Tag: iran

Tuesday: 2 Iraqis Killed

Only two Iraqis were killed in an unusually light day of violence. Meanwhile, the Iraq government has freed the leader of Asa’ib al-Haq or the League of the Righteous. Qais al-Khazali, the leader of Asa’ib al-Haq, was ostensibly released as part of a loose deal that allowed British hostage Peter Moore to return to freedom. … Continue reading “Tuesday: 2 Iraqis Killed”

New Revelations Tear Holes in Nuclear Trigger Story

New revelations about two documents leaked to the Times of London to show that Iran is working on a "nuclear trigger" mechanism have further undermined the credibility of the document the newspaper had presented as evidence of a continuing Iranian nuclear weapons program. A columnist for the Times has acknowledged that the two-page Persian language … Continue reading “New Revelations Tear Holes in Nuclear Trigger Story”

The Kamm Scam: Fake ‘Journalist’ Defends a Forgery

In describing his nightmarish vision of history as "eternal return," the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche averred: "What if a demon crept after you one day or night in your loneliest solitude and said to you: ‘This life, as you live it now and have lived it, you will have to live again and again, times … Continue reading “The Kamm Scam: Fake ‘Journalist’ Defends a Forgery”

Friday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 5 Wounded

Updated at 6:30 p.m. EST, Jan. 1, 2010 Although the New Year’s holiday has tamped down casualty reports from Iraq, other news made the international media. Among them was an independent analysis of civilian deaths and the Iraqi government’s displeasure with the dismissal of a case against Backwater contractors. Also, former hostage Peter Moore returned … Continue reading “Friday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 5 Wounded”

Whither Iran?

The confrontation that took place in the streets of several large cities in Iran on the occasion of Ashura has brought the acrimonious political fight among the Islamic Republic’s elite into focus in significantly different ways than before. Not only did many protesters demonstrate unprecedented willingness to confront the security forces, but the reaction by … Continue reading “Whither Iran?”

New Wars for the New Year?

While the government of Iran reels under the continuing pressures of a popular uprising, whose character is inexorably changing from protest at a rigged election, contrived by the ambitious and obscurantist Revolutionary Guard, into a challenge to the Islamic government itself, the American-backed campaign for further sanctions on the economy, and inevitably the people, continues, … Continue reading “New Wars for the New Year?”

Giraldi: US Intel Found Iran Nuke Document Was Forged

U.S. intelligence has concluded that the document published recently by the Times of London, which purportedly describes an Iranian plan to do experiments on what the newspaper described as a "neutron initiator" for an atomic weapon, is a fabrication, according to a former Central Intelligence Agency official. Philip Giraldi, who was a CIA counterterrorism official … Continue reading “Giraldi: US Intel Found Iran Nuke Document Was Forged”