Category Archives: Iran

To George With Love From Mahmoud

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Mash

    Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sent a letter to President George W Bush. The letter outlines "the Iranian nation’s views and comments on international issues as well as suggestions for resolving the many problems facing humanity" according to … Continue reading →

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Charles Krauthammer And Hitler Attack Israel

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Mash

Charles Krauthammer can’t help himself. He is a desperate man. Like Pavlov’s dog he cannot help lapping at Hitler’s corpse when presented with the opportunity. Krauthammer, like a good neo-conservative soldier, throws everything including the kitchen sink at Iran. Krauthammer … Continue reading →

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National Dress-Up Day

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Mash

Today is National Dress-Up Day. On May 1st, 2003, President George Walker Bush declared victory in Iraq. As Atrios points out, the television pundits hailed it as a triumph of machoness over wimpyness. Everyone rejoiced. There was merriment all around. … Continue reading →

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Credibility Gap

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Mash

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was laying down the law today on how to deal with Iran. She said that Iran was "playing games". She said that "[t]hey’ve had plenty of time to cooperate."  Then she said something that took … Continue reading →

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Why Is This Man Smiling?

Posted on April 17, 2006 by Mash

On December 20, 1983 President Reagan’s special envoy, Donald Rumsfeld, met with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to foster closer ties between the two nations. On the agenda was how best to counter Iran and how to find alternate routes for … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq | 18 Comments