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Is a Deal with Iran Finally Taking Shape?

Richard W. Parker | Posted 11.18.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Mohamed ElBaradei, Natanz, Mahmoud-Ahmedinejad, Iaea, Tehran, Iran Nuclear Program, IAEA Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News
Richard W. Parker

Will Iran accept the kind of deal ElBaradai is said to be seeking -- a deal that gives Iran limited enrichment in exchange for a form of nationwide surveillance?

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Shane Bauer Espionage: Iran Accuses Man With Boulder Ties Of Spying

Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Iran, Iran Espionage, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Boulder Colorado, American Hikers Iran, Shane Bauer, American Hikers Espionage, Denver News

Shane Bauer, a man with ties to Boulder, has been accused--along with two friends--of espionage by the government of Iran. Bauer, along with friends ...

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The U.N.May Have Jumped the Shark

Francine Hardaway | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Gadhafi, United Nations, Muammar Gaddafi, Qaddafi, Muammar El-Qaddafi, Kaddafi, Moammar Gadhafi, Un, Moamer Kadhafi, World News
Francine Hardaway

Is the UN outdated, bloated, and over? I suspect so. By having meetings with dictators, we are showcasing people who would be marginalized if we didn't bring them an audience of global media.

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Qadaffi Is Not Ahmadinajad

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

Read More: Moammar Gadhafi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Muammar El-Qaddafi, World News
Benjamin R. Barber

Not every friend of the United States wears a suit and tie, and sleeping in a tent doesn't make you an enemy of American values (just ask the boy scouts).

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Why Dictators Tend to Babble

Lionel Beehner | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Unga, Dictators, Moammar Gadhafi, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, U.N., Ahmadinejad UN, Gadhafi UN Speech, World News
Lionel Beehner

Moammar Gadhafi droned on for 90 minutes yesterday in rambling prose barely befitting a head of state. Later, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also gave long-winded remarks.

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Will the Focus at the UN Be on Ahmadinejad's Human Rights Abuses?

Trita Parsi | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: US-Iran Relations, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Holocaust, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, World News
Trita Parsi

Ahmadinejad knows how to deflect the attention of the media, and he is a master of changing the subject. And he knows all too well how to push the buttons of Western audiences.

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Iranian Protest Leaders Could Face Execution

washingtonpost.com | Thomas Erdbrink | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Protesters, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran-Protests, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran Protests 2009, Ahmadinejad, Revolutionary Guard Corps, Government Crackdown Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Khatami, Mehdi Karroubi, Iran Protests, Iran Protest Figures, World News

The attorney prosecuting leading opposition figures in Iran asked a court Tuesday to give them "the maximum punishment," offering the clearest indicat...

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The Gulf Can't Deal with Iran Until Iran Deals with Itself

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Cia, Iran Election, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Madeleine Albright, Mossadegh, Al Qaeda, United Arab Emirates, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The GCC is looking at an Iranian government that has lost a great deal of credibility, both locally and internationally, and has yet to figure out how to deal with itself.

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Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Iran Revolution, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Obama Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran Election, Iran Protests, Iran, Iran Elections, The Green Revolution, World News
Mark Weisbrot

If in fact the election was not stolen, and Washington (and Europe) pretend that it was, this can contribute to a worsening of relations.

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Iran Elections: Political Effects To Be Felt Across Region

Inter Press Service | Helena Cobban | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Mir Hossein Moussavi, President Ahmedinejad, Iran Elections, Iranian Elections, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian Presiden, Iran President, Inter Press Service, World News

WASHINGTON, Jun 26 (IPS) - As the political crisis that erupted after Iran's Jun. 12 elections enters its third week, it is becoming evident that th...

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Can Iran Be A Precursor To Major Changes in the Muslim Wordl?

Parvez Ahmed | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Ayatollah, Shariah, Iran Election, Quran, Iran, Democracy, Muslim, World News
Parvez Ahmed

Muslims are yearning for justice that they have been denied for so long, often due to outside interference but increasingly due to internal failures of Muslim majority states.

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GOP on Iran: No to Nuance!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bararack Obama, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, John McCain, GOP on Iran, Iran-Elections, U.S. Iran Policy, Republicans on Iran, Obama on Iran, Hillary Clinton, Lindsey Graham, U.S.-Iran Relations, GOP Criticism, Obama Administration, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Let others constantly "take the temperature" of the so-called "community of nations." You've got a better idea: Why use a thermometer when you can stick a boot up their butt?

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Is there a doctor in the house? Answer carefully

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran, Singapore, Fake Degree, Ali Kordan, United Arab Emirates, Home News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Buying degrees can be very lucrative but very dangerous in the medical industry.

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When Democracy Is Stolen

Giles Slade | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Al Gore, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, CIA Secret Prisons, Rush Limbaugh, Iran Nuclear Program, George W. Bush, Iran Election, Democracy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Robert Mugabe, Republican Party, Wire Tapping, Torture, Dick Cheney, Iran, World News
Giles Slade

With the assistance of a few corrupt politicians, the world has now brought the middle east to the brink of nuclear war.

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Obama Gets Real and So Should You

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Russia, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Hugo Chavez, University of Chicago, Iran, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Education, Venezuela, Fidel Castro, Vladimir Putin, Cuba, Rolling Stones, Health Care, Neo-Realism, Obama Transition, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

For those of us who have waited 8 years for good news, Obama's pragmatism can be frustrating, but it's the right strategy for a realistic president confronted with difficult times.

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Obama's Bold Iran Move

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Diplomacy, Nuclear Threat, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran Diplomacy, Iran Obama, Axis of Evil, Barack Obama Iran, Obama Iran Message, Obama Iran Engagement, Iran, Nuclear Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, World News
Jacob Heilbrunn

The Obama administration's announcement that it will directly participate in meetings with Iran is an overdue move. It isn't America that's put on the spot by Obama's policy shift. It's Iran.

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Iran Is Making Fools of Everyone

Mort Zuckerman | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Diplomacy, Nuclear Threat, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Obama Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran Diplomacy, Iran Obama, Axis of Evil, Barack Obama Iran, Obama Iran Message, Obama Iran Engagement, Iran, Nuclear Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, World News
Mort Zuckerman

Who would have imagined that President Obama may well determine his historical legacy and reputation on the basis of the way he deals with Iran?

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US Troop Immunity Remains Sticking Point In "Very Close" Iraq Negotiations

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq, War Wire, Foreign Affairs, John Negroponte, Hoshyar Zebari, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, War Crimes, Politics News

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday it will require "bold political decisions" to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a...

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Friendly Advice

Lord Robin Corbett | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Nuclear Weapons, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Mccain Nuclear Power, 2008 Election, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Politics News
Lord Robin Corbett

The case of Iran and its intransigent mullahs is rarely the focus of McCain and Obama, and voters are being denied the genuine debate and discussion they deserve.

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The Worst Sarah Palin Clip Yet

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Gaza Strip, Katie Couric, Sarah Palin, Democracy, Iran, Hamas, Israel, Cbs, Interview, John McCain, Palin Middle East, Palin Gaza, Palin Couric Interview, Palin Hamas, Palin Newspapers, Palin Gaffe, Palin Israel, Palin Foreign Policy, Palin Couric, Sarah Palin Hamas, Politics News
Cenk Uygur

No, it's not her infamous Russia answer nor her inexplicable financial bailout response. It's not her latest admission that she doesn't really read any newspapers. It's an overlooked clip from the original Couric interview about Hamas.

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