Disclaimer: the following has been submitted to Massachusetts Peace Action (MAPA) in response to MAPA’s Call for Policy Papers and translated into English. The ideas presented below were translated and discussed in our working group. See MAPA’s latest statement on Afghanistan. Introduction This essay has been […]
by Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour and Mohsen Solhdoost “U.S. says Hussein intensifies quest for A-Bomb Parts” — On a Sunday morning in September 2002, this was a headline on the cover of the New York Times. The article written by Michael Gordon and Pulitzer Award winning […]
Not long ago, we shared a message to welcome the recent withdrawal of significant numbers of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. Our support for the recent move by the Trump administration to reduce the numbers of deployed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is proof that […]
The US agreed in February to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan within one year, though implementation of the deal has been delayed. Mass. peace action supports a speedy withdrawal. But what other concerns should be integrated into an overall peace plan to move Afghanistan […]
by Shaghayegh Christine Rostampour On September 22 1980, exactly 40 years ago, Iraqi forces under the rule of president Saddam Hussein initiated open warfare against Iran, officially declaring war against the vulnerable country [1][2]. This was the beginning of a protracted armed conflict that spanned […]
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