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Zunes: The United States, Israel, and the Possible Attack on Iran

Znet Article, May, 02 2006 Stephen Zunes
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With even mainstream media outlets like the Washington Post and The New Yorker publishing credible stories that the United States is seriously planning a military attack on Iran, increasing numbers of Americans are expressing concerns about the co...

Bennis: Iran, the U.S., and Nukes in the Middle East

Zmag Article, May, 01 2006 Phyllis Bennis
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T he Bush administration’s rapid escalation of anti-Iran rhetoric in the last few months should not be dismissed as posturing. Some of the attacks, especially Vice-President Cheney’s an...

Solomon: When â€œDiplomacyâ€ Means War

Commentary, April, 23 2006 Norman Solomon
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One of the nation's leading pollsters, Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center, wrote a few weeks ago that among Americans "there is little potential support for the use of force against Iran." This month the White House has continued to emph...

Avnery: The Day After

Znet Article, April, 21 2006 Uri Avnery
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The airwaves and the headlines are full of talk of a U.S. military strike against Iran. That is as it should be -- the danger of such a reckless move is real, and rising, and we should be talking about it. The Bush administration claims that negot...

Hudson: Bush Won't Exclude Iran Nuke Strike

Znet Article, April, 20 2006 Saul Hudson
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and President George W. Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atom...

Solomon: How Long Will MoveOn.org Fail to Oppose Bombing Iran?

Znet Article, April, 18 2006 Norman Solomon
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MoveOn.org sent out an email with the subject line â€œDonâ€™t Nuke Iranâ€ to three million people on April 12. ...

Cole: Iran Can Now Make glowing Mickey Mouse Watches

Znet Article, April, 14 2006 Juan Cole
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Iran Can Now Make glowing Mickey Mouse Watches

Gonsalves: The Logic of Withdrawal

Commentary, April, 11 2006 Sean Gonsalves
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As we enter the third year of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the phrase for this week is ''exit strategy'' -- a euphemism for failure in Iraq, based on a growing awareness (finally) across the political spectrum that the Bush administration's pre-em...

Hersh: The Iran Plans

Znet Article, April, 10 2006 Seymour m. Hersh
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The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack. Current and former Americ...

Hirsch: Nuking Iran

Znet Article, April, 10 2006 Jorge Hirsch
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Foaad Khosmood: In the April 17 issue of New Yorker Magazine Seymour Hersh has an eye-opening piece that quotes Administration insiders who suggest nuclear war with Iran is a serious option. You had written back in October of 2005 that "The stra...

Varadarajan: The Game Plan on Iran is becoming clearer

Znet Article, March, 28 2006 Siddharth Varadarajan
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THIS WEEK, the fog of Anglo-American diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear question parted momentarily to give the world a rare glimpse of the drive to war that lies behind. On Wednesday, the Times of London reproduced a letter written last week by Joh...

Pilger: The War Lovers

Commentary, March, 23 2006 John Pilger
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The war lovers I have known in real wars have usually been harmless, except to themselves. They were attracted to Vietnam and Cambodia, where drugs were plentiful. Bosnia, with its roulette of death, was another favourite. A few would say they wer...

Engelhardt: Connecting the Dots, Bush-Style

Znet Article, March, 20 2006 Tom Engelhardt
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As readers flee news on the printed page for an on-line life and classified ads head out the door for Craigslist and points west, the Washington Post became just the latest major newspaper to announce significant staff cuts. With fourth-quarter re...

Cole: Fishing for a Pretext in Iran

Znet Article, March, 18 2006 Juan Cole
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On March 13, President Bush told an audience at George Washington University, â€œCoalition forces have seized IEDs and components that were clearly produced in Iran...Such actions--along with Iranâ€™s support for terrorism and its purs...

Ramonet: Democracy To Order

Znet Article, March, 18 2006 Ignacio Ramonet
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Democracy may have been promoted as the best of all political systems, but it has long been a rare form of actual government. It is difficult for any regime entirely to live up to the democratic ideal that the strong should treat the weak well and...

Chomsky: Latin America And Asia Are At Last Breaking Free Of Washington's Grip

Commentary, March, 17 2006 Noam Chomsky
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The prospect that Europe and Asia might move towards greater independence has troubled US planners since the second world war. The concerns have only risen as the "tripolar order" - Europe, North America and Asia - has continued to evolve.

Herman: Uncle Chutzpah and His Willing Executioners on the Dire Iran Threat: With Twelve Principles of War Propaganda in Ongoing Service

Znet Article, March, 15 2006 Edward Herman
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Back at the time of a major Bush-1 "drug war" in 1989, Hodding Carter pointed out that with increasing attention to the newly declared "crisis" by the administration and media, the public's estimate of the importance of the drug problem rose spect...

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