The Crying of Flight 655: The Washington Post and the Whitewashing of a War Crime
If the Iranian military had blown up a Pan Am flight, protestations of self-defense probably wouldn’t find many sympathetic ears in the US.
Read MoreNima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City and co-editor of the Iran, Iraq and Turkey pages for the online magazine Muftah. His analysis of United States policy and Middle East issues, particularly with reference to current events in Iran, Israel, and Palestine, can be found in numerous online and print publications, as well as his website, WideAsleepInAmerica.com.
Posted by Nima Shirazi | Oct 17, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
If the Iranian military had blown up a Pan Am flight, protestations of self-defense probably wouldn’t find many sympathetic ears in the US.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Oct 15, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Such ignorance goes a long way to explaining how and faulty and false information is disseminated by politicians, goes unchallenged by the press and is subsequently regurgitated by professional pundits.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Oct 2, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Despite the increasingly rapid pace of renewed Iranian and American communication and cooperation, the media’s disinformation campaign against Iran has yet to slow down.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Oct 2, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
With media personalities like Stephanopoulos, it is no wonder that the American public remains misinformed and mislead on basic facts about Iran’s nuclear program.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Sep 19, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, US |
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani again asserted Iran’s wholesale condemnation of nuclear arms and its commitment never to build or acquire such weaponry.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Sep 16, 2013 | Americas, Middle East, Reviews, US |
Ben Affleck’s movie “Argo” is still leaving a bitter taste in the mouths of Canadians – politicians and the public alike – over its depiction of the escape of American diplomats from post-revolutionary Iran during the hostage crisis.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Aug 30, 2013 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
Like his much-maligned predecessor, a lack of solid evidence and respect for legality may not deter this new Decider from launching another war, logic and democracy be damned.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Aug 5, 2013 | Middle East, US, Viewpoints |
The latest, overwrought, bromidic claptrap published by a mainstream media outlet is an article in The Atlantic written by Graham Allison of Harvard University’s Belfer Center.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Palestine, US |
Samantha Power has surely embraced her new role in Turtle Bay as Israel’s stalwart apologist.
Read MorePosted by Nima Shirazi | Jul 18, 2013 | Middle East, Palestine, US, Viewpoints |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took to the Sunday morning airwaves to spout tired talking points about the non-existent threat Iran’s safeguarded, civilian nuclear program poses to Israel
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