Category Archives: Iran’s nuclear program

The Myth and Reality of Persian Nuclear Ambition

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Myth and Reality of Persian Nuclear Ambition”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMedia Matters asks exactly the right question: why has Iran been “just months away” from developing thermonuclear weapons for so many years? As I have been saying since the drumbeat … Continue reading →

Already Nuts, Congressional Republicans Go Nuclear

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Already Nuts, Congressional Republicans Go Nuclear”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail President Obama, who endures relentless calls of “warmonger!” from the peace party, has been steadfast on nuclear disarmament issues. Now, House Republicans are calling his planned cuts to the strategic nuclear … Continue reading →

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Lula’s Nuclear Deal

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Lula’s Nuclear Deal”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail 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 … Continue reading →

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Is PNAC at it Again?

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Is PNAC at it Again?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCiting 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 … Continue reading →

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Haggling With Persians

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Haggling With Persians”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail“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 … Continue reading →

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Khamenei Responds

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Khamenei Responds”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailRemember 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 … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Message to Iran

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Obama’s Message to Iran”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailPeace 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 … Continue reading →

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The Great Wall of Technology

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “The Great Wall of Technology”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailMany 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 … Continue reading →

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Peace Breaks Out

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Peace Breaks Out”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe 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 … Continue reading →

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Square-Peg Pounding Continues

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Square-Peg Pounding Continues”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe 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 … Continue reading →

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Selling Iran: Part Four

Posted on December 5, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Selling Iran: Part Four”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSpin 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. … Continue reading →