Monthly Archives: August 2006

Deputy PM criticises US handling of Middle East, condemning ‘cowboy’ President at private meeting By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor Published: 17 August 2006 John Prescott has given vent to his private feelings about the Bush presidency, summing up George … Continue reading →

Hassan Nasrallah’s televised speech of 4 August (.pdf), translated by Anarchistian of Blogging the Middle East, who reported this yesterday: Nasrallah’s latest speech was interesting to say the least. The most important component was the question of what will happen … Continue reading →

(posted to Stop Iran War) This is the famous memorandum that Human Rights watch issued privately to some other activists before the July 19 Iran demonstrations. This statement has been circulated a lot but it has been completely distorted in … Continue reading →

Report: U.S. & UK Disagreed Over Plan to Disrupt Terror Plot Meanwhile NBC News has learned that U.S. and British authorities had a significant disagreement over when to move in on the suspects of the alleged plot. A senior British … Continue reading →

By John Tirman What we now know about the London-based plot to destroy ten civilian airplanes points to six conclusions. First, what stopped this plot was law enforcement. Law enforcement. Not a military invasion of Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt, or … Continue reading →