by Jasmin Ramsey The following is what President Barack Obama had to say about the US’ Iran policy during his Jan. 28, 2014 State of the Union Speech. In saying that he will veto new sanctions passed by Congress, the… Continue Reading
by Shervin Malekzadeh The death of Nelson Mandela last December at the age of 95 brought forth an outpouring of prepared grief and remembrances worldwide. Here in the United States, leaders and politicians of all stripes stepped forward to the cameras,… Continue Reading
by Jim Lobe via IPS News Eight years ago, Stephen Rosen, then a top official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and well-known around Washington for his aggressiveness, hawkish views, and political smarts, was asked by Jeffrey Goldberg… Continue Reading
by Farideh Farhi Speaking to CNN during the World Economic Forum in Davos this week Foreign Minister Javad Zarif got personal. He chided the US president, though he only named the “the White House”, for playing fast and loose with… Continue Reading
by Jim Lobe Tuesday’s floor speech by Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Dianne Feinstein could bury AIPAC’s hopes of winning passage of what I have called the Kirk-Menendez Wag the Dog Act of 2013…at least for the next month or so.… Continue Reading