The text of the Supreme Leader's speech (in his attempt to defuse opposition to the imposition of a second Ahmadinejad term)

The report attached is the final report on Iraq’s January 2009 Provincial Elections, which is a matter of public record published by the Next Century Foundation.

Iraq's local elections, which saw mass Sunni and Shiite participation, were hailed a major success in both security terms and in terms of the smooth running of the election process. There were no official reports of any violence by the sectarian militias or any terrorist groups, which is of itself an important breakthrough for both Iraq's internal security and as well as Iraq's fragile democracy.

Attached is the final version of the NCF's report on Afghanistan. This report is inevitably controversial. The original draft put forward three alternative solutions to the Afghan problem but this created confusion. This report therefore puts forward a specific strategy. It is not and cannot be regarded as an NCF viewpoint because our membership is too diverse to reach any such consensus.

A Conference from the International Media Coucil covers topics of Integration vs multi-culturalism, along with Racism, Prejudice, Islamophobia:  The media’s coverage.

It is imperative that the world is given a clear picture of where the Middle East Peace Process is going. Previous attempts to set in train a peace process have met insuperable obstacles.

For release on March 1^st 2006 – (Embargoed until midnight Baghdad time February 28^th 2006)

This paper invites the Arab states to be proactive in terms of undertaking the initiative endorsed by the Beirut Summit and based upon the Abdullah Plan for peace with Israel.