The US and its allies have been attacking one evil empire after another for decades, including the evil empire of Mohammed Mosaddegh, the scary Red Menace in Iran, in 1953. We have nothing to show for any of them. Why do US, European and Israeli leaders think this time things will be different?
Israel, Iran, and the Bomb |
| By: masaccio Sunday February 5, 2012 10:30 am |
Defense Minister: Israel “Far Off” from Any Military Action on Iran |
| By: David Dayen Thursday January 19, 2012 10:20 am |
Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, said today that Israel was “very far off” from any attack on Iran. More important, Israeli intelligence indicates that they have not yet determined that Iran has decided even to build a nuclear weapon. These are things you don’t hear much in the US press, so let’s run the [...]
US Tries to Lower Tensions With Iran |
| By: David Dayen Monday January 16, 2012 1:00 pm |
Prior to all the rising tensions around Iran, the US and Israel had scheduled a large set of joint military exercises in the spring. Maybe this wasn’t necessarily a provocative act, but with everything happening around Iran, it gained a new resonance. So today, when the two sides postponed the exercises, some saw it as a way to cool those tensions.
Report: Israel Engaged in False Flag Operation to Foment Terrorist Attacks Inside Iran |
| By: David Dayen Sunday January 15, 2012 11:30 am |
A provocative article in Foreign Policy magazine suggests that Israeli Mossad officers recruited members of the Pakistani terrorist organization Jundallah to aid in the covert operations against Iranian targets, including bombings in the Baluchistan region and potentially the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. The Mossad officers, according to Mark Perry, posed as American intelligence agents during the recruitment, using US passports.
More on the Murder of Iranian Nuclear Scientists |
| By: David Dayen Thursday January 12, 2012 7:15 pm |
It’s not like there is no evidence suggesting at the very least targeted assassinations, regardless of who is directing them. So why do media outlets resist the label of terrorism for these acts?
Another Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday January 11, 2012 11:29 am |
One important part of the suspected covert war with Iran, in addition to the drone surveillance and cyberwarfare, concerns the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists. Several scientists have been murdered under questionable circumstances over the past several months. And now, another death has been reported.
US/Iran Rhetoric Escalates |
| By: David Dayen Monday January 2, 2012 12:15 pm |
It must be an election year, because the noise about war with Iran has quite suddenly elevated. You have Republican Presidential candidates talking about blockades and putting missiles on high alert, threats to block the Strait of Hormuz, and the like. And Iran is doing its best to avoid an apocalyptic rhetoric gap, by announcing a series of advances on the nuclear and ballistic front.
Iran’s Threats to Close Strait of Hormuz Would Have Major Economic Implications |
| By: David Dayen Wednesday December 28, 2011 1:30 pm |
The Iranian threat to close off the Strait of Hormuz would have implications across the board. 15 million barrels of oil pass through it every day. This, incidentally, is the entire acknowledged purpose of the US military presence in the Middle East: to ensure safe shipping for hydrocarbon tankers.
Mainstream? |
| By: Attaturk Monday December 26, 2011 1:30 am |
One of my less favorite Holiday traditions with my retired father in Arizona is his affection for FoxNews. But there has been a long-standing, occasionally violated, understanding between us not to discuss politics. I’m sure a few of you have similar arrangements.
It is a trend |
| By: Attaturk Wednesday December 14, 2011 1:30 am |
Looks like the sound construction practices expected from military contracts has once again come to pass.


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