Clinton Revives Dubious Charge of “Covert” Iranian Nuclear Site by Gareth Porter + Why Did Def. Sec. Panetta Say Iran Not Building Nukes?

by Gareth Porter Featured Writer Dandelion Salad crossposted at IPS January 11, 2012 WASHINGTON, Jan 11, 2012 (IPS) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s charge Tuesday that Iran had intended to keep the Fordow site secret until it was revealed by Western intelligence revived a claim the Barack Obama administration made in September 2009.

US Steps Up Covert War Against Iran with yet Another Assassination of a Nuclear Scientist by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Ethiopia 11 January 2012 The US covert war against Iran raised the stakes even higher today with the assassination of yet another nuclear scientist, with some analysts saying that the Islamic Republic is being pushed into a corner to either back down in its confrontation with the US [...]

Chris Hedges at Freedom Plaza: Teach-In on the Destruction of the Liberal Class

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Jan. 11, 2012 ebecker2000 on Jan 9, 2012 Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and war correspondent, specializing in American and Middle Eastern politics and societies. He discusses his book “Death of the Liberal Class” and the destruction of critical culture, which flourished before World War One [...]