If George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have yet to be tried for war crimes in Iraq, why should Benjamin Netanyahu worry if he attacks Iran?
How Does Netanyahu Think He Can Get Away With Bombing Iran?
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“October Surprise” by Israel Could Sink Obama’s Re-election Chances
Zbigniew Brzezinski is concerned that an “October surprise” could prevent the re-election of President Obama.
“Dagan Could Not Have Set Foot in Washington Again”
Historian Mark Perry caused a firestorm with his report that Mossad officers posed as CIA officers to recruit Jundallah operatives for attacks within Iran.
Will the Right Listen to Its Go-Slow Guy on Iran?
Which comes first — an Iranian nuclear weapon or the demise of the Islamic Republic?
Review: The United States of Fear
Tom Engelhardt’s most recent work, The United Sates of Fear, offers a sobering analysis of U.S. policy in the post 9/11 period, painting a bleak assessment of what he labels an empire in decline. Through his straightforward prose, which avoids the daunting language often found in similar works, Engelhardt mounts a scathing attack on U.S. foreign policy, the military industrial complex, and the Washington politicians who chant the mantra of “national security.”
My Day With a Real Thrill Kill Cult: the MEK
The Mujahideen-e Khalq’s Paris-based leadership is reluctantly cooperating with a U.N. plan to resettle its endangered members in an Iraq refugee camp.
Diplomats’ Reports in the Cold War Years: Indispensable or Exercise in Futility?
Post-World War II U.S. administrations often marginalized diplomats’ reports that dissented from their policies on the Cold War, China, and the Vietnam and Iraq Wars.
Cyber War: Reality or Hype?
During his confirmation hearings this past June, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned the Senate, “The next Pearl Harbor we confront could very well be a cyber attack that cripples our grid, our security systems, our financial systems, our governmental systems.” The use of Pearl Harbor provided powerful imagery: a mighty fleet reduced to smoking ruin, an expansionist Asian power at the nation’s doorstep.
Once-Great Journalist Shawcross Now Receives John Yoo Seal of Approval
George Bush’s torture facilitator finds much to like in William Shawcross’s new book.
The Apocalyptics
They’re like a heavy metal band. Dress them up in black, put some Goth makeup on them, give them a name like The Apocalyptics, and they’d fit right in with the head-banger crowd. After all, it’s mostly doom and gloom with the Republican candidates, particularly when they start in on foreign policy. The lead singer for a while, Michele Bachmann, loved to croon about the world entering its final days. Bass player Rick Perry has rapped about the threat of Islamic terrorists surging up from Mexico. Lead guitarists Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have done a duet about going to war with Iran. And in the rhythm section, Rick Santorum, who definitely prefers sticks to carrots, has kept up a steady drumbeat for war with all comers, including China.