News and views relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for November 11, 2010. National Review Online: Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) fellow Benjamin Weinthal blogs that while U.S. President Barack Obama used his trip to Indonesia to scold Israel for new… Continue Reading
When the Wikileaks document dump came out, many hawks and anti-Iran agitators grumbled that the document “proved” Iran’s nefarious influence in Iraq. I wrote, twice, about the lack of caution in these assessments, based mostly on anonymous conclusions and single-source… Continue Reading
This is a guest post from Beirut by Marc J. Sirois, a writer and the former managing editor of the Daily Star newspaper in the Lebanese capital. If you cook dinner for a large crowd and manage to flub the… Continue Reading
Meeting American Decline Face to Face By Juan Cole Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com Blocked from major new domestic initiatives by a Republican victory in the midterm elections, President Barack Obama promptly lit out for Asia, a far more promising arena. … Continue Reading
I never thought I’d say it, but the Fox cartoon family sitcom Family Guy has something to add to the conversation about U.S.-Iran policy. Leave it to a schlub from Rhode Island and his alcoholic talking dog to make sense… Continue Reading