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NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Moderate Islamist is top challenger in Egypt; We support Yemeni opposition (quietly), Iran also supports them (with arms) - is this a good thing?; When Koran-burning is worse than mass killing; Ahmadinejad unfazed by rare, broadcast parliamentary grilling; ICC convicts Congolese warlord of using children in war.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 15, 2012
Jeremy Scahill: Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist [Abdulelah Haider Shaye] in Prison in Yemen?
Scahill in The Nation ..While Shaye, 35, had long been known as a brave, independent-minded journalist in Yemen, his collision course with the US government appears to have been set in December 2009. On December 17, the Yemeni government announced that it had conducted a series of strikes against an Al Qaeda training camp in the village of al Majala in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, killing a number of Al Qaeda militants. As the story spread across the world, Shaye traveled to al Majala. What he discovered were the remnants of Tomahawk cruise missiles and cluster bombs, neither of which are in the Yemeni military’s arsenal. He photographed the missile parts, some of them bearing the label “Made in the USA,” and distributed the photos to international media outlets. He revealed that among the victims of the strike were women, children and the elderly. To be exact, fourteen women and twenty-one children were killed. Whether anyone actually active in Al Qaeda was killed remains hotly contested. After conducting his own investigation, Shaye determined that it was a US strike. The Pentagon would not comment on the strike and the Yemeni government repeatedly denied US involvement. But Shaye was later vindicated when Wikileaks released a US diplomatic cable that featured Yemeni officials joking about how they lied to their own parliament about the US role, while President Saleh assured Gen. David Petraeus that his government would continue to lie and say “the bombs are ours, not yours.”.. read more
Posted by Mike Blaxill, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
WAR: Marching Toward Syria: Eyes Cast on Iran
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 13, 2012A Better Understanding of Iran Might Save Us From Catastrophe
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 13, 2012I Don’t Want To See Their Faces; I Don’t Want To Hear Them Scream | Common Dreams
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 13, 2012Truthdig – 10 Myths About Iran—and Why They’re Dead Wrong
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 13, 2012NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Obama admin debates speedier pullout from Afghanistan, and even some hawkish GOP candidates agree; Outright massacre of civilians reported in Homs; Irael-Gaza fighting is "calmer" than usual; Rebekah Brooks is arrested in Murdoch scandal.Posted by Ian Alterman, Tuesday, March 13, 2012
NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
U.S. soldier loses it, massacres 16 in Afghan village; Will new Egyptian leader unilaterally undo nascent democracy?; Pentagon warns against intervention in Syria; Sarkozy moves to the right; Slovakia moves to the left.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 12, 2012
Debunking Anti-Iran Propaganda: The Myth of the “New Holocaust”
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, March 11, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Assad rejects any talks with opposition; Anti-Putin Russians struggle to maintain relevance; Iraqi Christians under siege.Posted by Ian Alterman, Sunday, March 11, 2012
Israel and Iran: For such a time as this | The Economist
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, March 10, 2012Secret State Agencies: ‘No Hard Evidence’ Iran Building Nukes, March to War Continues
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, March 10, 2012NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Could the Fukushima disaster have been avoided?; After Putin win, opposition wanes (for now); Bahrainis have not given up the fight.Posted by Ian Alterman, Saturday, March 10, 2012
MJ Rosenberg: American Enterprise Institute Admits: Iran Threat Isn’t That It Will Launch Nuclear Attack
from G. Reza GolsorkhiPosted by Michael Butler, Friday, March 9, 2012
NYT (3): Foreign Affairs
Some unlikely winners in Russian elections; A single American voluntarily stays behind to be tried in Egyptian court; Japan shuts down 52 of 54 nuclear power plants.Posted by Ian Alterman, Friday, March 9, 2012
NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
Saw Aung San Suu Kyi back on campaign trail; What with Iran-Israel-U.S. and Arab Spring, Palestinians feel orphaned.Posted by Ian Alterman, Thursday, March 8, 2012
We Can Live With a Nuclear Iran
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 7, 2012Romney’s Made-up History on Iran | Consortiumnews
Posted by Michael Butler, Wednesday, March 7, 2012NYT Editorials & Op-Eds (6)
"A Supreme Court ruling limits the right of suspects to remain silent by redefining 'custody'" (Editorial); "Arizona’s extremist immigration law lost another round in federal court when the judge blocked another provision that makes it a crime for day laborers to look for work on the street" (Editorial); "En route to Super Tuesday, the 2012 race has provided lessons and surprises aplenty" (Bruni); "The same drivers on the right are urging the dogs of war once more: 'Mush!'" (Dowd); "President Obama has redefined the Iran issue by saying it is about U.S. national security and global security, too" (Friedman); "Above his other achievements, James Q. Wilson reintegrated the vocabulary of character into discussions of everyday life" (Brooks)Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
NYT (5): Foreign Affairs
Obama rebukes GOP over "drums of war" on Iran; Syria trying to cover up Homs massacre; Despite Putin's readiness for relationship, U.S. is wary over election fraud allegations and protest arrests; Medvedev orders investigation into convictions of Khodorovsky and Lebedev.Posted by Ian Alterman, Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Afghan president endorses clerics’ code that allows wife beating, segregation of sexes
Posted by Harry Sifton, Tuesday, March 6, 2012Truthdig – AIPAC Works for the 1 Percent – Chris Hedges
Posted by Michael Butler, Tuesday, March 6, 2012FOCUS | Obama to AIPAC: ‘Too Much Loose Talk of War’
Posted by Michael Butler, Monday, March 5, 2012NYT (2): Foreign Affairs
Holding to promise, Yemeni opposition goes after military; Outrageous plan to relocate 4,000 puts Brazilian Olympic plans on hold.Posted by Ian Alterman, Monday, March 5, 2012
