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
East Africa
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 or retaliate – the latter most certainly triggering an all-out war.

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

by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Jan. 11, 2012

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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 but destroyed soon afterwards.