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Maybe Christiane Amanpour should host the next round of Iran Nuclear Talks

From On March 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment

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by Jasmin Ramsey

Mohammad Javad Larijani, a top adviser to Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seems like a reasonable fellow with respect to Iran’s nuclear stance in this March 12th interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.

On the West’s issue with Iranian enrichment of uranium to 20%, Mr. Larijani says we simply need [...]

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Sucking Up to the Military Brass

From On November 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Generals Who Run Amuck, Politicians Who Could Care Less, an “Embedded” Media… And Us

By William J. Astore

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Few things have characterized the post-9/11 American world more than our worshipful embrace of our generals. They’ve become our heroes, our sports stars, and our celebrities all rolled into one. We can’t [...]

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Gaza, Iran and Israel’s Never-ending War with Reality

From On November 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Okay, it seems I spoke too soon. Hamas is now back in the “Iranian-supported” camp according to this editorial in the New York Times, which identifies Hamas as both “backed by Iran” and pathologically “consumed with hatred for Israel.”

President Shimon Peres has also refocused on Iran, as [...]

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

From On November 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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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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Iran and the United States: Ready, set, go?

From On November 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Former Iran-desk State Department staffer Reza Marashi and journalist Sahar Namazikhah remind us that Iran’s influnetial Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has publicly recognized the benefits of negotiating with the US to avert a military conflict through a report that’s available on their website. “To that end, the Intelligence Ministry [...]

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Iran Sanctions Leading US Toward Military Conflict

From On November 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has updated its Iran Sanctions page to include more individuals and entities, including Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (Ershad), its Press Supervisory Board and several Iranian universities and related institutions. No reasoning is provided in the official US

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Fact-Checking the Fact Checkers: Romney’s Foreign Policy Speech

From On October 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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With the widely touted shift in the public opinion polls after the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney is no longer an underdog. That being the case, his pronouncements are attracting some well-deserved scrutiny from mainstream media sources. Romney’s major foreign policy speech at the Virginia Military Institute on Oct. 8 [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On September 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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News and views relevant to US foreign policy for Sept. 10

“Nuclear Mullahs”: The former executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller, summarizes the debate over Iran’s nuclear program and concludes that no war with Iran is far better than a preemptive war and hopes for a [...]

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Former Defense Secretary: Turkey’s Clash With Syria May Require NATO, U.S. To Go To War

From On June 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Former Defense Secretary William Cohen said in aninterview with CNN last night that the U.S. doesn’t want to go to war in Syria, but with tensions mounting between Turkey — a NATO ally — and Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad’s embattled government over a downed Turkish plane, the [...]

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Egyptians Protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Following Mubarak Verdict

From On June 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Thousands of Egyptians poured into the streets on Saturday, a day after a court sentenced former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to a life prison sentence, enraging protesters who hoped to see the fallen strongman receive the death penalty for his failure to stop the killing of protesters during Egypt’s [...]

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