If you’re a news junkie and haven’t found this site yet I highly recommend it.
The scope and number of links compiled there are amazing.
I found this link there which takes you to The Nation and the article “The New ‘Great Game’” by Lutz Kleveman.
Kleveman integrates the past and present geo-political factors at play with details of his journey to research ” the potential links between the “war on terror” and American oil interests in Central Asia.”
In my opinion, one of the most important observations in it, written after describing the brutal governing methods utilised by one of “Washington’s newest allies”, “Islom Karimov, the ex-Communist dictator of Uzbekistan”, is the following:
It’s an important wrinkle in the usual fare imparted by the illustrious liars who would like to keep you just stupid enough to believe there are people out there who hate us because we’re ‘free’.
On the subject of Iran “Iranians don’t want nuclear weapons whatever the officials say” by Karim Sadjadpour offers insight into how the Iranian people feel about U.S. interest in their nuclear capabilities and how military intervention at this point would likely change their opinion on whether Iran should pursue a nuclear weapons programme:
That link comes from today’s The Daily Star‘s Headline News and Analysis Alert Mail.
“The Wrong Side of History” by Daniel Patrick Welch offers more thoughts to ponder on the subject.
Update: A prerequisite for moving forward should be an honest assessment of the past, not made-for-tv films. “McNamara: The Sequel” by Alexander Cockburn. You can find part one here.