tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post6542546913420515643..comments2024-03-28T14:32:19.334+00:00Comments on Who Would Have Believed The Singularity Would Be So Stupid?: Is Jim Baker back in town or did I miss something?Pastoriushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169561459129778670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19209018.post-69639797593573929582008-01-31T14:28:00.000+00:002008-01-31T14:28:00.000+00:00Iran Controversy at State Department http://newsma...Iran Controversy at State Department <BR/>http://newsmax.com/timmerman/ameri-yazdi_iran/2008/01/29/68452.html<BR/>Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:29 PM<BR/><BR/>By: Kenneth R. Timmerman <BR/> <BR/>A controversial Iranian-American, Goli Ameri-Yazdi, will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, to answer questions about her role in raising funds for a lobbying group whose stated goal is to oppose U.S. trade sanctions on Iran and to promote a resumption of diplomatic ties with Tehran. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Both goals run directly counter to current Bush administration policy<BR/>[snip]<BR/>Since then, she has been appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, and to a U.N. human rights forum. <BR/><BR/><BR/>She has been nominated to become assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, her first government job with line authority. <BR/><BR/><BR/>If confirmed, she will coordinate the State Department’s cultural exchange and educational programs, including Fulbright scholarships,<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Why are we bothering electing a president or any elections at all when the state department dictates Arab friendly policy despite what our laws or government is elected to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com