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Israel, Gaza and Iran: “The Rockets’ Red Glare, the Bombs Bursting in Air”

From On November 21, 2012 · 1 Comment

via Lobe Log

The Gaza Strip, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt and the State of Israel, is 25 miles long. At its narrowest point it is less than 4 miles wide, and at its maximum width, it’s 7.5 miles wide — a total area of 141 square miles. With a population of 1.7 million [...]

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Anti-Iran Hawks Maintain P.R. Offensive

From On October 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly last month that Iran’s nuclear programme was unlikely to breach his “red line” for presumed military action until next spring or summer, many observers here looked forward to some relief from the nearly incessant drumbeat for war by U.S. [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On October 15, 2010 · 1 Comment

News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 15th, 2010.

Foreign Policy: David Rothkopf charges that Roger Cohen’s recent New York Times op-ed totally disregards the threat posed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Instead, Rothkopf endorses Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren’s New York Times op-ed demanding Palestinian [...]

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The Realist and Neoconservative Views on the Saudi Arms Sale

From On September 17, 2010 · 5 Comments

*UPDATE*

Col. Pat Lang has written two informative blog posts about the arms sale.  In the first, Lang reminds his readers that the sale is a commercial transaction, not foreign aid. And on attempts to put the arms sale in the context of the “Iranian threat,” Lang quips, “The Iranian threat? [...]

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