01
Jun
globeandmail.com : Iran cool to conditions on U.S. nuclear talks offer
Any talks between Iran and the US should be seen as a positive step, but I fear this latest announcement of talks is little more than a smokescreen. If it actually results in Iranian and American officials sitting across a table from each other, then […]
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09
May
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1939522&page=1
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=qw1147122724786B265&set_id=
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1184143F-7D33-4562-89F4-BCC2B18D6117.htm
I’ll be interested to see the contents of this letter, assuming its ever released. There’s an angle I haven’t heard yet that I think should be pointed out, dealing with Islam. Islam does have conditions by which war is justified … in fact, conditions under which Allah demands that infidels be smited. […]
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21
Apr
Attacking Iran: Are they nuts? If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic — including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq
By Joe Conason
This is from today's Salon. Joe Conason is a solid writer, and while anyone with partisan issues will likely dismiss his work as that of a 'Liberal' the […]
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