Tag Archives: Iran

UT-Austin’s Kuperman : Bomb Iran’s Nukes

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Crusader Rabbit.UT non-proliferation ‘expert’ calls forMilitary strikes against Iran nuclear facilities [Alan J. Kuperman is] ‘director of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Program at the University of Texas at Austin,’ but his Christmas eve call to war relies on … Continue reading →

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Israel and Iran : A Countdown to Tragedy?

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

During Iranian street demonstrations this summer a protester displays a photo of Mohammed Mossadegh, deposed by the Americans and the British in 1953 and replaced with the much-hated Shah Reza Pahlavi. Photo posted on Daily Kos, June 19, 2009. Who … Continue reading →

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Iran and the Geneva Talks

Posted on October 8, 2009 by RagBlog

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Saeed Jalili expressed Tehran’s readiness to cooperate with the international community in all areas, saying he entered the talks with six powers in Geneva with “good will.” Photo: Al Alam.Real Progress With IranBy … Continue reading →

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Obama Plays Nuclear Chess with Iran

Posted on October 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama discusses talks with Iran in Geneva, at White House Oct. 1, 2009. Photo by AFP.Is Obama putting Ahmadinejad on the defensive?The complex question of Iran’s nuclear plans By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / October 4, 2009 … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Lies About Iran and Its ‘Nuclear Program’

Posted on October 2, 2009 by RagBlog

Looks like Vancouver or maybe the Seattle area, but this is actually Tehran. Looks the same as your home town, doesn’t it?Top Things You Think You Know About Iran That Are Not TrueBy Juan Cole / October 1, 2009 Thursday … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Covert Nuke Sites : How Many Are There?

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of Qom in Iran. Photo from Reuters.How many secret nuclear sites does Iran have? Secret facilities that evade the IAEA’s cameras and measuring devices can have only one purpose — to create nuclear … Continue reading →

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Steve Weissman : How Washington Learned to Love Nonviolence

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The use of nonviolence for covert intervention Sharp was talking ‘about seizing political power or denying it to others,’ and doing it without having to break things or kill people. By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / September 29, … Continue reading →

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The U.S. and Iran : A Manufactured Crisis?

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Art by Ben Heine © Cartoons / DesertPeace.The new crisis in Iran:The facts and the allegations As intended, the hyped disclosure created headlines around the world. It probably convinced many Americans, already primed to detest Iran, … Continue reading →

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Steve Weissman : The U.S. Role in Iran’s ‘Green Revolution’

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo from BrooWaha.com.Iran: Seen to Be Meddling Our multimedia meddlers sought… to help mobilize the millions of Iranians who had already turned against the regime of Ahmadinejad and were questioning the theocratic rule of the ayatollahs. By Steve Weissman / … Continue reading →

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The Sky Is Falling, the Sky Is Falling !!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by RagBlog

These Israeli myth mongers have to be the most cynical lot on Earth. I, for one, am so tired of hearing this drivel from them that I could just scream. These guys are perfectly content massacring hundreds of Palestinians at … Continue reading →

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Iran, Cyber Warfare and the CIA : The World is Watching

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Twitter and the new Iranian revolution. Cartoon by Ian D. Marsden / truthout.Iran: The world is watching [The media] give wall-to-wall coverage of the protesters, whose heroism is very real. But the TV cameras and front-page headlines completely ignore how … Continue reading →

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Still Not Much Concrete Evidence of Iranian Election Fraud

Posted on June 27, 2009 by RagBlog

Tehran, August 19, 1953.Tehran, June 13, 2009. See also, In a micro-blogging world, caution needed on macro of #iranelection by Maha Zimmo, below. AJAX REDUX: US Heavy Meddle in IranBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2009 … Continue reading →

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