Punching Holes In The Iran Plot -- Robert Dreyfuss, The Diplomat
The idea that the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador went to the very top is fanciful, says Robert Dreyfuss. Still, it has almost certainly scuppered the prospects for talks.
There’s plenty of reason to be sceptical, until more evidence is revealed, about the true nature of the terrorism scheme allegedly cooked up by Iran to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States. But one thing is certain: Had a bomb exploded in a downtown Washington DC restaurant killing the ambassador and a hundred or more other people including members of Congress, and that event were traced back to Iran, the United States would already be launching a massive aerial attack against Iran’s top military installations and its nuclear research programme.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Breaking Tehran: Iran is at war with us, and we must win. -- Andrew McCarthy, NRO
Iran’s shadow army: Qods Corps are plotting more than that DC assassination -- Amir Taheri, New York Post
U.S. - Iran: When cooler heads should prevail -- Tariq A. Al Maeena, Gulf News
Why Granting Saudi Women the Vote Is An Empty Gesture -- Caryle Murphy, Foreign Affairs
Mining for Silver Bullets: Why Afghan Minerals Won't Save the Country -- Aryn Baker, Time
The Afghan war everyone wants to forget -- Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star
A decade of war in Afghanistan -- Japan Times editorial
Korea-US alliance -- Korea Times editorial
Treat Somali pirates like terrorists -- John R. Bolton, The Washington Times
Raging Against the Elites -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
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