Foiling Iran's Goals Preventing A Nuclear Iran Event focuses on how citizens can help to prevent a nuclear Iran. Gabriella Ring Special to the Jewish News armed Iran and estimating when Iran will have nuclear weapons. "I believe Iran took a noble and peace- ful religion and turned it into something Ann Arbor very dangerous for the people of Iran and, in fact, the world:' said Feferman of South ob Feferman, Midwest coordina- Bend, Ind. His examples highlighted Iran's tor for United Against Nuclear systematic human rights violations of its own Iran (UANI), gave a briefing on people, including successive repressions to Iran and nuclear arms June 12 at the Jewish unsuccessful uprisings. Community Center of Greater Even though Iran signed the Ann Arbor. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation UANI is a nonprofit, nonpar- of Nuclear Weapons in 2002, tisan advocacy group that seeks it has consistently violated the to prevent Iran from fulfilling document by enriching uranium its ambition to obtain nuclear on larger scales. In 2008, Iran had weapons. UANI was founded in 4,000 centrifuges, Feferman said, 2008 by Ambassador Mark D. while today, they have more than Wallace, the late Ambassador 12,000. And the International Bob Fefer man Richard Holbrooke, former Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) CIA Director Jim Woolsey and has been banned from inspecting Iran's Middle East expert, author and American plants by the Iranian government. Feferman diplomat Dennis Ross. stressed that this inability to see what Iran is Feferman broke his speech into three sec- capable of puts the security of the world at tions: the danger of a nuclear-armed Iran, high risk. citizen involvement in preventing a nuclear- B A nuclear Iran, he says, is not only threat- ening to world security but also to the world economy and Israel. Twenty-five percent of the world's oil supply runs through the Straits of Hormuz, with Iran at its northern border. This is the only sea passage that leads to open ocean waters from the oil-rich Persian Gulf. According to Feferman, diplomacy, counter-intelligence and special measures, sanctions and other economic pressures, and military action are all methods to achieving this peace- keeping goal. UANI has focused much effort into economic sanctions and blockades, and 50 major companies have already agreed to stop doing business in Iran, including Fiat, Hyundai, GE and Edison. To increase the number of companies devoted to cutting of ties with Iran, Mark Wallace, UANI CEO, writes to CEOs of other com- panies currently doing business in Iran to tell them to stop. He cites reputational risks by asking a company if they want to be providing money to a regime that denies basic human rights to its people and silences uprisings and protests with violence. "And when we ask that question loud enough, and with your help, they decide to leave Feferman said to the group gath- MEADOWBROOK FIG All Wheel Drive ❑ GRAND RIVER AVE_ 41350 Grand River Avenue, Novi 4 2013 Ca dillac Crgaixury ered for his talk, which was hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. UANI also has encouraged state legisla- tures to pass contracting laws and divest- ment laws. Contracting legislation means that U.S. companies cannot enter business with companies that do business in Iran, too. Currently seven states have both divestment and contracting legislation, including Michigan. The Iranian Business Registry, available at UANI's website at www. unitedagainstnucleariran.com, lists more than 500 businesses currently doing business with Iran, with options to send letters to these businesses, members of Congress and members of the press. Warren Williams, 70, of Ann Arbor says he will be perusing the website to take advantage of some of the resources offered. Ron Frisch, 72, of Ann Arbor will do the same. "I had been concerned about it for some time, but I didn't think there was anything I could do about it," Frisch said. He didn't know about UANI, but is pleased that the organization makes it easier for citizen involvement. Bernie Banet, 69, of Ann Arbor finds Feferman's message very encouraging. 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