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47 Jeff Witten’s weekly Column A Deal with Iran is
Possible, Peace is Not
that he remembered her
1392 دادرخ3 جمعه- 1240 شماره/ سال متسیب HOW SWEET IT IS!! well and was more than
Etienne Orr- Ewing and willing to testify as to
Meghan Neathway set the the impact her injuries Mansour Farhang speaks at a Center for Near Eastern Studies lecture. (Photo: Peggy McInerny,
Courthouse a BUZZIN’ had on the client’s International Institute.)
academic performance.
I guess you might say that ICBC The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic to return to Teheran and
felt a bit stung. Kind of like they’d As for ICBC’s offer of Republic of Iran is not irrational— say, “We won.”
been bitten by a c ouple killer bees!! settlement prior to the the current regime needs conflict War is in the interest of neither side
trial. Well let’s just say with the United States to perpetuate in this conflict, said the speaker,
It was the type of trial victory that it wasn’t in the ball itself in power, said Professor claiming that the bombing of Iran
that makes people sit up and take park. Mansour Farhang. He advised the would only delay, not destroy, its
notice. For most of the trial United States to reach an implicit ability to make a nuclear bomb. More
both Etienne and Meghan felt that understanding with the regime importantly, he argued that war o r a
Etienne and Meghan were quite things went well. Still, the judge that Iran will not develop nuclear military intervention by the West in
confident that the case was a good was a tough one to read. And at weapons.
one to take to trial. The client was a times, accordingly to both Etienne
really sweet, articulate lady. All the and Meghan, there were subtle
medical reports were supportive. indications from the judge that
And despite the fact the that she’d he might not be, “buyin’ w hat we
graduated a few years back, the were sellin’”.
client’s high school principal said
So, you can imagine how excited
Etienne and Meghan were (oh, and
our client as well!) when the judge
awarded our client $100,000 more
than ICBC had offered to s ettle her
case prior to trial.
You just might say that Etienne Orr-
Ewing and Meghan Neathway’s
latest trial victory has set the court
house A BUZZIN’!!!
In touch with Iranian diversity
International Institute, Iran’s enmity toward the United
UCLA, April 1, 2013—It
serves the interests of Iran’s States is really a cultural—not
ruling elite to be developing a political—enmity, argued
nuclear arms, said Mansour
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ Farhang at a lecture Farhang. “Death to the United
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ organized by the Center States,” he explained, really means
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ for Near Eastern Studies as the rejection of liberal values such
604 - 980 - 8571 part of the Bilingual Lecture as the r ule of law, workers' rights
Series on Iran. and gender equity.
Vol. 20 / No. 1240 - Friday, May 24, 2013 Farhang claimed the Islamic
Republic government’s
position on nuclear arms
was identical to that of
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Saddam Hussein prior to
the U.S. invasion of Iraq. There is Iran would be disastrous, devastating
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ no evidence that the country is close democratic forces within the country
to actually making a nuclear bomb, and likely strengthening the current
he explained, but it cultivates an regime. Democratically motivated
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ intentional ambiguity about whether reform of the regime m ust come
or not this is true. from within, not without, he insisted.
According to the speaker, the Iranian While many Americans, including
regime would be open to reaching some foreign policy specialists,
an implicit understanding with increasingly view Iran’s behavior as
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer the United States that it will not irrational, Farhang disagreed. The
develop nuclear weapons. Such an ruling elite of Iran, he pointed out,
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- understanding, he said, would enable is compelled to continue its conflict
Iran to calm the fears of the United w ith the United States in order to
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- States and Israel without abandoning perpetuate itself in power.
its anti-Western rhetoric. He added, The speaker claimed that the regime’s
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- however, that Iran was unlikely to need to divide the Iranian citizenry
agree to intrusive inspections. into “insiders” and “outsiders” w as
NORTH SHORE LAW Farhang accordingly advised the ideologically and politically linked
47 LLP United States to make a deal with to its militant, anti-Western (and
Iran without calling it a deal. The particularly, anti-American) foreign
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. arrangement, he explained, must policy. Thus intolerance of modern
klotfali@northshorelaw.com allow the leaders of the Islamic social norms at home, which is now
47 Jeff Witten’s weekly Column A Deal with Iran is
Possible, Peace is Not
that he remembered her
1392 دادرخ3 جمعه- 1240 شماره/ سال متسیب HOW SWEET IT IS!! well and was more than
Etienne Orr- Ewing and willing to testify as to
Meghan Neathway set the the impact her injuries Mansour Farhang speaks at a Center for Near Eastern Studies lecture. (Photo: Peggy McInerny,
Courthouse a BUZZIN’ had on the client’s International Institute.)
academic performance.
I guess you might say that ICBC The foreign policy of the Islamic Republic to return to Teheran and
felt a bit stung. Kind of like they’d As for ICBC’s offer of Republic of Iran is not irrational— say, “We won.”
been bitten by a c ouple killer bees!! settlement prior to the the current regime needs conflict War is in the interest of neither side
trial. Well let’s just say with the United States to perpetuate in this conflict, said the speaker,
It was the type of trial victory that it wasn’t in the ball itself in power, said Professor claiming that the bombing of Iran
that makes people sit up and take park. Mansour Farhang. He advised the would only delay, not destroy, its
notice. For most of the trial United States to reach an implicit ability to make a nuclear bomb. More
both Etienne and Meghan felt that understanding with the regime importantly, he argued that war o r a
Etienne and Meghan were quite things went well. Still, the judge that Iran will not develop nuclear military intervention by the West in
confident that the case was a good was a tough one to read. And at weapons.
one to take to trial. The client was a times, accordingly to both Etienne
really sweet, articulate lady. All the and Meghan, there were subtle
medical reports were supportive. indications from the judge that
And despite the fact the that she’d he might not be, “buyin’ w hat we
graduated a few years back, the were sellin’”.
client’s high school principal said
So, you can imagine how excited
Etienne and Meghan were (oh, and
our client as well!) when the judge
awarded our client $100,000 more
than ICBC had offered to s ettle her
case prior to trial.
You just might say that Etienne Orr-
Ewing and Meghan Neathway’s
latest trial victory has set the court
house A BUZZIN’!!!
In touch with Iranian diversity
International Institute, Iran’s enmity toward the United
UCLA, April 1, 2013—It
serves the interests of Iran’s States is really a cultural—not
ruling elite to be developing a political—enmity, argued
nuclear arms, said Mansour
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ Farhang at a lecture Farhang. “Death to the United
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ organized by the Center States,” he explained, really means
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ for Near Eastern Studies as the rejection of liberal values such
604 - 980 - 8571 part of the Bilingual Lecture as the r ule of law, workers' rights
Series on Iran. and gender equity.
Vol. 20 / No. 1240 - Friday, May 24, 2013 Farhang claimed the Islamic
Republic government’s
position on nuclear arms
was identical to that of
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ Saddam Hussein prior to
the U.S. invasion of Iraq. There is Iran would be disastrous, devastating
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ no evidence that the country is close democratic forces within the country
to actually making a nuclear bomb, and likely strengthening the current
he explained, but it cultivates an regime. Democratically motivated
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ intentional ambiguity about whether reform of the regime m ust come
or not this is true. from within, not without, he insisted.
According to the speaker, the Iranian While many Americans, including
regime would be open to reaching some foreign policy specialists,
an implicit understanding with increasingly view Iran’s behavior as
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer the United States that it will not irrational, Farhang disagreed. The
develop nuclear weapons. Such an ruling elite of Iran, he pointed out,
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- understanding, he said, would enable is compelled to continue its conflict
Iran to calm the fears of the United w ith the United States in order to
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- States and Israel without abandoning perpetuate itself in power.
its anti-Western rhetoric. He added, The speaker claimed that the regime’s
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- however, that Iran was unlikely to need to divide the Iranian citizenry
agree to intrusive inspections. into “insiders” and “outsiders” w as
NORTH SHORE LAW Farhang accordingly advised the ideologically and politically linked
47 LLP United States to make a deal with to its militant, anti-Western (and
Iran without calling it a deal. The particularly, anti-American) foreign
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. arrangement, he explained, must policy. Thus intolerance of modern
klotfali@northshorelaw.com allow the leaders of the Islamic social norms at home, which is now
