War With Iran: Will The U.S. Attack With Israel?
If you want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map - as Napoleon recommended. Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the Uni...
If you want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map - as Napoleon recommended. Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the Uni...
Gareth Porter | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics
Could the White House have been taken in by reports from overeager commanders in the Gulf who sent panicky reports with an exaggerated sense of threat from Iranian boats?
Max and the Marginalized | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics
This week's song is about the speedboat scuffle in the Strait of Hormuz and the subsequent blowing-out-of-proportion of said scuffle. Enjoy!
Larisa Alexandrovna | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics
Apparently the US Navy is operating with near zero ability to tell the difference between a radio pirate screaming profanities and a declaration of war.
Joe Cirincione | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics
Both sides seemed to have released tapes edited to tell their side. The truth may lie somewhere in between.
Hooman Majd | Posted 01.09.2008 | Home
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.
Frank Dwyer | Posted 01.08.2008 | Politics
Are there enough top detectives left in London to race out the Strait of Hormuz and find out what really happened?
AP | Joe Bel Bruno | Posted 01.07.2008 | Business
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Counterpunch | Uri Avnery | Posted 07.14.2008 | Home