As I mentioned last week, I was on a radio show today on the subject of Iran, Israel and the US. Also on the show was the extremely informative Professor Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College. It’s well worth listening to, and you can do so at this link.
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Updating Anti-Semitism
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Holocaust, Iran, tagged Adolf Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Chemi Shalev, Eric Alterman, Genocide, Ha'aretz, Inglourious Basterds, Iran, Israel, Mahmoud Ahamdinejad, Nazis, Quentin Tarantino, Racism, Sheldon Adelson on February 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In my latest piece for Souciant, I take on the growing use of Holocaust rhetoric to support an Israeli attack on Iran. In particular, the idea that Jews are more justified in drastic acts of self-defense because of the traumatic effect of the Holocaust that still lingers. Also, Souciant has weathered another attack. Please help support this [...]
Criticism of ‘False Flag’ piece is misguided and simply wrong
Posted in Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged 972mag.com, AIPAC, False Flag, Foreign Affairs, Israel Lobby, John Mearsheimer, Jundallah, Mark Perry, Mossad, Rafael Frankel, Stephen Walt on January 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Many of my readers probably saw the recent article in the journal Foreign Policy by Mark Perry entitled “False Flag,” which details an Israeli covert operation to engage a Pakistani terrorist group (Jundallah, a group officially termed “terrorist” by both the US and Iran, a rare point of agreement between the two countries) for attacks on Iran. The Mossad did [...]
Another Empty Neocon Case For War
Posted in Iran, tagged Iran, John Bolton, Middle east, Netanyahu, Obama on January 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Another piece up today, this time on LobeLog, in which i respond to the always hawkish, never thinking John Bolton as he bangs his war drum loudly. The case he makes for attacking Iran is quite hollow and I explain why.
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