Some news and links from the Blog-Iran team. Lots to keep you busy.

1) Here's this week's update on "Human Rights Violations" in Iran.

2) NGO's Push For Kazemi Probe! "Ottawa is not doing enough to pursue all legal avenues, in Canada and abroad, to bring justice in the case of a Canadian photojournalist slain in Iran, several journalism and human rights groups said Friday." Kazemi petition here.

3) You Can't Make Peace Until The War Is Won! by Michael Ledeen
"Any of us who have admired President Bush for his amazingly good instincts in foreign policy are now afraid that he has lost his compass. In part, this may be due to political considerations. He may think that it's time for a pause in the war against the terror masters, and we should therefore take a moment for reconstruction in Iraq...."