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Dershowitz, Aslan & Perry debate Israel vs. Gaza on CNN

From On November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

Mark Perry — who recently explained that the “chance for calm” has been assassinated by Israel in the past – on the current potential for a ceasefire (via CNN’s transcript):

MARK PERRY, MIDDLE EAST EXPERT: I would have said six hours ago if you had asked me that I [...]

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U.S. Escalation Against Iran Would Carry High Cost for Global Economy

From On November 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via IPS News

The world economy would bear substantial costs if the United States took steps to significantly escalate the conflict with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, according to the findings of a Federation of American Scientists’ (FAS) special report released here Friday.

Based on consulations with a group of nine bipartisan [...]

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Why Washington’s Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster

From On April 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

What History Should Teach Us About Blockading Iran

By Juan Cole

Posted by Tom Dispatch

It’s a policy fierce enough to cause great suffering among Iranians — and possibly in the long run among Americans, too.  It might, in the end, even deeply harm the global economy and yet, history tells us, [...]

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