Surrounding Iran, On the Road Through Syria By Margaret Sarfehjooy WAMM Newsletter March/April 2012 Iran is now surrounded by U.S. bases. The war on Iraq was looked on as a Bush effort. Those in power today are continuing Bush’s war plans stronger than ever. Where is the outcry? Iran is threatened, and the More
Occupy the War Machine by Willie Osterweil March 20, 2012 Shareable.net via Common Dreams The differences are slight: one decade, one president, one letter out of four. “Change the q to an n, don’t use the phrase ‘WMD’ or ‘pre-emptive strike’”; each incoming Press Secretary should just pass out a style guide. It’s so absurd that More
How the Media Doesn't Give Peace a Chance By Richard Schiffman (about the author) March 20, 2012 opednews.com Peace in Action! by http://behebekfalasteen.wordpress.com Who can forget Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter whose stories, claiming falsely that Iraq had developed weapons of mass destruction, were used by the Bush administration as a pretext for invading that country in 2003 More
A Plea from Mothers for Peace in Iran From Mothers for Peace, Tehran, Iran. Compiled by Leila Zand. WAMM Newsletter Editor’s Note: In a heart-wrenching letter to the Secretary-General and the Security Council of the United Nations dated November 3, 2011, Mothers for Peace in Iran beseech the international community to respect Iran and the More
A Wake Up All Call! By Coleen Rowley WAMM Newsletter February 2012 The need to arouse the broader public with an antiwar message is as urgent today as it was in 2003 when this photo was taken at the time the U.S. was about to launch war on Iraq. Photo: Tom Bottolene The more More
The Lost-Cause War in Afghanistan Alexander Cockburn March 12, 2012 creators.com Americans have been expressing bafflement that there has not been more outrage in Afghanistan about the lethal rampage of a U.S. Sergeant who killed 16 Afghans, including nine children, in the early hours of March 11. As with the burning of the More
New York Times Promoting War on Iran Saturday, 03 March 2012 By Stephen Lendman Media with Conscience (MWC) News Longstanding Times policy supports imperial US wars against nonbelligerent countries posing no threats. It backed American-led NATO aggression against Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. Using scandalous language like “Assad’s butchery,” it wants killer gangs armed and greater Western More
What Are Iran’s Intentions? Noam Chomsky Saturday 3 March 2012 Nation of Change “Iran has very limited capacity to deploy force, and its strategic doctrine is defensive, designed to deter invasion long enough for diplomacy to take effect.” The January/February issue of Foreign Affairs featured the article “Time to Attack Iran: Why a More
Wikileaks emails indicate Stratfor discovered Israel already destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities By Andrew Jones February 27, 2012 Raw Story Growing concerns over Iran’s nuclear facilities may prove to be all for naught. Officials from the global intelligence company Stratfor allegedly discussed that Israel may have already destroyed the Iranian nuclear facility, according to More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS4lQBUeqGg&w=420&h=315] History Lesson on US-Iran Relations Posted on 02/19/2012 by Juan Cole A history lesson on American relations with Iran Join Us! Subscribe to WAMMToday from our blog website and “Follow” us. riseuptimes.wordpress.com. WAMMToday is now on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today.
Keith Ellison and Walter Jones Stand Up for Diplomatic Engagement With Iran By Robert Naiman 02/24/2012 Huffington Post The media war fever for military confrontation with Iran has grown so great that even the media noticed. Writing in the New York Times, Scott Shane asked the reasonable question: how is it that we’re More
Nygaard Notes Independent Periodic News and Analysis Number 502, February 22, 2012 On the Web at http://www.nygaardnotes.org/ ****** This week: Okinawa, and Campaign Madness 1. “Quote” of the Week: “Talk of war has reached a strident pitch” 2. Identifying the “True Views” in a Media Story 3. Presidential Campaign Madness, Installment #1: “Meaningless” Becomes “Monumental” ****** 1. More
