As Presidents Obama and Putin meet in New York … the UN meets this week under a supermoon to talk of the state of the world. In DC and NYC the signs are ominous as the Pope returns from the U.S. to the Vatican and throughout the Mid East, catastrophe escalates as millions of refugees […]
Month: September 2015
Catholic Pope goes before the US Congress and UN
Pope Francis speaks at the US Capitol and United Nations. The leader of 1.2 million Catholics presents his thoughts on issues both spiritual and political. High on the list war and peace, social justice, environmental care, migration and family
Implementation of the Iran Deal
It is time to focus on the “essential and expansive role” of the International Atomic Energy Agency in monitoring and “verifying Iran’s nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA.” US to name JCPOA implementation coordinator
As US Congress returns from vacation
… the #IranDeal debate heats up in DC …. Votes in support …. Voices from the past …. Republicans in both chambers are discussing the possibility of voting on Friday, Sept. 11, to put maximum political pressure on Democrats
Mideast Proliferation v Non-Proliferation
As lobbying, discussion and debate continue in the US amid general agreement that the President has the votes in support of the P5+1 Iran agreement, two additional points come further into view: the IAEA powers to monitor and verify in Iran and IAEA powers to monitor and verify beyond Iran