Irancove @ July 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
On Laura Rozen’s War and Piece site, there is speculation:
“Everyone seems to have missed the obvious: The State Department’s third man is going to [talk with] Iran to send oil prices down. I’m sure Paulson told Bush this was the only way to stop a panic.” Almost certainly part of it. (And is it working?)
Indeed, […]
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Gerald B. Helman, Former US Ambassador to the UN, writes a guest op-ed in the Informed Comment website. Excerpt below:
That is not to say that decisions have been made regarding substantive concessions. It is to say, instead, that all of the participants are experienced diplomats. Burns’ participation certainly was notified and “cleared” in advance […]
Irancove @ July 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This article in USA Today claims that attacks against US soldiers in Iraq using armor piercing roadside bombs supplied by Iran have dramatically decreased. However, there was absolutely no proof offered by administration officials in the original charges against Iran; there is also no evidence in the USA Today article that the attacks were ever […]
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Souce: CASMII
We are a group of independent Iranian civil society representatives engaged in scientific and humanitarian work in our country. Some of us are also engaged in social service activities beyond our borders. While working for common causes, we often hold hands with civil society partners from other parts of the world, including members […]
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Via Haaretz by Trita Parsi and Roi Ben-Yehuda
The looming Iran-Israel confrontation has a seemingly deterministic quality to it. Listening to the politicians, one gets a sense that powers beyond our control are pulling us toward a 21st-century disaster. Yet a great deal of the force propelling us into confrontation is fueled by ignorance and dehumanization. […]
Irancove @ July 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
With the emerging possibility of future talks between the US and Iran, it is worthwhile to review some of the recent history. Eric Umansky has a great summary in the Columbia Journalism Review, about the “selective amnesia regarding Iran in US coverage.”
For example, as John Bolton now attempts to revise his statements on Iran, it […]
Irancove @ July 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Real News interview (part 1 of 2) with Tom Englehardt of Tomdispatch.com:
Irancove @ July 18, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Very interesting interview with Gareth Porter compliments of The Real News:
Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of four books, the latest of which is Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and […]
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As a guest on Bill O’Reilly’s radio show, Jonathan Hoenig advocated attacking Iran while discussing the economy. Media Matters has the transcript and video. Summary excerpt:
Summary: On Bill O’Reilly’s radio show, financial commentator Jonathan Hoenig said: “[I]f there’s bad guys out there, Bill, and you alluded to Iran and whatnot — let’s deal with them […]