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Israel’s Iran Threats: Blackmail by Suicide?

Israel’s Iran Threats: Blackmail by Suicide? Israel’s Iran Threats: Blackmail by Suicide?

Netanyahu isn’t going to bomb Iran. But his crazy threats may pay off.

Aug 22, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Geopolitics of Asylum

The Geopolitics of Asylum The Geopolitics of Asylum

Ecuador’s refusal to turn Assange over to the British threatens more turmoil between the US and newly independent Latin America.

Aug 16, 2012 / Tom Hayden

Obama’s Regime-Change Policy in Syria Obama’s Regime-Change Policy in Syria

When you’re a superpower, you can do anything you want to, it seems.

Aug 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Tehran-Taliban Cooperation: Will Iran Send SAM Missiles if the US Strikes? Tehran-Taliban Cooperation: Will Iran Send SAM Missiles if the US Strikes?

The ayatollahs have their endgame, too.

Aug 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

The Damascus Blast: Syrian Rebels Back Al Qaeda–Style Tactics The Damascus Blast: Syrian Rebels Back Al Qaeda–Style Tactics

Russia warns US against backing rebels.

Jul 18, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

‘Illegal? Who Says They’re Illegal?’ Says Israeli Commission on West Bank Outposts ‘Illegal? Who Says They’re Illegal?’ Says Israeli Commission on West Bank Outposts

UN, NPR slam demolitions of Palestinian homes. Those, Israel says, are illegal.

Jul 11, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Russia, US, Syria: Time to Talk Russia, US, Syria: Time to Talk

Obama needs to put an end to NATO’s warmongering on Syria, or this will get a lot uglier, fast.

Jun 27, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

A Left-Wing Comeback in Mexico’s Presidential Elections?

A Left-Wing Comeback in Mexico’s Presidential Elections? A Left-Wing Comeback in Mexico’s Presidential Elections?

The emerging #YoSoy132 student movement has shaken up the usual staid political classes heading into the July 1 vote—maybe for good.

Jun 25, 2012 / John M. Ackerman

Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney? Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?

Four ways the President is pursuing Cheney's geopolitics of global energy.

Jun 21, 2012 / Michael T. Klare

Against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

A vote for the lesser evil.

Jun 4, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

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