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McCain on Iran: Bush all over again
An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
By Hooman Majd Jun 19, 2008
The fallout for Bush on Iran
Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix assesses the latest U.S. intelligence and whether Bush could still launch a military strike.
By André Anwar Dec 20, 2007
Bush's real lie about Iran
Despite recent claims otherwise, the White House has rebuffed negotiations with Iran at every turn -- a major strategic blunder.
By Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett Dec 7, 2007
An Iran bombshell for Bush
The White House knew months ago about Iran's stalled nuclear program. But Bush and Cheney have kept up the war rhetoric.
By Mark Follman Dec 5, 2007
The fate of the Earth, the Bush years
Jonathan Schell: "Everybody who has ever marched against nuclear weapons should dust off their boots and get back in the fray."
By Tom Engelhardt Dec 5, 2007
NIE: Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago
A new report takes the wind out of Iran hawks' sails, suggesting that Iran has ceased work on nuclear weapons and can be negotiated with.
Dec 3, 2007
Nuclear hypocrisy
To avoid war, Bush should engage in direct negotiations with Iran -- and restore America's commitment to its own disarmament.
By Joe Conason Oct 19, 2007
Mission accomplished -- for Iran
The scale of Bush's strategic miscalculation in Iraq is striking, emboldening Iran to extend its influence in the Middle East.
By Peter Galbraith Sep 24, 2007
Bush's big Iran problem
The White House is foolish not to recognize that the only way out of the Iraq mess now includes serious negotiations with Iran.
By Hooman Majd Jul 16, 2007
What George Tenet really knew about Iraq
Unraveling the former CIA chief's cover story about bogus intelligence -- and the grand scheme that launched the war.
By Thomas Powers Jul 2, 2007
Rethinking Israel's David-and-Goliath past
Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity.
By Sandy Tolan Jun 4, 2007
The tortuous road to Tehran
From Cheney's bellicosity to Rice's coy diplomacy, the U.S. approach to Iran has seemed schizophrenic -- and may have unexpected consequences.
By Hooman Majd May 21, 2007
The view from Tehran
Iranians are fed up with the high price of tomatoes and their provocative president. But it would be dangerous for Bush and the West to overlook their national pride.
By Hooman Majd Feb 21, 2007
Israel's surge of despair
Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East.
By Gregory Levey Feb 15, 2007
Conservatives: Who cares if we teach terrorists how to build nukes?
A U.S. document dump online was supposed to help prove Saddam had WMD. Instead, it published bomb-making details to the world.
Scott Rosenberg Nov 3, 2006
North Korea fallout
Kim Jong Il's nuclear test could set off a new arms race in Asia. Yet the White House has no viable plan for stopping the global spread of nukes.
By Joseph Cirincione Oct 10, 2006
"We don't want to confirm or deny the Holocaust"
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks about Israel, his letter to Bush and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
By Stefan Aust, Gerhard Spörl and Dieter Bednarz May 30, 2006
Attacking Iran: Are they nuts?
If the U.S. attacked Iran, the consequences would be catastrophic -- including a possible American retreat under fire in Iraq.
By Joe Conason Apr 21, 2006
Bush's bluster
What good are U.S. threats against Iran when the whole world has lost its trust in our government?
By Joe Conason Apr 14, 2006
The revolution will be blogged
Ignoring the mullahs, Iranian youth are speaking out about everything from Danish-cartoon mobs to nukes to their sex lives.
By Sean Kenny Mar 6, 2006
Countdown to the Iranian bomb
A top proliferation expert says the real danger isn't a nuclear attack by Iran, but a Middle East arms race.
By Tracy Clark-Flory Jan 26, 2006
Imagining a world without nuclear weapons
Historian Richard Rhodes talks about the atomic bombing of Japan 60 years ago, today's global arms race -- and the only way to stop a nuclear attack by terrorists.
By Charles Hawley Aug 6, 2005
How they learned to love the bomb
Bush is talking tough about nukes in Iran and North Korea. But critics say by illegally testing and building nuclear weapons, the U.S. is fueling a new arms race.
By Leigh Flayton Mar 29, 2005
A widening pool of nuclear worries
According to a classified report, storage pools containing spent-fuel rods from the nation's 103 electricity-generating nuclear reactors are vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
Page Rockwell Mar 29, 2005
Spooked about terrorists on the inside
U.S. counterintelligence officials are worried that al-Qaida operatives have infiltrated the nation's spy agencies.
Mark Follman Mar 9, 2005
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