Foreign Policy

CNN | (New Day Video Report) | – – “Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talks to CNN’s New Day about the nuclear agreement with Iran.” CNN: “Donald Trump: My Iran nuclear deal would be 100 times better”

Barack Obama

Why is the GOP listening to Netanyahu on Iran? They just hate Obama & anything he does

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Hamid Zangeneh | (Informed Comment) | – – We have been bombarded with a great deal of punch and counterpunch with regard to the nuclear deal reached between Iran and 5+1 countries. It is somewhat difficult to separate facts from fictions, especially when it comes from fear-mongers/warmongers who oppose the deal. Here are some general […]

Anti-War Movement

Where did the anti-War Movement go?

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By Tom Englehart | ( Tomdispatch.com) Let me tell you a story about a moment in my life I’m not likely to forget even if, with the passage of years, so much around it has grown fuzzy. It involves a broken-down TV, movies from my childhood, and a war that only seemed to come closer […]

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If it’s going to push us to War, is it time for AIPAC to register as foreign Agent?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Most polls show that Jewish Americans are the Americans most enthusiastic about the diplomatic deal reached at Vienna between Iran and the UN Security Council over its civilian nuclear enrichment program. So the umbrella group of lobbyists supposedly dedicated to representing Jewish Americans, the American Israel […]

Barack Obama

Don’t Sit Tight: Congress Can Still Tank the Iran Deal

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By Phyllis Bennis and Kevin Martin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Lawmakers need to hear from their constituents who support diplomacy over war. Members of Congress are fleeing Washington’s steam bath for their August recess, making this a key time for constituents to raise their voices on crucial issues. Right now, the […]

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Obama Says Netanyahu’s Interference in American Politics “Unprecedented”

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By IMEMC | – – US President Barack Obama, in an interview with CNN, said that Israeli prime minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s interference in American politics is “unprecedented”, especially following the Iran deal. In the interview, which will be fully aired later on Sunday, Obama was asked if it was “appropriate of a foreign head of […]

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Senior Iranian Official Reveals Details About Secret Talks With U.S.

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By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/ RL) | – – “When Rohani learned about the details of the talks, he couldn’t believe it,” says Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s head of its Atomic Energy Organization. Iranian President Hassan Rohani has been credited with easing tensions between Tehran and Washington and helping secure a nuclear deal with world […]

Bill of Rights

Top Cringe Worthy Foreign Policy Moments in GOP Debate

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Well we had the primetime GOP debate, so the 2016 election season has formally begun. Trump declared himself more or less an independent. When Megyn Kelly pressed him on his history of misogyny and putting down women, he threatened not to be nice to her any […]

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Iran Deal: Can Schumer still succeed Reid after taking Netanyahu’s side against his Party Leader?

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Wochit News | (Video report) | – – “New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, the No. 3 Senate Democrat, is breaking with President Barack Obama and will oppose the Iran nuclear deal. Schumer made the announcement late Thursday night. The move is a blow to the Obama administration, which has lobbied hard for the international accord […]