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It’s time to act against escalation in Iraq and Iran
We must support diplomacy while pointing out there is no military solution. By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | March 3, 2015 Peace and justice activists should — at the very least — send messages now to members of … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iraq War, Israel, Middle East Escalation, Netanyahu, Rag Bloggers, Tom Hayden, U.S. Imperialism, War Powers Act
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Harry Targ : The CIA’s Iranian Coup and 60 Years of ‘Blowback’
Supporters of Mohammed Mossadegh demonstrate in Tehran, July 1953. Placard depicts an Iranian fighting off Uncle Sam and John Bull. Image from The Spectator. The overthrow of Mossadegh:Sixty years of Iranian ‘blowback’ The overthrow of Mossadegh and the backing of … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Harry Targ, Iran, Iranian Coup, Mohammed Mossadegh, Oil Business, Shaw of Iran, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Imperialism
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Iran and the Coup of Coups
Abrahamian’s ‘The Coup’: Shah of Shahs on the Peacock Throne As Abrahamian tells the reader, in the eyes of London and DC, there was no room for genuine negotiations in their dealings with the Mossadegh government. The struggle was about … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, CIA, Ervand Abrahamian, Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, Ron Jacobs, The Coup, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Danny Schechter : Is Iran Shifting its Message?
Diplomacy, Murdoch style. Image from Twitchy Media.Is Iran trying to tell ussomething we won’t hear? The rhetoric of the well-orchestrated anti-Iranian crowds outside was even bloodier than the Iranians had ever been… By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmadinejad, Danny Schechter, Iran, Middle East, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
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Danny Schechter : When is a Terrorist No Longer a Terrorist?
Mujahedin-e-Khalq. Image from Institute for the Study of Violent Groups.Strange story of the Mujahedine-Khalq:When is a terrorist no longer a terrorist? The ‘bad guys’ became ‘good guys’ with the swipe of a pen. By Danny Schechter | The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Schechter, Iran, Middle East, Mujahedeen Khalq, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jack A. Smith : What’s Really Happening in Syria?
Free Syrian Army fighter near Idlib, Syria. Photo by Khalil Hamra / AP.What’s really happening in Syria? The principal Obama Administration target in this complex affair is Iran, not Syria. The Syrian government must fall because it is Iran’s main … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Iran, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Syria, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Harry Targ : U.S. Imperialism and Our ‘Special Relationship’ With Iran
An artist’s take on U.S. imperialism. Cartoon from Iran Review.Targets of U.S. imperialismand the danger of war with Iran Given the troubled history of U.S./Iranian relations spanning at least 60 years, the current threats of war expressed by both Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Iran, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Danny Schechter : Trashing ‘Hollywoodism’ in Iran
“Hollywoodism and Cinema” at the 30th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. Image from Islamic Republic News Agency.In Iran: Meeting Ahmadinejad,trashing ‘Hollywoodism,’ and eating Kabob By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog /February 7, 2012 TEHRAN, Iran — Iran seems … Continue reading
Danny Schechter : Memories of U.S. Embassy in Tehran Still Hold Us Hostage
Outside wall of U.S. Embassy, Tehran. Photo from smoughadam / Flickr.Memories that still hold us hostage:A visit to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran By Danny Schechter / The Rag Blog / November 29, 2010 The latest massive Wikileaks revelations released … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Schechter, Espionage, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iran Hostages, Tehran, World History
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Jack A. Smith : Israel and Palestine After the Flotilla / 4
The two wild cards. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani shown with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2009. Photo by Amir Kholoosi / ISNA.Part 4: Two wild cards, Turkey and IranIsrael and Palestine after the Flotilla By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Tagged Freedom Flotilla, Iran, Israel, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Palestinian Occupation, Turkey
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A History of Relations with Iran
Mohammad Mosaddeq (1882-1967), Iranian Prime Minister and a major political figure in the modern history of Iran. This photograph was taken ca 1965 in Ahmadabad, Iran.Accusing Iran; Ignoring history By Ted Snider / February 26, 2010 Did Hillary Clinton seriously … Continue reading
