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Filed in: Iran | by Nathanael Bennett | 2:52 PM Jun. 19, 2012
Unanimous Vote for Pastor Youcef in Key Senate Committee
More than 120,000 of you have signed our petition to the U.S. Senate asking for unanimous approval of S.Res. 385. This resolution calls for the exoneration of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, and demands his immediate and unconditional release. Remember, Pastor Youcef’s only crime is his faith in Jesus Christ. Today it appears that the Senate is hearing you. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, chaired by Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), unanimously approved S.Res. 385 and forwarded it to the ... Continue Reading
Filed in: Iran | by Matthew Clark | 1:54 PM Jun. 13, 2012
Senate to Take Up Pastor Youcef Resolution Next Week
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has scheduled to take up the resolution supporting Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani next week. The committee is scheduled to consider the resolution, a companion to the resolution that unanimously passed the House earlier this year, next Tuesday, June 19, 2012. It is the next step toward bringing S. Res. 385 before the full Senate. The resolution, “Condemning the Government of Iran for its continued persecution, imprisonment, and sentencin... Continue Reading
Filed in: US Constitution | by Edward White | 12:57 PM May. 21, 2012
Congress Moving Toward Holding Eric Holder in Contempt
The Operation Fast and Furious scandal is back in the news, as is Attorney General Eric Holder’s stonewalling of Congress’s valid investigation into the scandal – stonewalling that may cause him to be charged with criminal contempt. As you may recall, Operation Fast and Furious was an Obama Administration plan executed from 2009 to 2010 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). Contrary to the core mission of the ATF,... Continue Reading
