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Military Strike On Iran Nuclear Facilities Could Backfire, Study Warns

Washington Post | Joby Warrick | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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A military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities would probably only delay the country's progress toward nuclear-weapons capability, according to a...

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Geneva: The New Munich?

Alexander Barnes | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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Iran's oft-stated nuclear ambitions remain the single greatest threat to world peace. But instead of recognizing the Iranian threat for what it is, Europeans continue to focus on blaming themselves for past colonial failures.

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Iran: Beyond the Rubicon of Trust

Hannah Fisher | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Iran's refusal to temporarily freeze its nuclear program raises suspicion and suggests that the apparently diplomatic position of its Vice President is a plot to further envelop its actions in a cloud of ambivalence.

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Iran Now Has 6,000 Centrifuges For Uranium: Report

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president said Saturday his country now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, a significant increase in its nuclear program that is...

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If the Iranians Are Confident in Their Chess, They May Accept "Freeze for Freeze"

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

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If real negotiations started, the eyes of the international media would be focused on the talks. It would no longer be possible for the Bush administration to conceal its inflexibility on the question of enrichment.

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Wish To Be Poor and Unemployed? Support Military Attacks on Iran

Muhammad Sahimi | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Whereas the implications of a war with Iran for the national security of the US would be much worse than those of the Iraq war, little has been said about the implications for our economic security here at home.

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Iran Rules Out Suspending Enrichment Program

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics

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GENEVA — A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five oth...

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Mediating the Nuclear Impasse

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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For Iran's own best interests, its contentious leaders would be well advised to tone down their anti-Israeli threats and find a diplomatic solution to its suspected nuclear weapons program.

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U.S. Policy Reversal on Iran

Joe Cirincione | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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In a stunning announcement today, the White House disclosed that a senior US official will meet with the Iranian nuclear negotiator over the weekend. A deal may be in the works.

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Bush Supports Israeli Plan For Strike On Iran: Report

Huffington Post | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

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Last month Seymour Hersh of the New Yorker reported that the Bush Administration has stepped up covert operations inside Iran. Now the Times of Londo...

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Americans Don't Know: There's a Plan on the Table to Resolve the Nuclear Standoff with Iran

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics

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What those promoting military attacks on Iran don't want Americans to know is that there's an offer on the table that could resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and allow both sides to claim victory.

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Iran Says It Won't Halt Nuclear Work

AP | ALI AKBAR DAREINI | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent...

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A Decent Respect for the Opinions of Mankind: Iran Literacy Quiz

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Since it doesn't look like Washington has any intention of swearing off its bombing addiction anytime soon, in the spirit of '76, I offer the following quiz for the edification of the general public.

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How to Avoid an Israeli-Iranian War

Trita Parsi | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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A military attack on Iran would not only lead to Iran opting out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, it would kill the Iranian pro-democracy movement.

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Memo to the Progressive Community on Iran

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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For the past eight years we have pursued an incoherent approach that fails to focus clearly on U.S. interests and does not effectively use all of the tools of power available.

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Israel Pushing US To Strike Iran

CBS News | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen leaves Tuesday night on an overseas trip that will take him to Israel, reports CBS News national security co...

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Israel's Nukes: A Response

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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I consider Israel's commitment not to be the first to introduce nuclear weapons into the Middle East as sheer PR. However, Israel's offer to give up all nukes should not be ignored.

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Is Israel Really Preparing to Attack Iran? Col. Gardiner Says No

Robert Naiman | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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"President Bush likes beehive analogies," Gardiner points out. " An Israel-only strike would stir up the bees and leave the hives with only limited damage."

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Major Israeli Military Exercise Seems Directed At Iran, US Says

New York Times | MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack...

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Israelis: Eat a Pistachio, Make an Iranian A-Bomb

Richard Silverstein | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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The new U.S. Ambassador to Israel has gotten all worked up over the fact that Israel is violating its own laws against trading with the Iranian enemy by eating Iranian pistachios. I kid you not.

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Britain To Freeze Assets Of Iran's Largest Bank In New Sanctions

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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LUXEMBOURG — An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran. The spokeswoman for EU fore...

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Bush, EU Threaten Iran With New Sanctions

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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KRANJ, Slovenia — President Bush claimed progress Tuesday in his legacy-shaping drive to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, winning Europ...

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Europe Has Given Up On Getting Bush To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Reuters | Jeremy Pelofsky and Zoran Radosavljevic | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

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BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush opened a farewell European summit on Tuesday, aiming to work with allies to increase pressure on I...

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Europe Has Given Up On Getting Bush To Cut Emissions

Reuters | Jeremy Pelofsky and Zoran Radosavljevic | Posted 06.18.2008 | Green

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BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) - President George W. Bush opened a farewell European summit on Tuesday, aiming to work with allies to increase pressure on I...

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Irrational Leaders and Nuclear Arms: A Response

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics

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Allowing authoritarian regimes to be subject only to internal challenges in exchange for deproliferation and ending the support for terrorism is less bitter than it seems.

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