Deborah Johns, former vice chair of the Tea Party Express, has denounced North Carolina candidate for Congress Ilario Pantano and has endorsed his Democratic opponent. Johns is the mother of a Marine and once organized pro-Iraq War counterprotests against Cindy Sheehan. Ilario Pantano shot and killed two unarmed prisoners in Iraq while serving in the [...]
from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 29th, 2010: The National Interest: Ted Galen Carpenter writes that while the Obama administration has said it wants to use diplomacy to bring an end to Iran’s nuclear program, Washington’s negotiating strategy casts doubts on the administration’s sincerity. He remarks that the latest U.S. [...]
from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 28th, 2010: Foreign Policy: Marc Lynch blogs that while the White House is considering “talk[ing] more openly about military options [against Iran],†according to The New York Times’ David Sanger, such rhetoric would be counterproductive and dangerous. Lynch warns that if the Iranians return [...]
On November 11th, the Boston Chapter of Come Home America will be hosting a talk by Justin Raimondo. The free event, “How We Can Organize a Left-Right Alliance Against the War Parties—and Why We Must†will be held at the Arlington Street Church (351 Boylston Street, Boston, MA) at 7 p.m. And don’t forget, Justin [...]
from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 27th, 2010: Foreign Policy: Harvard International Relations Professor Stephen Walt blogs the revelations that Hamid Karzai receives money from Iran should come as no surprise. Far from being a “dastardly Iranian plot to control Afghanistan,†Walt points out “given that the two states share [...]
from LobeLog: News and Views Relevant to U.S.-Iran relations for October 26th, 2010: Politico: Laura Rozen reports on Dennis Ross‘, a top Obama adviser on Iran and the peace process, presentation to an AIPAC conference earlier this week. Ross addressed the administration’s efforts to pressure Iran, prioritize sanctions and conduct the “creative and persistent†diplomacy [...]
