"Politics & Human Rights in Iran" (Thursday, Nov. 29)

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

Politics & Human Rights in Iran

A Teach-in against the War with
Pejmaan Fallah
Iranian-American Human Rights Activist

Date: Thursday, Nov. 29
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: 115 Stillman
Ohio State University
1947 College Rd.
Columbus, OH

"At a time when foreign ministers of European states queue up to
visit Iran and enlist its support for the 'war against terrorism,'
the Iranian state is busy arresting anyone who can expose its own
'state terrorism.'"  (Coordinating Committee of Workers Left Unity -
Iran, 5 Nov. 01)

BUSH TAPS IRAN-CONTRA VETERANS

*  Former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Elliott Abrams was
appointed on June 28, 2001 to U.S. President George W. Bush's
National Security Council.  Abrams was a major figure in the
Iran-contra scandal [=American arms sold to Iran, to negotiate the
release of hostages taken in Lebanon, with secret funds from the arms
sale given to terrorist Contras] that emerged in late 1986; he
pleaded guilty in 1991 to two misdemeanor charges of lying to
Congress but was pardoned by then-President George Bush (1989-1993)
in 1992.  Abrams now serves as a senior director of the Office for
Democracy, Human Rights, and  International Operations.  (Source: New
York Times 6/30/01)

*  "Now Bush II has given Abrams a post that rewards his special
experience.  In the proud ranks of America's public servants, he will
join other Iran-contra vets: Secretary of State Colin Powell; Deputy
Secretary of State Richard Armitage; Otto Reich, assistant secretary
of state for inter-American affairs; and?John Negroponte?U.N.
ambassador."  (Terry J. Allen, In These Times August 2001)

Sponsored by
The Student International Forum

OSU campus map: <www.osu.edu/map/linkbuildings/stillmanhall.html>.
SIF homepage: <www.osu.edu/students/sif/>.  Anti-War Calendar:
<www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>.  Iran Documentation Project
at the National Security Archive:
<www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/iran/iran.html>.  Iranian Human Rights Working
Group: <www.ihrwg.org/>.  Women against
Fundamentalisms:<www.gn.apc.org/waf/>.  Workers Left Unity - Iran:
<www.etehadchap.com/>.  For more info, contact Yoshie Furuhashi at
<furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx> or 614-668-6554; or Keith Kilty at
<kilty.1@xxxxxxx> or 614-292-7181.

The flyer for the event is available at
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/fallah.doc>.
--
Yoshie

* Calendar of Anti-War Events in Columbus:
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/calendar.html>
* Anti-War Activist Resources: <http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/activist.html>
* Anti-War Organizing in Columbus Covered by the Media:
<http://www.osu.edu/students/sif/media.html>