SUMMARY - Concerning Iran's nuclear program, nothing short of a third war in the Middle East is at stake and complications to a fragile US economic recovery are on the line. This will hurt the people of Massachusetts and America. There are … [Read more...]
DREAM Now Letters: Mohammad Abdollahi
On May 17, according to the New York Times, I become one of the first undocumented students, along with two others, to "have directly risked deportation in an effort to prompt Congress to take up [the DREAM Act]." Risking deportation … [Read more...]
Mini Nukes:Safe for Civilians
Despite my reputation for being THE proverbial doom and gloom expert and consultant I did not write this piece about nuking Iran. http://www.globalresearch.ca/i... Nothing like a good war to get the economy going again. … [Read more...]
Tim Cahill on Slots: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
In my comment on the listserv, I said that despite the financial collapse, the supporters of predatory gambling in Massachusetts would probably argue that the bankruptcy of slots actually strengthens the need for slots in Massachusetts. I … [Read more...]
Kerry in the straddle on Iran
John Kerry was in Israel just before the July 4 holiday, stumping for Obama (and for his own candidacy as secretary of state?). He spoke like a hawk, saying, "Iran is a risk, a danger, a threat and a challenge, and we have to deal with … [Read more...]
Still on for August
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... http://www.sourcewatch.org/ind... … [Read more...]
NOT What We Need From The Leading Dem
More info from the NYT article link above: Iran is continuing to produce enriched uranium, a program that the Tehran government has said is designed for civilian purposes. The new estimate says that enrichment program could still provide … [Read more...]
The Non-Denial Denial
Earlier I posted on a report in the Jerusalem Post suggesting that the President and Vice President were in favor of an attack on Iran before the end of the Bush Administration. As I noted in the update, the White House has "denied" the … [Read more...]
Scary Stuff
Let's assume that Iran is indeed conducting a covert nuclear weapons program, and that Iran was behind Hezbollah's recent fighting against the Lebanese government. 1. Do these facts make an attack legal? I'm not an expert in the law of war, … [Read more...]
Clinton: Kinder, Gentler Neoconservatism?
Is this Dick Cheney's fondest pipe dream? Via The New York Times. MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Senator Obama, let's stay in the region. Iran continues to pursue a nuclear option. Those weapons, if they got them, would probably pose the greatest … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »