<div><br></div>The "Iran Threat Reduction Act" is scheduled to be on the House floor Tuesday under "suspension," meaning it would need a super-majority to pass.<div><br></div><div>NIAC has established a toll-free number for calling the House: <strong style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-size:13px;line-height:17px;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="text-decoration:underline">1-877-429-0678 </span></strong></div>
<div><div style="text-align:left"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#444444" face="Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:17px"><b><u><br></u></b></span></font></div>Please call Rep. Johnson and ask him to vote no on <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/niac/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7687&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1" target="_blank" style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,60,101);line-height:17px;text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">H.R.1905</a><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#444444" face="Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height:17px">, the </span></font>"Iran Threat Reduction Act."</div>
<div><br></div><div>Among other outrageous things, the bill would prohibit contact between U.S. diplomats and Iranian officials deemed to be a "threat," which is totally opposite to the idea that you should try to solve problems by means other than violence.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Our e-alert on this is here:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/hr1905">http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/act/hr1905</a></span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', serif" size="3"><br></font><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Trita Parsi</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tparsi@niacouncil.org">tparsi@niacouncil.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 1:23 PM<br>Subject: I Read the News Today ...<br>To: <a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a><br><br><br>
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<p>Dear Robert,</p>
<p>Things are moving very quickly in the wrong direction.</p>
<p>The House is voting tomorrow to make sanctions even more
indiscriminate and war more likely. They are voting to sanction Iran's
central bank, to make Iranian civilian flights more dangerous, and to place
legal restrictions on diplomacy.</p>
<p>Time to take action still exists, but <a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=zTcjUiFd7M8hLKhDQ3xYfg" target="_blank">not much</a>.</p>
<p>A array of recent reports, articles and analysis in the
media leaves no doubt that we are very close to confrontation. Debate on this issue has devolved from whether or not we
should go to war with Iran, to whether Israel will let us know beforehand if
they decide to attack. The tone of the GOP primaries further paints the two sides
in their corners - allowing less and less maneuverability to move in the right
direction.</p>
<p>The articles below report on the escalating intensity and
speed of recent developments and offer sobering analysis of what lies ahead:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=CZxfKSTZdud3mIzCFuI-yg" target="_blank">War
on Iran has already begun. Act before it threatens all of us. </a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=_8I9EREJyrA_cEioKT8wwg" target="_blank">Analysis:
"Cold war" with Iran heats up across Mideast</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=DDNbtxhT1XkBEf6eC4YcPw" target="_blank">Prepare
for War: The Insane Plan to Outlaw Diplomacy with Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=WuHRd9xZ9_ZcNqNLnWmeIw" target="_blank">The
'silent war' with Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=Aozt9hpr0LOzze13-Z8JOQ" target="_blank">Obama
says considering all options on Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=oMRv-Z-r8hFVWY2PmHcsRg" target="_blank">Republican
candidates rattle sabers against Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=hMfWPF6ajhdLkbAtGleLlg" target="_blank">GOP
Presidential Candidates Uniformly Endorse Militaristic Measures Against Iran At
RJC Forum</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=c-f-APgV6IOVnZ0roUV4DQ" target="_blank">Gingrich
Calls For ‘Joint Operations’ With Israel To Attack Iran’s Nuclear Program</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=wWZmQHjEKE2adHDINhcWcg" target="_blank">Top
U.S. Military Officer: ‘I Don’t Know’ If Israel Would Warn U.S. Before
Attacking Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=p4aUMo9bFl2mm5M17yDwRA" target="_blank">Sen.
Mark Udall: There’s ‘An Advantage Gain’ In Attacking Iran, ‘Very Significant’
Medium-Term Benefits</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=5aEKaMawe8KVCeYQ43Vlng" target="_blank">McCain
Says Green Movement ‘Might Be Supportive’ Of An Attack On Iran</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=pUFYyTkXFmxTaGSEqoN_AQ" target="_blank">Ehud
Barak, Israel Defense Minister, Says Iran Strike May Become Only Option</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=IeomqZzpGc2dTCLxIJvRng" target="_blank">Former
Israeli Intel. Chief Warns Of Regional War If Israel Strikes Iran</a></p>
<p>Join us in our efforts by contacting your member of Congress
today. <a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=rwrlAvlrNWyveAyXI5uewA" target="_blank">Click
here</a> to say “no” to crippling sanctions and "no" to war. And, <a href="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/R?i=Cx6xQD4wkt2jEzqcsOxrnw" target="_blank">click
here</a> to donate to NIAC. We rely on you – our members – to keep our
grassroots efforts going strong. </p>
<p>We’ve stopped war before.
Together, we can stop war again.</p>
<p>Regards,</p><img src="http://www.niacouncil.org/site/PixelServer?j=WjkeVyKmwNN-iQCqa1Xv4Q" height="1" width="1">
<p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><em style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-style:italic"><strong style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-weight:bold">Trita Parsi</strong></em><em style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif;font-style:italic"><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif">
President<br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif"></em></p>
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