In my piece this week at Souciant, I look at the rather ludicrous controversy around the Center for American Progress regarding a blogger’s use of the term “Israel-firster” to describe people whose view of US foreign policy is driven by their (or Netanyahu’s) view of Israel’s strategic interests. It’s a phony argument meant to extend the right-wing [...]
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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 [...]
Bibi Wants War
Posted in Bibi Netanyahu, Iran, US-Israel Lobby, tagged Afghanistan, AIPAC, Ariel Sharon, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Neoconservatives, Netanyahu, nuclear, Obama, Olmert, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz on January 18, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In my latest piece for Souciant, I explore the ways in which the Netanyahu government, along with their allies in Washington, are working to push for war with Iran, preferably with the United States doing the shooting. A host of recent events point in this direction. I’ve preached for a long time that a war with [...]
Gingrich Benefactor All In For Israel
Posted in United States, US-Israel Lobby, tagged AIPAC, democracy, Israel, Israel Lobby, Middle east, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Sheldon Adelson on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In a piece on LobeLog today, I look at Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich’s savior and radical anti-peace financier.
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