Roger Cohen and a Former CIA Officer Agree: We're Blowing It With The...
In the aftermath of Brasil and Turkey's resurrection of the uranium swap deal with Iran, and the US' subsequent dismissive reaction, a real shift in global politics is taking place. The end of US...
View ArticleThe Letter
On April 20th Obama wrote a letter to President Lula da Silva of Brasil in which he voiced his skepticism about Iran's tractability and outlined what might be acceptable to the US regarding Iran low...
View ArticleUS to the Iran's Greens: "Screw you, we know best."
A year ago in the aftermath of the June 12th election, protests in Iran escalated to the largest seen since 1979. Millions of people all over the world watched protesters beaten, run over and shot in...
View ArticleIran's Labor Movement: Repost
Recently I have not been writing as much as I did for some time. In some comment strings, some people have identified me as someone friendly with the current ruling elite in Iran. I wanted to re-post...
View ArticleObama Is Just One Man
We are a country and a society washed in myths. We watch movies that resolve problems in two hours--usually with a combination of violence and simplicity. In history we study the Great Events performed...
View ArticleIran, Akbar Ganji, The CATO Institute and Another Stab at Counterproductive...
A little over a month ago Akbar Ganji received the Milton Friedman Award for Advancing Liberty from the CATO Institute. As much as the namesake of such an award makes it difficult for me to hold down...
View ArticleStephen Kinzer, Iran and Recent Travel
Stephen Kinzer has written a great many books on US Foreign Policy during the Cold War focusing on the interventionist actions of the US Government. This subject naturally includes a significant amount...
View ArticleCurveball II Turns Out to Be a Wild Pitch
Many probably remember "Curveball", an Iraqi defector who supplied "intelligence" on Saddam's WMD (chemical/biological) program that became a significant piece of the case for the run-up to Gulf War...
View ArticleBacevich Is At It Again
Professor Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism has a new article out to pave the way for the release of his new book next week. It is posted on...
View ArticleA Pilgrim in an Unholy Land--Wandering Through Beckistan
Since I live outside of Washington DC, I could not resist the temptation to go down and look at the freak show on the mall yesterday. In nearly all respects, however, it was pretty disappointing. The...
View ArticleWas It Over When The Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor?
I not suggesting that a childish gesture be done on somebody's part, but the time to wallow and worry is not now. Nor is it time to sit around. Many of us have reasons to not be terribly pleased with...
View ArticleOnly An Expert...
I appreciate Laurie Anderson's work. I started following her in college and her Big Science album. She is a musician of sorts, but what she really creates is performance art that is truly unique and...
View ArticleBurning Crayons...
Obviously burning Qurans is a horribly bad idea for so many reasons. The current anti-Muslim fervor is very hard to take at times; being connected to a group subject to such blind hatred takes a toll....
View ArticleDailyKos Pre-One Nation March Social in DC 10/1/10
In the process of arranging for lodgings for some out of towners for the BIG 10/2 One Nation March in DC, hopeful and I had the idea to have a Social/Meetup/Event on Friday evening to get to know some...
View Article10/1/10--Pre 10/2/10 March Social--DailyKos Friday Night Meetup
In the process of arranging for lodgings for some out of towners for the BIG 10/2 One Nation March in DC, hopeful and I had the idea to have a Social/Meetup/Event on Friday evening to get to know some...
View ArticleFriday 10/1 DC Kossack Meetup!!!
Hi All,We finalized our game plan. We decided not to reserve a place because we could not get a good bead on our actual numbers. I hope that many of you within driving distance are going to be "spur of...
View Article10/1 DC One Nation Kossack Meetup-Repetition Is a Form of Emphasis
Hi All,We finalized our game plan. We decided not to reserve a place because we could not get a good bead on our actual numbers. I hope that many of you within driving distance are going to be "spur of...
View Article10/2 Post March Meetup
The 10/1 meetup went well--we had about 30 people show up and everyone was in very good spirits. The place worked well for this purpose. So well that it is the consensus that it should be the meetup...
View ArticleIran: Small but Good News for a Change
Yesterday An Iranian diplomat, Mohammad Ali Qanezadeh, director of Asian affairs at Iran's Foreign Ministry, joined a largely NATO sponsored group meeting in Rome on Afghanistan. Richard Holbrooke was...
View ArticleSanity 10/30/10 DC Meetup 2?
Hi Folks. I just want to send out a quick trial balloon to see if any Kossacks out there are heading to DC next weekend for the Sanity/Fear rallies. If you're interested please express yourself in the...
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