04-29-2015, 02:15 PM
I honestly don't know the details of these divestment actions (and would probably not be in favor of them), but people keep bringing up Iran and Syria and Yemen, etc. and it seems to just confuse the issue. Is Stanford really invested in firms that support, e.g., Iranian nuclear ambitions, Assad's military, the Houthi rebels, etc, or simply have a connection with Iran, Syria and Yemen? Is there a group of firms with questionable practices that Stanford groups are suggesting that Stanford divest from that would avoid this perception of "singling out"? I wouldn't be surprised that groups are looking for divestment against Russia.
