Making Warbirds Instead of Thunderbirds By William J. Astore Republished by Tom Dispatch Perhaps you’ve heard of “Makin’ Thunderbirds,” a hard-bitten rock & roll song by Bob Seger that I listened to 30 years ago while in college. It’s about… Continue Reading
The former executive editor of the New York Times, Bill Keller, has seriously entered the to bomb or not to bomb Iran debate that was invigorated by Foreign Affairs after its publication of Matthew Kroenig’s hotly contested “Time to Attack… Continue Reading
As many readers will know, recent weeks have seen a concerted neoconservative campaign against the Center for American Progress (CAP) and Media Matters on trumped-up charges of “anti-Semitism”. (Specific targets have included our former colleagues Ali Gharib and Eli Clifton,… Continue Reading
In response to a worrying trend in U.S. politics, Lobe Log publishes Iran Hawk Watch every Friday. Our posts highlight and examine militaristic commentary about Iran from a variety of sources including news articles, think tanks and pundits. *This week’s… Continue Reading
Josh Rogin, the Cable guy at foreign policy.com, has a very important piece on statements made this evening by George W. Bush’s former NSA and CIA chief regarding the wisdom, or rather unwisdom, of a U.S. (or Israeli) attack on… Continue Reading