Irancove @ November 17, 2007 # 2 Comments
Iranian Scholar Shaul Bakhash did some digging about a quote ostensibly by Khomeini and used by neoconservative extremist Norman Podhoretz to base his claim that Iran is undeterrable—and therefore, should be bombed—to discover that the quote is a falsehood from infamous fabricator, Amir Taheri.
Norman Podhoretz, among others, believes that Iran is undeterrable, and this is […]
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Via the Real News Network, watch Aijaz Ahmad’s appraisal of the new IAEA report, the possibility of new security council resolutions, China’s stance and the Russian decision to carry on providing enriched fuel to Iran.
According to Ahmad’s reading of the report, “Iran has not lied on any issue whatsoever, it’s behavior has been transparent.”
Watch the […]
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Farideh Farhi has a good post at the ICGA blog with her assessment of the new IAEA report on Iran’s nuclear energy program. The IAEA has found no evidence that any nuclear material has been diverted for weapons production. Iran is being criticized by the western press for not suspending enrichment—an extra measure that is […]
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LONDON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A meeting of world powers on tougher sanctions on Iran has been cancelled after China pulled out, European diplomatic sources said on Friday, revealing tensions after a key report into Tehran’s atomic activities.
Political directors from Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia and China were due to meet […]
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A group of Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is repeating concerns about the possibility of military conflict with Iran. VOA’s Dan Robinson reports, lawmakers met with reporters, at the start of a two-week break, to signal that Congress will demand that President Bush seek congressional authorization before launching any military strikes against Iran.