WITHOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, TRUMP'S SECURITY STRATEGY ON IRAN WON'T MEASURE UP INU - Human rights need to be incorporated into the United States’ National Security Strategy and the  Iran Policy Review , argues Prof Raymond Tanter. “First, bring the Ayatollahs responsible for mass murder to a global court to prosecute human rights violators. The International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague is one place. The ICC is the court of last resort for prosecution of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity,” Tanter, a former senior member of the US National Security Council staff, wrote in a column for  The Hill on Monday  December 18, 2017. He added: Second, have the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights create a special commission of inquiry. Third, implore President Trump to pay attention to human rights violations by the Ayatollahs. But, we should not forget about their ballistic missiles tests, as a state sponsor of terrorism, and creation of a...

Without human rights, Trump's security strategy won't measure up 12/19/2017 9:18:07 AM President DonaldTrump BY: Prof. RAYMOND TANTE R The Hill, December 18, 2017  - President Trump is laying out his national security strategy today, Dec. 18. It ocusess  on a potential return to Cold War days between Washington and Moscow. There is a focus on hard powerr,”  rather than soft powerr,” like leadership on human rights. Earlier this month, on Dec. 10, was Human Rights  Day .  Was this a day for celebration or mourning? Such a day should be for festivity; but, this day was not a normal one. Why? The Iranian regime was and is a source of human rights abuses. The Ayatollahs do not a rule a normal state. They have trappings of normality. But, the regime is anything but ordinary. Rather than theology, they are experts in an ideology of detention of political detainees. Human rights need to be incorporated in...