Time is running out, Secretary of State John Kerry writes, in the June 30 Washington Post: July 20, the deadline to negotiate a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, is fast approaching. All along, these negotiations have been about a choice for Iran’s leaders. They can agree to the steps necessary to assure the world…
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Leave the window open, Hillary. Forever
“The window of opportunity will not be open forever,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently warned Iran and the world, demanding that Iran get serious about “negotiating” an agreement that will satisfy the U.S. and Israel that Iran isn’t trying to develop nuclear weapons. Clinton also said she doesn’t think that Iran is serious about…
The New York Times has issues, even if you don’t
Over at Salon, Glenn Greenwald keeps his hair close-cropped, the better to avoid pulling it out in rage and frustration over the manifold lies and crimes of the U.S. government and its frequent mouthpiece, the New York Times. On April 4, the Times ran a breathless piece headlined “U.S. Sees Iran in Bids to Stir…
If you’re dead, you’re not a non-combatant
Over at Wired’s “Danger Room,” Spencer Ackerman takes a look at the results of President Obama’s drone war, causing Greg Scoblete and Andrew Sullivan to express skepticism regarding the accuracy of the Administration’s body count. Last August, the New York Times also questioned the drone program’s “perfect record.” This photo, of Syed Wali Shah Khan,…