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 …

Chuck Spinney: Smart Iranians, Neutral Americans, Fearful Jews, Idiot Zionists….

The hysteria coming out of Israel regarding the need to attack Iran raises a question  of whether or not Netanyahu is overplaying his hand.  Perhaps he is serious. Perhaps he is bluffing in the hope that he can squeeze a huge increase in the annual US aid budget to Israel; perhaps he thinks he can …

DefDog: Pentagon: sabotaging U.S. computers is an act of war against U.S. – but Iran cannot hold Stuxnet against US….

Pentagon: sabotaging U.S. computers is an actor of war against U.S. Homeland Security Newswire, 1 June 2012 The Pentagon has concluded that the act of sabotaging U.S. computers by another country may constitute an act of war against the United States. This conclusion opens the door for the United States to respond to such cyber …

Chuck Spinney: Analysis of Cost of Neo-Con Idiocy on Iran

The attached essay by investigative journalist Robert Parry is an excellent — and important — summary of the trashing of the Iranian nuke deal in 2010. CS How Neocons Sank Iran Nuke Deal Exclusive: Iran is resuming talks over its nuclear program with leading international powers – the United States, Britain, Russia, China, France and …

Richard Wright: Washington Post – No Memory on Iraq & No Integrity on Iran

An Mini-Me would say, “Huh”? US intelligence gains in Iran seen as boost to confidence By Joby Warrick and Greg Miller The Washington Post Published: April 8, 2012 More than three years ago, the CIA dispatched a stealth surveillance drone into the skies over Iran. The bat-winged aircraft penetrated more than 600 miles inside the …