Attacks on Iran, Past and Present: The Assassination of General Qasem Soleimani
The US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is the latest in a long history of attacks against Iran and could escalate into war.
Read MoreJohn Scales Avery was born in 1933 in Lebanon, where his father was Professor of Anatomy at the American University of Beirut. He received his training in theoretical physics and theoretical chemistry at M.I.T., the University of Chicago and the University of London. He is the author of numerous books and articles, both on scientific topics and on broader social questions. In 1969 he founded the Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, and he served as its Managing Editor until 1980. He also served as Technical Advisor to the World Health Organization between 1988 and 1997, and as Chairman of the Danish National Group of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs between 1990 and the present. In 1995 Pugwash Conferences, as an organization, shared the Nobel Peace Prize with its president, Sir Joseph Rotblat. Between 2004 and 2014, Dr. Avery served as Chairman of the Danish Peace Academy.
Posted by John Avery | Jan 14, 2020 | Middle East, News & Analysis, Politics, US |
The US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is the latest in a long history of attacks against Iran and could escalate into war.
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