Hagel is Definitely in the Mainstream
December 28th, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
The initial attacks against Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense included a virtual mantra that the former Nebraska senator was
Browsing the "PIPA" Tag
Pushback Against Growing Islamophobia
October 15th, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
via IPS News Faced with a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment and a well-funded campaign to promote Islamophobia, a coalition of
Anti-Iran Hawks Maintain P.R. Offensive
October 11th, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
via IPS News When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly last month that Iran’s nuclear programme
U.S. Public Sees Israeli Strike on Iran As Harmful
October 9th, 2012 | by Jim Lobe
A majority of the U.S public believes that an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be harmful to Washington’s
New BBC Poll: Iran Unloved, But Not Isolated
March 8th, 2011 | by Marsha B. Cohen
BBC poll data indicates that 25% percent of Egyptian respondents view Iran favorably, nearly the same number as view U.S. influence as positive (26%). Nearly equal numbers of Turkish respondents approve of the influence of the U.S. (35%) and Iran (36%). Half of those polled, in countries long regarded as the staunchest Middle East allies of both the U.S. and of Israel--50% in Egypt, 49% in Turkey-- expressed negativity about U.S. influence, with only 32% of Egyptians and 45% of Turks worried about Iran.
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- Nuclear Iran Unlikely to Tilt Regional Power Balance – Report
- Nuclear Iran Can Be Contained and Deterred: Report
- Pluralities of Israelis, Palestinians Want Stronger U.S. Peace Role
- Hope, Scepticism Over U.S.-Russian Accord on Syria Conference
- Decade After Iraq, Right-Wing and Liberal Hawks Reunite Over Syria
- Obama Seen Unlikely to Sharply Escalate Intervention in Syria
- As Hunger Strike Spreads, Obama Again Denounces Guantanamo
- More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
- Urgent Need for Political Reform in Mali as French Depart: Report
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