DefDog: IAEA Veteran’s Letter “No Iran Bomb” Being Ignored

I know nothing about the science, but this seems credible–certainly worth considering. World Renown Nuke Expert Nails Bibi to the Wall on Iran Bomb Threat Jim W. Dean EXTRACT (Letter Only, Editorial Hyperbole Detracts) Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu: Iran may be in your red zone, but can not score. Sure, Iran could divert a few …

Chuck Spinney: America, the Muslims, and a Video That Went from Zero to Mach 2 – Origin of the Video Known, Who Took It Into Arabia and Africa Not Known

Below is an outstanding essay on an unfolding issue of great importance. Chuck Spinney WEEKEND EDITION SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2012 The Reality Behind the “Free Speech” Argument America and the Muslims by ESAM AL-AMIN, Counterpunch Thousands of angry Muslims demonstrated in front of American embassies and consulates in Egypt and Libya because of a newly released …

Greg Palast: GOP Is Going to Steal 2012 Election — and No One Will Stop It or Complain

Greg Palast on How the GOP Is Planning to Steal the 2012 Election Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:32 By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview Greg Palast is back with a timely new book, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps.  In the book, which is illustrated by Ted Rall …

Chuck Spinney: Egyptian President Trumps Egyptian Military; Egypt, Turkey, and Iran Will Trump NATO Militarism

It is trite to say big things are happening in the Middle East: The biggest, IMO, may turn out to be that Israel has overplayed its hand by hysterically fomenting the Iranian crisis.  There are incipient signs suggesting that Netanyahu’s smarmy efforts to manipulate American presidential politics to Israel’s advantage and to the detriment of …

Marcus Aurelius: CIA on the Margins of Syria, Choking the Chicken

Deja vu on Angola, Afghanistan, etcetera. CIA Chokes Rebels’ Weapon Supply Amid Islamist Fears By John Follain London Sunday Times August 12, 2012 Pg. 26 DESPITE mounting calls in Washington for a more aggressive US military role in Syria, the CIA has been quietly working along its northern border with Turkey to limit the supplies …