Month: May 2012
Prominent Islamophobes Identified As ‘Heading Up The Radical Right’
via Think Progress Increasing anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S. has shown enormous growth in the past two years, leading the Southern Poverty Law Center to mention three notorious Islamophobes on their list of “30 new activists heading up the radical… Continue Reading
How to Forget on Memorial Day
[Note for TomDispatch Readers: The next TD post will be on Tuesday morning May 29th. To catch Timothy MacBain’s latest Tomcast audio interview in which I discuss what Americans should consider remembering on Memorial Day, click here or download it to… Continue Reading
Jim Lobe: U.S. Neo-Conservatives Assail Possible Compromise on Iran Talks
As at least two days of talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme got underway in Baghdad Wednesday, neo-conservatives and other hawks escalated their campaign against any compromise agreement, particularly one that would permit Tehran to continue enriching uranium… Continue Reading
Pew Poll Promotes False Tradeoff Between Military Action And Permitting Iran To Acquire A Nuclear Weapon
via Think Progress A new poll conducted by the Pew Global Attitudes Project finds that 63 percent of respondents in the U.S. “would turn to military force to prevent Iran from going nuclear.” But the pollsters questions contain unproven assumptions… Continue Reading