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Ali Gharib: Lessons of 2007 Israeli raid on Syria can’t be applied to Iran

From On September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Examining a New Yorker article by the Israel-focused Washington Institute’s David Makovsky, Ali Gharib observes in the Daily Beast that in contrast to Makovsky’s analysis, “The lessons of the Israeli raid on Syria in 2007 can’t be applied to Iran’s nuclear program”:

Unlike the Syrian nuclear [...]

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Red lines or deadlines?

From On September 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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The different language used in the latest public row between Israeli and US officials is actually quite telling. The notion of a “deadline” rejected by Hillary Clinton suggests a time frame beyond which the Iran talks are declared useless, kicking into gear a shift to the attack mode. A “red [...]

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Clinton on Iran: “We’re not setting deadlines”

From On September 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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During the weekend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his demand that the “international community (read the Obama administration) establish clear “red lines” for Iran’s nuclear program. Then we were told that President Obama was “poised to announce the ‘red lines’ that would trigger a US attack [...]

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