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Amnesty International (AI) is sponsoring an event in Los Angeles under the title,“Human Rights in Iran: How to Move Forward” on February 22, 2008. Mr. Trita Parsi, president of National Iranian American Council (NIAC) an extremely dedicated activist for the establishment of normal and unconditional relations between the religious dictatorship in Iran and the U.S. [1] is one of the panelists in this event. This is not the first time NIAC has manipulated AI. On July 26, 2007, AI was one of the sponsors of an event organized by NIAC under the title, “Human Rights in Iran and U.S. Foreign...

US President George W. Bush said that Russia had agreed to international inspectors visiting a nuclear plant under construction in southern Iran to settle US fears over Moscow's backing for the project.Russian President Vladimir Putin said during talks with Bush last week that Moscow would not object to inspectors visiting the Bushehr plant, which Washington fears could lead to Iran developing a military nuclear capability.Putin "is willing to allow for international inspection to determine whether that's true or not," Bush told a press conference in Paris with President Jacques Chirac on his first day of an official visit to France."We...