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Posts Tagged ‘Nuclear threat’

Nima Shirazi – On the Table & Off the Map: Threats, Lies, and Iranian Elections

By Nima Shirazi • Jun 12th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Mary's Choice, Newswire, Religion, War

Eight days after Barack Obama delivered his much-touted speech in Cairo, Iranians are going to the polls to vote for their own president. Although reelection for incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seemed to be guaranteed just a few weeks ago, there now appears to be growing potential for an upset victory by challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, who [...]

The Arab World and Israel's Nuclear Arsenal

By Khalid Amayreh • Apr 18th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Middle East Issues, Newswire, Our Authors, Palestine, Resistance, War, Zionism

WRITTEN BY Khalid Amayreh in Occupied East Jerusalem

The vociferous Israeli campaign against the Iranian nuclear program is undoubtedly a classical example of Israel’s pornographic hypocrisy in this regard.

After all, it was Israel that introduced nuclear weapons into the Middle East more than four decades ago, with the knowledge and acquiescence of western powers.

The CIA first [...]

Shimon Peres: The Lying Old Man

By Khalid Amayreh • May 7th, 2008 • Category: Human Rights, Israel, Khalid Amayreh, Our Authors, Palestine, Resistance, Zionism

wirtten by Khalid Amayreh
Does Shimon Peres carry the genes of a pathological liar?
The question may sound facetious to many, but Peres’s apparent inability to distinguish between truth and falsehood makes the question quite valid.
At 84, Peres continues to dish out a daily staple of lies, including obscene lies.
This week, the “hero” of the Qana-1 massacre, [...]