Myth#1: Iran is manufacturing weapons that threaten the security of the USA.
The US intelligence establishment has not found Iran to be currently developing a nuclear weapon, or even making a decision to do so in the future. The last declassified US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) in 2007 concluded that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program.[2] Reporting by Seymour Hersh indicates no conclusive change in judgment in the 2011 NIE, which remains classified)
Myth#2: Iran isn’t willing to negotiate with the United States.
The Washington Monthly wins the award for most pungent description of the argument that an Iran with nuclear weapons would be highly dangerous: "Strip away the bellicosity and political rhetoric, and what one finds is not rigorous analysis but a mixture of fear, fanciful speculation, and crude stereotyping."
Concern over Iran’s possible nuclear weapons ambitions has led to sanctions that hurt the economy and the people of Iran (rather than the government). These are the very people the U.S. wants on our side in promoting reform, democracy and human rights inside Iran, and better U.S.-Iranian relations.
This is a very brief/summary Press Release. Detailed info can be found on line! Please distribute this information widely!
This morning we walk on snowy roads from the New England Peace Pagoda to the Leverett Town Hall, then pack and leave for Seabrook, New Hampshire where the official Walk begins tomorrow at sunrise.