Iran Is No Threat, Unless Bush Makes It One

" ........Comparing Iran with the 1939 Nazi Germany is ridiculous. Germany was a powerful, industrialized nation that had been defeated in World War I. It had grievances against the victors who had humiliated it. Germany's culture was such that many Germans blindly...

New Photos From Hiroshima: An Unfriendly Reminder

"Hillary Clinton recently revealed what a Clinton Presidency would consider in response to a scenario in which Iran attacks Israel: "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran...In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider...

Warlord Hillary Clinton: Promises Iran's Demise !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYep, this from a Presidential Candidate, who believes a Warm greeting by an Eastern European country, complete with a musical band and flowers from a little girl is an...

Geopolitics of Peak Oil

Why would the US be topping up their strategic oil reserves at at time when prices are at all time highs?  "A few weeks ago, I highlighted the fact that the US Government was topping off the strategic...

History Repeats Itself: Muslims Being Profiled

Sixty five years ago in the State of California Americans facilitated the largest modern day racial profiling program against Japanese American Citizens.  In that as it may be, history has a knack of repeating...

Crosshairs on Iran: 60 Year Old Amir Speaks

In my continuing series to pull back the veil of ignorance about Iran and its people, Amir, a sixty year old businessman from Tehran, shares his views on his country, the necessity of clean nuclear power for Iran,...

Cheney's Secret Escalation Plan?

"At yesterday's press conference, President Bush announced that he had put Iran on notice: "One of the main reasons that I asked [U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan] Crocker to meet with Iranians inside Iraq was to send...

Playing the Hand we've Dealt by Thomas Friedman

"Last week, President Bush appointed a “war czar,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, to oversee everything we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan — which raises the question: Who was doing this job up to now? The answer, amazingly, is no one. We’re like a fine restaurant that has...

Interview with Iraqi Resistance Member by Dahr Jamail

"Abu Mohammed: I am a representative of the Ba'ath Party and Iraq's National Resistance. DJ: Western corporate media portrays most of the violence in Iraq as if it is the Iraqis who are killing each other with suicide car bombs in markets, etc. What is your opinion of Iraqi...

Iran's kidnap profit: $167M?

So, what did Iran get out of holding on to 15 British sailors and marines for some 10 days? A lot of attention from the West, that's for sure -- and possibly an extra $167 million in oil revenue. No, there wasn't a ransom paid, but the standoff did push the price of crude...

U.S. says Iran must change behavior, not Washington

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday if Iran wanted to change its relationship with Washington it would first have to suspend uranium enrichment. "The behavior that needs to change is the Iranians, not the United States," State Department spokesman Tom...

Brit “Hostage” Drama Pales in Comparison to MI6 and CIA Crimes Against Iran

by Kurt Nimmo"“Perhaps we should get some perspective by imagining how we might react if the Iranians had occupied France and were patrolling the English channel,” runs a post on the UK Telegraph, responding to the capture of 15 British sailors by Iran. Indeed. But I can...

US espionage threat as big as Cold War: official

"US espionage threat as big as Cold War: official WASHINGTON, March 29 (AFP) Mar 29, 2007 The United States is facing a major threat from foreign intelligence groups, including from the Russians whose American espionage operations have matched Cold War levels, a top...

Iran ahead of the game - for now

"Iran ahead of the game - for now By Kaveh L Afrasiabi "The US is not escalating tensions with Iran," said a Pentagon spokesperson in reference to the major US naval exercise in Persian Gulf "off the coast of Iran", per the wire reports. That is, a hair stretch beyond Iran's...

Common Ground Common Sense OpEds: The Axis of Evil: now there is only one lef...

"Business Times - 20 Feb 2007 The Axis of Evil: now there is only one left There is a possibility the North Korean model of a nuclear deal may be applied to Iran By LEON HADAR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT DURING his State of the Union Address on Jan 29, 2002, US President George...

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