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It comes as no surprise that the Iran hawks are turning up the volume.
The Republican Party primaries are in full swing, but it is quickly becoming clear that Mitt Romney is going to win the nomination. Thus the Neoconservatives can focus on the November election and increase their pressure on Obama, accusing him of looking [...]
Tags: American Enterprise Institute, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, iran, Iran nuclear, Iran sanctions, Iran War, israel, John Bolton, neoconservatives
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In response to a worrying trend in U.S. politics, Lobe Log publishes Iran Hawk Watch every Friday. Our posts highlight and examine militaristic commentary about Iran from a variety of sources including news articles, think tanks and pundits.
*The last few weeks have been particularly busy for Iran watchers and some important arguments contradicting the case [...]
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In response to a worrying trend in U.S. politics Lobe Log has launched Iran Hawk Watch. Each Friday we will post on notable militaristic commentary about Iran from a variety of sources including news articles, think tanks and pundits.
It’s the holidays and unfortunately not all the hawks took a break from agitating for confrontation with [...]
Tags: Charles Krauthammer, Eli Lake, Evelyn Gordon, foundation for defense of democracies, Fox News, hawks, iran, Iran Hawk Watch, Iran nuclear, Iran threat, Iran underground, Iran War, israel, Jennifer Rubin, John Bolton, John Yoo, Mark Dubowitz, Matt Duss, Matthew Kroenig, Natanz, New York Times, Patrick Di, Strait of Hormuz, Wall Street Journal, wall street journal editorial board, Washington Post
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Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress
The 92nd Street Y and the Clarion Fund are having trouble getting the big names attached to their Iran war mongering panelon Nov. 7. First, New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Ethan Bronner canceled his appearance on the panel after ThinkProgress called attention to Clarion’s history of promoting anti-Muslim documentaries and the upcoming panel [...]
Tags: Clarion Fund, iran, Iran nuclear, Iran sanctions, Iran threat, Iran War, Iranium, Islam, islamic jihad, Jihad, John Bolton, nuclear enrichment, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, terrorism
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Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton took to Fox News this morning to blast the idea of a “hotline” between Iran and the United States. Bolton is quick to dismiss the concept as cheap political ploy to heighten Iran’s “prestige”:
Well it’s not always the best course to assume [...]
Tags: accidental war, Ahmadinejad, iran, Iran hotline, John Bolton, Michael Mullen
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This morning, the neoconservative opinion page of the Wall Street Journal published a little-known former intelligence analyst making claims of a vast left-wing conspiracy in the U.S. intelligence community to cover up Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program. Fred Fleitz‘s analysis posits – in a style more befitting Newsmax (where [...]
Tags: CIA, David Horowitz, Fred Fleitz, iran, Iran nuclear, iraq, John Bolton, Pete Hoekstra, Wall Street Journal
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Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain told reporters and editors at the hawkish Washington Times that he would attack Iran if the Islamic Republic “mess(ed) with Israel.” Cain was responding to a question as to whether he agreed with former Ambassador John Bolton that the U.S. should preemptively strike [...]
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News and views on U.S.-Iran relations for January 26:
The Washington Times: American Enterprise Institute fellow and former UN ambassador John Bolton denounces the EU and White House’s commitment to P5+1 negotiations with Iran, writing, “There is not, and has not been from the outset of these tortuous negotiations, even the slightest chance Iran will renounce [...]
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