By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s carefully planned strategy to get U.S. President Barack Obama to threaten war against Iran if it doesn’t give up its nuclear programme. It could be the beginning …
Continue reading “New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama”
At least 20 people were killed in Iraq today, bringing the total number of violent deaths in June to 544. Several factors likely contributed to this surge in bloodshed, not the least of which was Iraq’s precarious political situation. Another 20 people were wounded.
The administration of President Barack Obama is waiving tough financial sanctions that would have taken effect Thursday against both China and Singapore because it said the two countries had made “significant reductions” in their crude oil purchases from Iran. The announcement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton brought to 20 the number of major importing …
Continue reading “US Hawks Aflutter as Clinton Clears China on Iran Oil Sales”
Nebojsa Malic on the lingering legacy of 1914
This month’s surge in bloodshed continued today without respite. At least 14 people were killed and 60 others were wounded.
Ray McGovern’s imaginary Iranian intel report
Nan Levinson on PTSD
A prominent realist gets real on Iran, by Justin Raimondo
At least 38 people were killed and 146 more were wounded in attacks across the country. As usual insurgents focused on security forces and government locations. A surge in violence that has taken place in recent weeks seemed to target Shi’ites, but today’s attacks took place in Sunni neighborhoods as well.
What was that Turkish F-4 Phantom II up to when the Syrians shot it down? Ankara said the plane strayed into Syrian airspace but quickly left and was over international waters when it was attacked, a simple case of carelessness on the part of the Turkish pilot that Syrian paranoia turned deadly. But the Phantom …
Continue reading “Syria and the Phantom” 
