Iran has many options to retaliate against any attack by Israel and/or the United States.Most terrorism experts say a direct face-to-face confrontation between Iran and the United states is not in the best interests of Iran. They say what is most likely is a mixture of...
"I had complained at the time that this diction is monstrous. I mean, it is surreal to have Democrats discussing whether it is appropriate for the US to "totally obliterate" another country. It would be one thing if she had threatened the Iranian military. Targeting...
" "Another [9/11 type terrorist] attack could create both a justification and an opportunity that is lacking today to retaliate against some known targets" (Statement by Pentagon official, leaked to the Washington Post, 23 April 2006)
The US media consensus is that...
This is the sort of thing that makes me slowly start to sweat. It's not that I believe that either side will actually launch a nuclear missile at the other, but that level of brinkmanship is what leads to other...
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"Attorneys for Vice President Cheney and top White House officials told a federal judge today they cannot be held liable for anything they disclosed to reporters about covert CIA officer Valerie Plame or her husband,...
"People tend to stay fixated on the best time of their lives, and in the case of the neocons, that was undoubtedly the Cold War era. It is therefore no surprise that, with the coming of the "war on terrorism," they have likened the enemy, as Norman Podhoretz puts it in his...
"Across the region, ordinary people want the Americans out. But from Israel to al-Qaida, political groups and states have other ideas
Hussein Agha
Wednesday April 25, 2007
The Guardian
Overt political debate in the Middle East is hostile to the American occupation of Iraq and...
"Military action against Iran would backfire on Israel, report warns
By Anne Penketh, Diplomatic Editor
Published: 12 March 2007
Military action against Iran would backfire against Israel, which in turn would face "dire and far-reaching" consequences, a leading British...
"Amman - Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party threatened on Wednesday to retaliate if the ousted Iraqi leader was executed, warning in an internet posting that it would target United States interests anywhere.
The statement appeared on a Web site known to represent the Ba'ath, which...
According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and salads. ...
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