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Need to Talk

Posted in Iran, Israel, USA, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Definitely. Long-awaited. About the drone, the sanctions, the Strait of Hormuz, the assassination of nuclear scientists, sponsoring of terrorism, uranium enrichment, medical isotopes, military dimensions of the nuclear program, regime change. The threats, Israel. What the hell is going on between the U.S. and Israel, as Daniel Drezner put it? Obama is sending letters to [...]

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Dangerous War Games

Posted in Iran, USA, tagged , , , , , on December 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Update below. Update II (Sunday). Both fascinating and alarming is the map of U.S. military bases in the Middle East, which had been posted a couple of days ago by Juan Cole. Essentially unsuccessful in designing several serious allegations, even casus belli, towards America’s arch enemy, Iran (does anyone remember the assassination plot against the [...]

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The War Isn’t Over

Posted in Iraq, USA, WikiLeaks, tagged , , , , , , on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

While the last American soldier has left Iraq (only to return, after seasonal holidays, to nearby Kuwait), the Iraq Body Count has certainly to go on. The war isn’t over yet. The arrest warrant for Sunni Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi upon allegations of sparking violent tensions after the U.S. troop withdrawal has to be seen [...]

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What Else?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

WikiLeaks and Julian Assange has been awarded the prestigious Australian 2011 Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contributions to Journalism. Well done. His acceptance speech and sharp criticism of in particular his Prime Minister Julia Guillard for being Obama’s and his Administration’s poodle can be seen here. Last Update November 28, 2011.

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The Silence of the Obama Administration

Posted in Egypt, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

That U.S. President Obama has reinforced new sanctions on Iran following more than dubious revelations by the IAEA on its nuclear program but doesn’t find words on the new violence in Cairo, where protests reach a level reminding us of the events in January when millions eventually chased away dictator Hosni Mubarak, tells volumes. That a [...]

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