As with Iraq beating the drums of war on Iran only requires alleging imminent acquisition of WMD.
Iranq: One Size Foreign Policy Fits All
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Are Nuclear Weapons Required to Enforce Nuclear Disarmament?
The means for enforcing Global Zero — the worldwide elimination of nuclear weapons — may be almost as frightening as nukes themselves.
Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to “Groundhog Day”
Tepco is dealing with the same problems at Fukushima and in the same ways as immediately after the earthquake and tsunami.
Call for Attacks on Libyan Infrastructure Provides Glimpse of NATO’s Real Motives
Are we being dragged into a war whose means violate the Geneva Conventions and whose end violates the UN resolution that protects civilians?
Sans Insurance, a Nuclear Meltdown Can Become a Financial Meltdown
Since insurance companies refuse to provide more than minimal coverage for nuclear-power plants, the state must absorb the bulk of the costs of a disaster such as Fukushima.
The New York Times Backs the Administration’s Tenderize-the-Taliban Policy
The New York Times backs the administration and Gen. Petraeus’s policy of softening up the Taliban with a pounding before talking with its representatives.
WikiLeaks: Canada’s Harper Embodies American Right’s Worst Tendencies
Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose Conservative Party took a commanding majority in nationwide elections last week, has built his political success on a platform of his country’s supposed Arctic sovereignty, pro-business economics, and dodging action on climate change.
Pakistan Makes It Hard to Defend From the “They Don’t Value Human Life” Libel
Pakistan seems oblivious to the threat that expanding its nuclear-weapons program poses.
Bin Laden Had Jumped the Shark Anyway
With his severity and grandiosity, bin Laden had outlived his tactical, strategic, and philosophic usefulness to jihadists.
Palestine: the Logical Locus of Les Onzards
Palestinians need to mobilize around a liberation strategy that appeals to the widest possible base.