Nima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City. 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 other online and print publications, as well as his website, WideAsleepInAmerica.com.
The Talented Mr. Takeyh
If there’s one thing mainstream “Iran experts” hate, it’s well-credentialed, experienced analysts who dare challenge Beltway orthodoxies…
When Fact Becomes Opinion
For the Associated Press to omit crucial and easily accessible information from its characterizations of Iran's nuclear program is irresponsible and serves to continually misinformation (or under-inform) the public on…
The Washington Post’s Racism Problem
When will The Washington Post insist its columnists refrain from using such racist rhetoric?…
Smiles and Denials: Official Israeli and Iranian Statements Demonstrate a Double Standard
Of course, while denial doesn't mean absolution and silence isn't necessarily complicity, the double standards of international expectation, obligation, and suspicion when it comes to Israel and Iran remain as…
Threats and Propaganda: 30 Years of U.S. Policy Towards Iran
My 20-minute presentation, which can be seen below, focused primarily on some of the major falsehoods, misperceptions and double standards regarding Iran in our current discourse.…
The Warped Morality of a Warmonger: Why Alan Dershowitz is Wrong on Israel’s ‘Rights’
Renowned torture enthusiast and perennial Israel apologist Alan Dershowitz was in Tel Aviv this month attending an annual business conference sponsored by Globes and, as usual, took the opportunity to equivocate…
The Invisible Dead and ‘The Last Word’: Lawrence O’Donnell ‘Rewrites’ the Occupation of Afghanistan
“It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.” – Albert Einstein On Saturday August 6, 2011, a U.S. military Chinook…
Fleitz of Fancy & A New Diehl on Iran: The Fear-Mongering Continues
Alarmist editorializing about Iran, its regional influence, and its nuclear energy program have picked up considerably in the past few weeks. Despite the latest IAEA report this past Spring which revealed no evidence of…
Operation Desert Bloom: The Myth that Won’t Spoil, Wither, or Die
“This tractor does two things – it turns the land and turns us off the land. There is little difference between this tractor and a tank. The people were driven,…
The ‘No Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza’ Canard
On June 27, former IDF prison guard Jeffrey Goldberg approvingly quoted an excerpt from a recent anti-Gaza Flotilla opinion piece by Irish columnist Kevin Myers. Myers’ snide commentary is full of historical…
The Truth vs. Think Tankers Maloney & Takeyh
An op-ed published this week in The New York Times repeats a number of well-worn claims about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Written by the Brookings Institute’s Saban Center senior fellow…
Jeremy Bernstein’s Nuclear Propaganda Fail
Iran Nuclear Scare Timeline Update XL: “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” — Aldous Huxley A post on The New York Review of Books blog today demonstrates a…
Disregarding Law, Redefining Justice
“Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits but according to who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage — torture, the…
Hosni Before Bros: Tony Blair’s Unapologetic Policy of Wretchedness
Former British Prime Minister and current unpunished war criminal Tony Blair has been on a roll lately. On January 21, 2011, Blair revealed to the Iraq Inquiry, led by Sir…
Anchors Away! The ‘Stability’ of U.S. Puppet Dictatorships
I’ve been beating up on State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley lately, first over his disingenuous support for freedom of the press as the U.S. cracked down on WikiLeaks and more…
How To Say Nothing Without Really Trying
“It is true that How not to do it was the great study and object of all public departments and professional politicians all round the Circumlocution Office.” - Charles Dickens,…
Recognition: Impossible?
In recent months, seven South American nations have recognized Palestine “as a free, independent and sovereign state.” Last week, following similar statements by representatives of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador, and…
The Phantom Menace: Fantasies, Falsehoods, and Fear-Mongering about Iran’s Nuclear Program
“To tell deliberate lies while genuinely believing in them, to forget any fact that has become inconvenient, and then, when it becomes necessary again, to draw it back from oblivion…
If Words Could Kill: Those Bloodthirsty Americans and Their Death Threat Duplicity
“I want people to see the truth…regardless of who they are…because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public.” – Bradley Manning “Assassination is the extreme form of…
America’s human rights rhetoric tarnished by actions
RT — 62 years ago, the United Nations adopted its Universal Declaration of Human Rights, making today, International Human Rights Day. America’s first lady at the time, Eleanor Roosevelt, helped…
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