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NYT’s David Sanger Scaremongering Iran Nukes More Than Netanyahu

September 21, 2013

I’ve forgotten most of the Arabic I once knew. All I can remember now are a few colorful phrases, like "aktar maliki min il malik" – more royalist than the King. Suppose that you decided that you wanted to scaremonger Iran’s nuclear program. An obvious question presents itself: exactly how much should you scaremonger it?…

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The U.S. and Iran are talking. Why is the New York Times peddling Iran Islamophobia?

April 19, 2012

At long last, the United States and Iran are engaged in serious talks about Iran’s nuclear program. But instead of celebrating the fact that President Obama is keeping his promise to the people who voted for him to pursue diplomatic engagement with Iran, the New York Times has suggested to its readers that Iran’s Supreme…

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A Contrarian Optimist View of the Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks

April 10, 2012

When President Obama nominated global health superhero Dr. Jim Young Kim to lead the World Bank, Harvard development economist Dani Rodrik remarked, "It’s nice to see that Obama can still surprise us." Is it possible that Obama could pleasantly surprise us in the upcoming talks with Iran over its nuclear program? Much of the media…

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Does AIPAC Want War? Lieberman “Capability” Red Line May Tip AIPAC’s Hand

February 17, 2012

For all it has done to promote confrontation between the United States and Iran, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has worked to avoid the public perception that AIPAC is openly promoting war. In AIPAC’s public documents, the emphasis has always been on tougher sanctions. (If you make sanctions "tough" enough – an effective embargo…

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Can Joe Lieberman Block Diplomacy with Iran that Would Prevent War?

February 9, 2012

Can Joe Lieberman Block Diplomacy with Iran that Would Prevent War? by Robert Naiman There’s no question that some people in Washington would very much like for the U.S. to have a policy towards Iran whose endgame is war or externally-induced regime change. And they have a long-term strategy to bring this about, which is…

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An Iran Policy for the 99%: Yes to the Medical Nuke Deal

October 10, 2011

I marched through downtown Washington Saturday afternoon with the "#OccupyDC" folks. One of the most popular chants around me was: "How to end this deficit? End the wars, tax the rich!" Apparently the 99% in DC have no trouble talking about ending the wars and taxing the rich in the same breath. I hope that…

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Brazil, Turkey Defy Washington on Iran Sanctions

June 9, 2010

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution calling for new sanctions against Iran today. Wait, did you just yawn? Pay attention, there’s real news here. The man-bites-dog story is that two countries – Brazil and Turkey – voted no, while Lebanon abstained. That’s a record. There’s never been more than one no vote before;…

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Reset: Stephen Kinzer’s Vision of a New U.S. Relationship with Turkey and Iran

June 8, 2010

Until quite recently, it seemed that Turkey had a clearly defined role in the Middle East, from the standpoint of U.S. policy. They were the "good Muslims," who were part of NATO, who contributed troops to U.S. wars, and who had good relations with Israel. In the past few weeks, therefore, some Americans may have…

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Regime Change Redux? Reading Tom Friedman in Sao Paulo

May 26, 2010

Sao Paulo – New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman is on the warpath. Not only against his "Great Satan" of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but also against Brazil’s President Lula and Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan, because they had the temerity to succeed in negotiating an agreement with Iran to try to de-escalate the confrontation between…

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It’s “Gollllllll!” for Lula Against Western Push for Iran Sanctions

May 17, 2010

If I were in Washington this morning, I would run down Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House to Congress with a big Brazilian flag, as the young Brazilians run down the Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo during the the "football" match, shouting "Gollllllll!" Because with the news this morning that Iran has agreed to ship…

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