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No, Virginia, Iran isn’t in Bed with Al-Qaeda

by Juan Cole (source: Informed Comment) May 4, 2012

That the US intelligence and security apparatuses have been infiltrated in recent decades by persons with such axes to grind, whether on behalf of the military industrial complex or on behalf of supposed foreign allies, seems an inescapable conclusion if we consider the record over the past decade or a little more of how disinformation has been successfully made the basis of US policy and war-making. ››read more


Britain seeks Iran sanction delay

(source: Reuters) May 9, 2012

Britain is seeking to persuade fellow European Union members to postpone by up to six months a ban on providing insurance for tankers carrying Iranian oil, arguing that it could lead to a damaging spike in oil prices, European diplomats said. ››read more