A fine example of the “when we do this it’s not illegal but if they do it we should invade” mentality: The former speaker of the US House of Representatives has said that the US should “sabotage” Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure as part of its efforts to bring down the government. In an interview…
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Violence that was even illegal under Iranian law
The Guardian pieces together information about the brutality of Iranian officials in the wake of post-election action: They came in the small hours, just as the dormitories were settling down for the night. Outside, Tehran was still in ferment, a city gripped by fury two days after a “stolen election”. Inside the dorms on Amirabad…
The revolution will be watched
Evgeny Morozov at his Foreign Policy blog reveals a worrying anecdote: A scary anecdote from Iran. A trusted colleague – who is married to an Iranian-American and would thus prefer to stay anonymous – has told me of a very disturbing episode that happened to her friend, another Iranian-American, as she was flying to Iran…
Don’t bomb Iran, however…
MJ Rosenberg, the supposedly measured, progressive, American Zionist actor: It is simply no longer possible to argue with confidence that Tehran is rational and would accordingly refrain from using a nuclear weapon on Israel. The election fiasco put that argument to rest. Israel’s concerns are legitimate.
The seducing power of powerlessness
Tony Karon reminds us that America can stop any Israeli attack on Iran. If it does not, Obama will have blood on his hands and credibility as low as George W. Bush: The idea that the U.S. can do nothing to stop Israel from attacking Iran, without provocation, in violation of international law and norms,…
Iranians are not alone
The crackdowns in Iran continue. But online activists across the world are playing their part in showing solidarity with dissidents: Non-Iranian geeks and activists worldwide are offering substantial technical support to help thousands of Iranians get around government Internet filters and to get unfettered access to information online. And Iranians within Iran are responding. Many…
Jewish journalist would like the chance to pull the trigger
Conservative blogger Michael Totten interviews Zionist journalist and war-enabler Jeffrey Goldberg. They talk about many things, including occupation, Iraq, bombing Iran, Judaism, bombing Iran, Palestinian hatred of Israel, Hamas and the bombing of Iran. Welcome to the insulated and aggressive world of cocooned Zionism: Goldberg: And here’s the thing. Netanyahu doesn’t want to endanger the…
Tone down the Obama love
Mondoweiss writes: Sharing a cab to JFK, business for him, a frolic for me, Antony Loewenstein challenged me, If Israel bombs Iran, then you really… have to get over your adoration of Obama. But I said I wouldn’t. I would say… that Obama was compelled to accept the disaster, against the very fiber of his beliefs, because…
‘If You Don’t Agree With Us You’re Antisemitic’
My latest New Matilda column, co-written with Independent Australian Jewish Voices blogger Michael Brull, responds to predictable charges of political bias by the Zionist lobby: Labor MP Michael Danby’s accusation of antisemitism against two Jewish writers is a false and dangerous misuse of that term, write the accused, Michael Brull and Antony Loewenstein Sometimes, people…
What if Iran threatens to attack Israel?
Haaretz writer Aluf Benn “clarifies” the recent comments by US Vice President Joe Biden: Biden’s words should not be understood as American permission for Israel to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. Rather, they were a veiled warning to Iran that if it does not embark on a serious dialogue with President Barack Obama’s administration, it is…