Call For A Vigil
Dr. Cole would like as many people as possible to spread the word to people in and around New York City that there will be a Vigil for Detained Iranian Intellectuals:
Amnesty International
In May the government of Iran arrested four Iranian-Americans: prominent U.S. scholars Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh, journalist Parnaz Azima and activist Ali Shakeri. Esfandiari, Tajbakhsh and Shakeri remain in detention without being able to see family, lawyers, or the ICRC. All four face serious charges stemming from their efforts to promote an Iranian-American dialogue and scholarly work and could be sentenced to long prison terms.
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WHERE: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at 1st Avenue and 47nd Street across from the United Nations Plaza
WHEN: Wednesday June 27, 12 noon to 1 pm
As I have said in the past, more than anything this is a reaction to the seizure of five Iranians in Irbil. The Iranians were there at the request of the Kurdish regional government. If the US were willing to be reasonable, an exchange would be made.
We really need to find an experienced kindergarten teacher to mediate between Iran and the US.
Update: Laura Rozen has more on the Iranians detained by the US.
2 comments
No, an experienced kindergarten teacher would be disqualified by the Bush Administration on grounds of being overqualified. Now, if she was a fresh 21 year old grad from Liberty University with a degree in Bible Studies…
– Badtux the Snarky Penguin
I might go along with that, ‘Tux, if she knew how to conjugate “to smite.”