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Just as the Drinks Arrive, Just as they Play Your Favorite Song
by Eric Martin When I predicted last week that the Iranian election imbroglio would be used as a pretense by neoconservatives (and other factions that prefer conflict with Iran) to declare potential negotiations/engagement with Iran a dead letter, I didn't expect to see the argument made by ...
Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed in the US?
juancole.com — President Barack Obama had this to say about the Iran crisis on Tuesday : ' First, I'd... like to say a few words about the situation in Iran. The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the threats, the ... (more) Washington and the Iran Protests: Would they be Allowed ...
Where's The U.N. On Iran?
forbes.com — People are being killed in Iran. Where is the U.N.? What institution could be better positioned to... relieve President Obama of his worries about America standing up unilaterally for freedom in Iran? The U.N. is the self-styled overlord of the ... (more) Where's The U.N. On Iran?
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The Junta's Apologists
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Why does realism require denying reality? It's disgusting to diminish the violence on the ground, which we have only seen pieces of, by calling it constitutional and less awful than Tiananmen. Eric Martin and ...

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