Despite well-informed skepticism about the likelihood that the alleged “Iranian plot” was organized by the Iranian government, prominent U.S. hawks and neoconservatives are beating war drums for retaliatory trikes against Iran. According to IPS News Washington Bureau Chief, Jim Lobe:
Key neo-conservatives and other right-wing hawks who championed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq are [...]
The facts behind the alleged “Iranian plot” are being buried beneath leaked intelligence reports which have been distorted and fed to the media writes regular Inter Press Service contributor, Gareth Porter:
The primary objective of the FBI sting operation involving Iranian- American Manssor Arbabsiar and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant that was started last [...]
The details of the alleged Iranian terror plot are getting more interesting and complicated by the day. In addition to experts analyzing its sketchy details, a significant amount has been written about Mansour Arbabsiar’s lifestyle and personality, with a former business partner and friend telling Reuters that “If they’re looking for [...]
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