Category Archives: Middle East Conflict

Preparing The Ground For Iran

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Mash

Seymour Hersh wrote in the New Yorker last April: The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Middle East Conflict, Politics | 13 Comments

Status Quo Ante

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Mash

    At the State Department Briefing today, Spokesman Sean McCormack had the following exchange with a Turkish reporter: QUESTION: Fifteen Turkish soldiers have been killed in one week, last week by Kurdish PKK fighters in Turkey coming from northern … Continue reading →

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Casus Belli

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Mash

    The only saving grace of this moronic pissing contest in the Middle East for me is that at least they had the decency to wait until the World Cup ended. The rest of this nasty business is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Middle East Conflict | 8 Comments