Thursday's Daily Briefing on Iran

DoctorZin reports, 3.17.2005:

The Iranian Opposition Coalition Council Letter to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR)

A coalition of Iranian opposition groups has published an open letter of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. They represent the largest single coalition of opposition groups opposed to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

They are calling for the UN to expel the Islamic Republic of Iran from the UN for its many violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A chilling read.

This is an important development that is not being reported by the mainstream media. Read the letter here.

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Reuters finally published a report on the festival of fire demonstrations, but reports it as smaller than the reports I have received and with no mention of the anti-regime aspects of it. The false report drew anger from Michael Ledeen.
• UPDATE: Several celebrators killed and hundreds injured or arrested in Iran.
• Photos of Iranians burning pictures of Iran's leaders.
• Jerry Corsi, author of the Atomic Iran, launched his websites on Iran today!
• President Bush said that Iran should embrace democracy.
• President Bush discussed Iran in his press conference yesterday.
• Global Corruption Report 2005: Rafsanjani-Statoil Bribery.
• The EU thinks they are seeing "political momentum" with Iran.
• The Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000 is causing problems for Russia and therefore International Space Station.
• The CIA accused Iran on Thursday of meddling in Iraq and Syria.
• Iran slams the UNCHR for not being more aggressive against the US violations in Iraq and Gitmo. I guess they learned a good offense is a good defense.
• Iran makes it clear they will never return three British naval boats it seized last year.
• And finally, Radio Free Europe reports Iranian students continue to put the pressure on the regime.