate.
As a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources from its creation and as its
Chairman and Ranking Member for much of that time,
he was either directly or indirectly responsible for all
energy legislation considered by the Congress
between 1973 and 1996. He proposed and passed
the first electricity restructuring legislation as part of
the Energy Policy Act of 1992; that Act also
contained extensive provisions regarding natural gas
and re-wrote the nuclear licensing provisions of
federal law.
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| Tom & Katie’s Suri |
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On April 18, 2006, Tom Cruise and his fiancée Katie
Holmes welcomed the arrival of their baby girl, Suri.
Since the name was announced, it has become a hot
topic. Tom announced that the name has Persian and
Hebrew origins, where it means “red rose”
and “princess” respectively. While the Hebrew origin
of the name was disputed by some Israelis, the
Persian origin of the name was commented on by
Professor Amirahmadi in an interview with New York
Daily. "In Farsi, it means red, like a fiery color, but
there is no such a thing as a 'Suri' that means 'red
rose,' I can promise you that," said Dr. Amirahmadi,
AIC’s President. He added that the word also can
mean "a party or celebration."
http://www.playfuls.com/news_000753_Th
e_Name_Of_Tom_and_Katies_Baby_Confuses_Native_
Speakers.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/st
ory/410817p-347450c.html
http://www.p
ostchronicle.com/news/entertainment/tittletattle/artic
le_21215592.shtml
http://www.s
awf.org/newsphotos/hollywood/Katie_Holmes_Baby_S
uri_splashnews.jpg
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| About Us |
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Vision
The vision of the American Iranian Council is that the
United States and Iran will work together, since their
common interests far outweigh their differences. AIC
also envisions the Iranian-American community
playing an increasingly significant role in American
society, and Iran becoming a democratically
developed member of the global community with full
respect for human rights.
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Mission
The mission of AIC is to be a constructive force, in
cooperation and partnership with other organizations,
in bringing the United States and Iran together,
involving the Iranian-American community in the
dialogue, and bringing attention to social and political
conditions in Iran.
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Goals
The three
interrelated goals of the American Iranian Council
are:
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To serve as a platform for sustained dialogue on U.S.-
Iran relations.
2. To serve as a catalyst to educate all Americans,
including Iranian-Americans, regarding this
dialogue.
3. To serve as a forum for discussion of issues of
importance in Iranian society.
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