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Obama's Missed Opportunity

Stephen Zunes | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

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Stephen Zunes

If Obama expects to defeat John McCain, who indeed has more foreign policy experience, he must be more willing to challenge his opponent's record.

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Distorting Obama's Views on Israel

Stephen Zunes | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

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Stephen Zunes

Rather than being necessary for getting him to the White House, Obama's right-wing positions regarding Israel and its neighbors are actually hurting him.

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Iran Tests Missiles, Oil Prices Surge Again

AP | ADAM SCHRECK | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

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NEW YORK — Oil prices finished about where they began Wednesday after jumping more than $2 earlier on reports of lower U.S. oil stockpiles and a...

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Bomb, Bomb, Iran?

Hooman Majd | Posted 04.04.2008 | Home

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Hooman Majd

If the American government cannot bring itself to admit that a member of the "axis of evil" can actually get the U.S. out of a jam of its own making, then that is tragic.

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Iranian TV Airs Video Of US-Iran Naval Encounter In Persian Gulf

AP | LAUREN FRAYER | Posted 01.10.2008 | Home

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Iran aired video Thursday of its boats and U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to show that there was no confrontation between...

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It's a Fake

Hooman Majd | Posted 01.09.2008 | Home

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Hooman Majd

At the risk of sounding like an apologist for the Islamic Republic, the encounter with the U.S. Navy as described by the Pentagon just doesn't ring true.

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Pentagon Says Iran Harassed US Ships

Associated Press | Pauline Jelinek | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

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In what is being called a serious provocation, Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait o...

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It's Time for Sen. Obama to Explain His Record

Lanny Davis | Posted 12.11.2007 | Home

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Lanny Davis

It's time, Sen. Obama, for you to explain your inconsistent record and your apparent double standard.

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Neocons Strike Back on Iran

Philip Giraldi | Posted 12.10.2007 | Home

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Philip Giraldi

The neocons who have been calling for an assault on Tehran have lashed out, indicating that agenda driven ideology trumps reality every time. The pundits who wanted a war last week still want one this week, NIE be damned.

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'Credibility Fatigue' May Linger Beyond Bush

Byron Williams | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Byron Williams

At least Johnson and Nixon had major domestic and international achievements, respectively, that softened the historical impact of their dishonesty. The current administration's raison d'etre and its dishonesty are intertwined.

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How Can We Have 'High Confidence' About Anything in Iran?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.06.2007 | Home

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Lionel Beehner

As Rumsfeld might have put it, we have to approach states like Iran with the intelligence we have, not the intelligence we want.

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Iran Agenda: How Tehran Joined the Axis of Evil Club

Omid Memarian | Posted 11.29.2007 | Home

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Omid Memarian

The real dispute between the United States and Iran has little to do with Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons.

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Senator Clinton is Wrong on Iran

Sam Sedaei | Posted 11.06.2007 | Home

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Sam Sedaei

By voting for the Kyl-Lieberman legislation, Senator Clinton has managed to squander the possibility of ever having a chance of being taken seriously in diplomacy with the Iranian regime.

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War Without End Starts With Iran

Philip Giraldi | Posted 10.29.2007 | Home

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Philip Giraldi

Iran could become a symbol for the hundreds of millions of people around the world who have come to hate the US and its policies.

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Make History Saturday: Take the Streets Against the War(s)

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.26.2007 | Home

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Robert Naiman

"Naming" part of Iran's military as a "terrorist organization" moves us closer to the "World War III" that President Bush has warned us about.

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Hillary Clinton Is Wrong For This Country

Sam Sedaei | Posted 10.26.2007 | Home

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Sam Sedaei

When it comes to foreign affairs, Hillary has been showing every indication that she will pursue policies that are, for the most part, very similar to the failing policies of the Bush administration.

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The Making of a Messier Middle East

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 10.26.2007 | Home

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Patricia DeGennaro

The ability for this country to fight another war under the current conditions is absurd.

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A Response to General Clark

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 10.05.2007 | Home

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Nathan Gonzalez

The Kyl-Lieberman Amendment does more to undo Gen. Clark's own work toward diplomacy than even the most confrontational words by the Bush administration.

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