Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Necessary Concessions by Iran in Negotiations

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Muller

Usual suspect David Albright, founder and president of ISIS, the Washington-based think tank Institute of Science and International Security, has been testified against Iran before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on “Reversing Iran’s Nuclear Program: Understanding Iran’s Nuclear Program and … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Iranians

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Muller

President Barack Obama proudly informed us that he had a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani yesterday. It seems as if the two are becoming friendly. An earlier attempt of quoting Iranian poet Sa’adi (d. 1291 or 1292) … Continue reading →

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Rouhani, Obama Both Liars?

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Muller

David Albright and Christina Walrond at the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) make the point, in a recent piece on ISIS’ webpage, that new elected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, in a series of overtures to the United States … Continue reading →

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Obama Cornered?

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Muller

Only days ago, President Barack Obama was about to unleash war on Syria, whose government had caused hundreds of deaths on 21 August when having ordered the use of chemical weapons on rebel strongholds in Ghouta east of Damascus, even … Continue reading →

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A Government Assessment

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Muller

You may or may not believe Gareth Porter’s claim that, on 30 August, President Obama has made public his own assessment (“with high confidence”) of what has happened in Damascus on 21 August in order to convince the public that … Continue reading →

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