Big nations bullying small ones…
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With no sense of irony, Swoop reports on the comments of a US administration official regarding Russia’s incursion into Georgia:
So long as Moscow now moderates its ambitions, our contacts suggest that Washington wants an early resolution of this episode. This will include forcefully persuading Georgia to accept a residual Russian presence in Georgia. Should Moscow […]
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Dear Colin: Out Damn Blot
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Letter to Colin Powell from Ray McGovern.
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US Wants Dismantling and Not Temporary Suspension of Enrichment Facilities
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By Nader Bagherzadeh at Information Clearing House
16/08/08 “ICH” – — It is clear from recent articles in the Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times [1, 2] that the heated discussion during the five hours of the July 19th Geneva conference between Iran and P5+1 may have had a lot […]
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Neoconservative Michael Ledeen Leaves American Enterprise Institute
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Mother Jones has the story:
And yet, while AEI’s in house team of foreign policy hands (Frederick Kagan, Danielle Pletka, etc.) has noticeably restrained itself from as aggressively publicly promoting a military option on Iran as might be expected, still it is home to those such as former US ambassador to the UN John Bolton who […]
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Media Catching up to Jerome Corsi’s Smears and Falsehoods
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Media Matters on Jerome Corsi:
While the recent anti-Obama book by Jerome Corsi, The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality (Threshold Editions), will debut atop the New York Times bestseller list, many in the media are challenging the book, noting its numerous falsehoods as well as its author’s track record, which includes a […]
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Bacevich: Was it worth it?
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Retired Army Colonel and International Relations expert, Colonel Andrew J. Bacevich talking to Bill Moyers on the imperial presidency and national security state.
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AP Perception Management Exclusive
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What is the value of an article full of ominous (but routine) charges thrown at Iran by a “senior US military intelligence officer” speaking on “condition of anonymity?” As a news item, can there be any substance or veracity to something so vague that it is impossible to prove, but ideologically consistent with the talking […]
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