The Fix is In: Obama fires Dennis Ross and Replaces him with an Iranian Regime Lobbyist

Armaros wrote, "This is it. As the evidence grew about Iran building bombs and warheads, Obama's team must have shown divisions.

Thus he removes the eyes who saw, Ross, (who is a Clintonian) and replaces him with an Iran regime lobbyist.

The Iran lobby, the NIAC, is a regime presence within the USA. Led by a famous Brzezinski-endorsed Iranian antisemite who blames Israel for Iran-US tensions and denies Ahmadinejad said "wipe off the map".

Basically Obama has handed over the Iran negotiations to an Iranian regime agency. This is grotesque and shows Obama's determination to avoid confronting Iran at all costs (the only thing actually capable of saving his lame duck presidency). He is willing to sacrifice his own future for the advancement of Iranian interests and the reduction of supposed Israeli/Jewish influence. The dogma he tends to believe having Powers and Brzezinski around him and him favoring their views over the more sensible Hilary/Ross camp.

This is time for Hilary and Holbrooke to stand up and resign from this treasonous line up. Even Carter had plans to invade Iran in 1981. Despite people like Vance opposing it. Vance resigned because Carter choose the military option to rescue the hostages."

The New Iran Man at State American Thinker

John Limbert will be the senior Iran official at the State Department, replacing Dennis Ross, who has moved to the National Security Council (and who has not been heard from publicly since). Should America be concerned? Yes. Limbert is not a neutral arbiter; he serves on the advisory board of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).

What is the National Iranian American Council?

The Council is widely considered the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any controversial events in Iran, and counsels "patience" regarding Iran's stance towards its nuclear program. The NIAC has been at the forefront of  lobbying against continued congressional funding of the Voice of America Persia service, Radio Farad, and grants for Iranian civil society. To top it off, the NIAC has reportedly received funding from anti-Israel advocate George Soros, who at the very least was an honored guest and speaker at one of its symposiums. (He called for a more equitable Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and advocated for America to renounce regime-change as a goal).

The NIAC staunchly opposes any military attacks on Iran. In other words, it all but serves as Iran's embassy in Washington -- though the NIAC vociferously disputes this characterization. However, there is very little sunlight between the views of the regime and the NIAC.

The NIAC is also headed by the controversial Trita Parsi. Who is Trita Parsi?

He was born in Iran, but moved to Sweden at the age of four. He pursued a career in international relations, eventually leading him to found the National Iranian American Council (more on that tie later).

Parsi serves as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute, a "think-tank" that serves as one of the public-relations agencies for the Muslim world in Washington. The Middle East Institute is headed by Wyche Fowler, who has a string of what I called "Fowler Howlers" when I wrote about the Middle East Institute years ago. The Fowler Howlers were statements to the media that were so glowing regarding the Muslim world as to be synonymous with mirages.

Parsi also is the author of the book The Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States, which was an expanded version of his dissertation thesis. The book was warmly endorsed and recommended by none other than John Mearsheimer, Zbigniew Brzezinski (who served as Parsi's dissertation adviser), and the former Foreign Minister for the State of Israel who has become an appeasement-focused dove, Shlomo Ben-Ami -- recently seen speaking at the J Street conference. Treacherous Alliance delves into anti-Semitic canards regarding Jewish control of policy in Washington.

This is unbelievable. Obama fires Ross and replaces him with a regime lobbyist.

Comments

[MDr]

Wasn't it Brzezinski that advocated the USA shoot down Israeli jets on a strike mission to Iran recently? Not good.

And to think, I was somewhat heartened earlier tonight by Marc Lamont Hill on O'Reilly. I believe I heard him say that the US needs to stand up with Israel, and the US should bomb Iran's nuke sites. From a lib?

[Jonah]

Yes.

I am still a "lib" and I can see that we are out of options with Iran.

[jj]

friends:

"changing course" published by the "u.s.--muslim engagement group," fronted by madeline albright funded by george soros.

it is all there. published about this time last year. it sets out in absolute clarity this betrayal of israel.

obama must go, before he destroys us, before he destroys israel. we have elected the manchurian candidate. he is a traitor.

john jay
milton freewater, oregon usa

[twitter.com/BklynToBoca]

If you want to know where Obama became Shia friendly read: 'American Crescent' by Imam Hassan Qazwini. Qazwini is the leader of the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn Then check out "JIMMY CARTER WITHOUT THE RABBITS" detailing how Obama met privately 1 on 1 with Qazwini who's father is an Ayatollah. Finally, note that on May 14, 2008 Obama spent 1 hour in private with Qazwini (no press, no seconds). At the end of the meeting Qazwini gave Obama this book. http://ebookstore.sony.com/ebook/hassan-qazwini/american-crescent/_/R-400000000000000068349 Don't buy the book, take it out of the library.
Read it an know why Dennis Ross was fired, Hillary is marginalized and Netanyahu must watch his back.

[epaminondas]

Dennis Ross's appt, widely cited as centrist realism at the time (he's out of the Baker school), can now be seen for what it was ... another attempt to euchre people who think about things and hope for the best as well.

We can all be sure that at his new post at the National Security Council, NOBODY is going to hear from him again unless he quits and shows up back on Fox, in which case as the LA Times has reported, he will get a big WARNING from this admin.

To bad for Mr. Ross he probably reported to this admin the truth ..NOTHING we can do short of force will stop Iran from building a stockpile of nukes. And THAT might not do it at this point either.

[dented_uk]

To wait until he does his full term, it will be too late by then.

Can't this this sleeper be impeached?

[Dagny Taggart]

Who would impeach him when the House is led by (tongue *firmly* in cheek) Viv Ivins, and the Senate is sewn up?

Sometimes a conspiracy really IS a conspiracy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4joDOwnr_g

[njgop1]

I thought Fox fired Marc Lamont Hill and then he was on O'Reilly last night? What's up with that.

If Mrs. Clinton stands up to BHO because I am sure she sees what we see, I will respect her immensely and know she truly does have the best intentions for our great country. I always knew she was an Alinsky-ite, but I never thought she would agree to having a terrorist sympathizer/appeaser at the State Department.

[Jack Bauer]

Limbert is a notorious sympathizer of Iran. Amazingly he was one of the US Embassy hostages held for 444 days in 1979/80. He went native very early and his wife is Iranian.

Instead of representing the US to Iran he took it upon himself to represent Iran to the US.

[Jack Bauer]

The thing to remember here is almost unthinkable, but on the evidence, it's inescapable.

Within the Obama administration, probably up to the Preisdent himself, there are many leftists who WANT Iran to get a nuclear weapon.

[Jonah]

It seems obvious that Barak made a deal with the Clintons pre-election. For their part the Clintons ceased fire on Candidate Obama. My guess is that hillary was sent to the State Dept to keep her and her husband out of domestic issues especially healthcare.

She has been ignored as if she were Billy Carter (and has about the same real influence that Billy had). I expect Barak will fire her soon putting one of his closest cronies in as Sec of State. And therefore phase two of the Obama foreign policy may be much worse than current. Or maybe Bill Clinton still has some tricks up his sleeve.