News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 12th, 2010. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: An American Jewish Committee poll found that “Jewish approval of President Obama is dropping,” according to JTA. On Iran, the poll found “American Jewish confidence in Obama’s… Continue Reading
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s thinking on Iran is well documented — given Jeffrey Goldberg “channelling” him or his advisers’ apocalyptic rhetoric on the matter — his developing views on Turkey and the as-yet-uncreated Palestinian State are now coming to… Continue Reading
Flynt and Hillary Mann Leveretts’ blog, The Race For Iran, has had some excellent reflections on the recent Charlie Rose interview with Stuart Levey, Undersecretary of the Treasury for Financial and Terrorism Intelligence. (The full interview can be viewed here.)… Continue Reading
China’s Pipelineistan “War” Anteing Up, Betting, and Bluffing in the New Great Game By Pepe Escobar Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com Future historians may well agree that the twenty-first century Silk Road first opened for business on December 14, 2009. That… Continue Reading
On neocon pundit David Frum‘s FrumForum blog, John Guardiano lambasts Tom Donilon, President Obama’s choice to succeed Gen. Jim Jones as National Security Adviser, as “the wrong man for the job.” Guardiano, a contributor to neoconservative blogs and former Marine, … Continue Reading