The disinformation army, from the officers to the grunts, is already blasting away with the latest anti-Iran propaganda. Jihad Watch unironically introduces a passage from the Jerusalem Post article I parsed last night, "1938 Alert from the Jerusalem Post…"...
Iran Disinfo Campaign Heats Up
Read the headline of this Jerusalem Post article: "Iran Test-Fires Long-Range Missile." Duck and cover, Newark! Stock up on tins of tuna, Atlanta! Good-bye, Gotham! Now read the very first sentence: Iran conducted a test launch Tuesday night of the Shihab-3...
People Are Strange, When You’re a Stranger
Living in Iran ain't exactly a picnic for anybody, especially women, gays, political dissidents, or those accused of breaking one of the trillion laws issued weekly by the Islamic Republic. But is life particularly hard for the native Jewish population? Yes,...
Busted
Unlike certain bigshot libertarians we could mention, Jim Henley knows how to read, as well as how to use this here Internet thingie. He's been kicking ass on the whole Iran-forcing-Jews-to-wear-yellow-stars disinfo campaign. Read up: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
What Is the NRA Doing?
The National Rifle Association recently held its annual banquet. The keynote speaker? Gen. Tommy Franks. From an AP account of Franks' speech: Those who count the increasing number of dead American soldiers in Iraq are missing the bigger picture, retired Gen. Tommy...
Six Months to Life
Thirty months ago, the NYT's Tom Friedman wrote,The next six months in Iraq—which will determine the prospects for democracy-building there—are the most important six months in U.S. foreign policy in a long, long time.He likes that six-month time frame. A lot....
Empire’s Workshop
Another new book that may be of interest to AWC readers is Greg Grandin's Empire's Workshop: Latin America, The United States, and the Rise of the New Imperialism, which examines the roots of that "Salvador Option" the neocons have been so keen to employ in Iraq.
Look Homeward, America
Bill Kauffman's new book, Look Homeward, America: In Search of Reactionary Radicals and Front-Porch Anarchists, looks mighty interesting. From the Introduction:Look Homeward, America—and yes, the echoes of Thomas Wolfe and George McGovern are intentional—offers an...
Careful, Those Flying Bouquets Can Put an Eye Out
Afghans and Iranians head to the florists.
Check It Out
Leon Hadar excerpts his new Reason piece on Iraq.
