Rethinking World War III
In 2007, just as the Bush administration was hyping the alleged "threat" from Iran's ostensible nuclear ambitions – and facing renewed pressure from the Israel lobby to go after Tehran – the CIA issued a National Intelligence Estimate that punctured the War...
Saturday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 30 Wounded
Updated at 7:51 p.m. EDT, Oct. 17, 2009
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 30 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Also, Iran arrested three Iraqi servicemembers who accidentally crossed the border.
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Congress Begins Pressing Iran Sanctions Legislation
As the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama prepares for a critical series of talks about the fate of Iran's nuclear program, Congress has begun moving long-pending legislation to impose new unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. In just the past...
The Mother of All Bunker Busters
Will Tough Sanctions Against Iran Be Effective?
Negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group – the five permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council plus Germany – began on Oct. 1. Iran's negotiating team was led by Saeed Jalili, the hard-line secretary-general of its Supreme National Security...
US Public Skeptical and Hawkish on Iran
Despite strong support for diplomatic engagement with Iran, most U.S. citizens believe such efforts will ultimately fail and that Washington should be prepared to use military force to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to a new poll [.pdf]...
Countering the Conniptions Over Qom
Iran's nuclear program is once again center stage, the dominant subject of discussions at the national and international levels. On Sept. 21, Iran sent a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) informing it of the construction of a uranium enrichment...
Cold War’s Ghost Blocks Mideast Peace
And you thought "don't ask, don't tell" was a U.S. law on gays in the military that Barack Obama has promised to change. As it turns out, the same phrase plays quite a different role in the Middle East, where Obama seems to have no intention of changing it at all....
