Category Archives: Iran’s nuclear program

Lula’s Nuclear Deal

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Let me begin by reasserting that I don’t believe Iran has a nuclear weapons program. Iran wants nuclear power because there’s a demographic bulge threatening its electrification success, the price of oil is high enough to justify selling it instead … Continue reading →

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Is PNAC at it Again?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Citing unnamed “Western intelligence sources,” the UK Times ran a scary headline yesterday about Iran’s nuclear program: Iran has perfected the technology to create and detonate a nuclear warhead and is merely awaiting the word from its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah … Continue reading →

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Haggling With Persians

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Matt Osborne

“Haggling” as defined in the Free Dictionary: 1. To bargain, as over the price of something; dicker: “He preferred to be overcharged than to haggle” W. Somerset Maugham. 2. To argue in an attempt to come to terms. In the … Continue reading →

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Khamenei Responds

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Remember I said that Iran’s diplomatic approach would be multi-layered? This is what the top layer looks like: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader rebuffed President Barack Obama’s overtures Saturday, saying Tehran was still waiting to see concrete changes in … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Message to Iran

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Peace must always begin with imperfect instruments. Equally, these instruments can never be fully perfected in the making of peace. Diplomatic resources are limited, and within these limits each foreign relationship competes with all others. When sides are drawn, each … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of Technology

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Many years ago, Berke Breathed’s wonderful cartoon strip Bloom County proposed that America would be better off sewing a trillion dollar bills into a giant, orbiting net instead of trying to knock down missiles with missiles. While I appreciate the … Continue reading →

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Peace Breaks Out

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Matt Osborne

The United States has already begun talking to Tehran about the nuclear issue. Actually, to be more specific, Barack Obama has been talking to Iran for almost a year. Foreign Policy has the story: Over the past year, our sources … Continue reading →

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Square-Peg Pounding Continues

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

The neocon counteroffensive against the National Intelligence Estimate went into full swing today. Their dream of reversing the 1979 revolution cannot be denied, even by reality. Alan Dershowitz showed up on Huffpost (once a paladin of new media, quickly becoming … Continue reading →

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Selling Iran: Part Four

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Spin for Dummies, page 15: “When square news does not fit the round hole of your narrative, bang it with a hammer until it fits.” A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has been released. Apparently, the intelligence professionals have learned … Continue reading →

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Selling Iran, Part 3

Posted on November 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

‘Iran is a crazy country, run by a new Hitler, who is building nuclear weapons to destroy the United States and Israel.’ That is the essence of the White House marketing campaign to bomb Iran, and it’s baloney.I despise the … Continue reading →

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