washingtonmonthly.com - 1/2/2009
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IT'S A DAY THAT ENDS IN 'Y'.... Ben Armbruster notes that John Bolton has a Wall Street Journal op-ed today, arguing for "regime change" in Iran. Iran and North Korea achieved their objectives through diplomacy. Mr. Bush failed to achieve...
topics.nytimes.com - 12/29/2008
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topics.nytimes.com —
News about Ali Khamenei, including commentary and archival
articles published in The New York Times. Highlights From...
the Archives Chief Cleric of Iran Defends President By NAZILA FATHI Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a statement of support for President ...
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Ali Khamenei News - The New York Times
thinkprogress.org - 12/30/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday, on Fox’s Hannity and Colmes, Iran war
hawk John Bolton said that Israel’s recent bombing campaign...
in Gaza is all the more reason for the United States to bomb Iran now. “So while our focus obviously is on Gaza right now, ...
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Bolton: Gaza Crisis Means We Should Attack Iran Now
online.wsj.com - 1/2/2009
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JOHN R. BOLTON "You'd have to be an
idiot to trust the North Koreans," Secretary of State...
Condoleezza Rice said recently. Apparently unaware of the irony, she then predicted eventual success for the six-party talks on the North's nuclear weapons ...
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John R. Bolton: Obama Promises Bush III on Iran
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Bolton Is Not The Only One Who Still Wants To Bomb Iran
Newshoggers.com —
... and forcing Europe to push that pretense as America's proxies - rather than just invading. Now, his prescription is only changed from 2003 in that he realises that a US ensnared in two wars he and his neocon buddies pushed makes it unlikley that America can do the attacking on its own: he writes "Options on Iran are more limited, but meaningful efforts at regime change and assisting Israel should it decide to strike Iran's nuclear facilities would be good first steps."
Steve Benen is the latest in a line of progressives I've seen suggesting that Bolton should just ...
Bolton Is Not The Only One Who Still Wants To Bomb Iran
Crooks and Liars —
... pretense as America's proxies - rather than just invading. Now, his prescription is only changed from 2003 in that he realises that a US ensnared in two wars he and his neocon buddies pushed makes it unlikley that America can do the attacking on its own: he writes "Options on Iran are more limited, but meaningful efforts at regime change and assisting Israel should it decide to strike Iran's nuclear facilities would be good first steps."
Steve Benen is the latest in a line of progressives I've seen suggesting that Bolton should just be ignored: ...
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