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Declassified CIA Document says Reasons for Iraqi deception about WMDs were misread

From On December 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Considering the misleading claims made about non-existent Iraqi and Iranian nuclear weapons, and the ramifications of another costly and catastrophic war, there should be more analyses like Scott Peterson’s highlighting of lessons from the lead-up to the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

A declassified January 2006 report published in [...]

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Listening to Brzezinski talk about Washington’s Iran Options

From On December 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Last week I attended an event hosted by the Arms Control Association and the National Iranian American Council on how to make diplomacy work with Iran. I wrote about it here. Keynote speaker Zbigniew Brzezinski was the last to speak and showed up minutes before he took [...]

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Avoiding the Slippery Slope to War with Iran

From On November 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Amidst reports that stalled negotiations with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme may soon be jump-started, many here are arguing that a mutually negotiated settlement remains the most effective option for resolving the dispute and averting the threat of war.

“We believe there is time and clearly there is an [...]

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Greg Thielmann counters CNN’s alarmism about Iran’s nuclear program

From On May 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Greg Thielmann, a former intelligence official with more than 3 decades of service under his belt, knows a thing or two about intelligence on alleged nuclear weapons programs. He argued during the beginning of the U.S.’s war on Iraq that the intelligence he and his team presented to the Bush Administration about Iraqi [...]

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ACA provides path to avoiding war with "Iran Nuclear Brief"

From On January 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Iran and the U.S. are blowing hot and cold air on each other while analysts are warning about catastrophic “accidents.” Now more than ever peaceful means of conflict resolution need to be explored. Failing to exhaust diplomatic possibilities could mean another U.S. war in the Middle East while the one in Afghanistan continues and [...]

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Dear President Obama, it's not too late for diplomacy with Iran

From On December 20, 2011 · 3 Comments

Fifteen top analysts and former U.S. officials have signed a letter by the National Iranian American Council and the Arms Control Association urging President Obama to pursue diplomatic engagement with Iran before it’s too late.

Toward a Diplomatic Solution on the Iranian Nuclear Issue

President [...]

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Thielmann: Anything New In 2011 NIE?

From On February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The Arms Control Association’s Greg Theilmann looks at some of the information creeping out of this year’s new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), and deducts that it doesn’t look like there will be many surprises about Iran.

The administration of Barack Obama has taken its sweet time preparing the report, perhaps because a consensus opinion [...]

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Senate Iran Hawks: 'No enrichment' for Tehran

From On December 9, 2010 · 1 Comment

Five Senators sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday warning the administration not to offer concessions in upcoming talks with Iran over its nuclear program. If Obama takes the advice, experts say, it could sink his engagement efforts with Tehran.

The letter (PDF, with full text below), broken by Foreign [...]

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