Gareth Porter

Gareth Porter is an investigative historian and journalist specializing in U.S. national security policy. The paperback edition of his latest book, Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam, was published in 2006.

US Demanding Iran Restrain Shi’ite Groups

A little-noticed statement by US Ambassador Ryan Crocker after last week’s US-Iran meeting revealed that the main demand of the George W. Bush administration to Iran is not to stop supplying weapons to Shi’ite militias but to use its influence with Shi’ites in Iraq to reduce their attacks on occupation forces. That demand, which belies … Continue reading “US Demanding Iran Restrain Shi’ite Groups”