Richard Silverstein

Preventing Iran from Closing the Straits – Something Not Necessarily So Simple…

Preventing Iran from Closing the Straits – Something Not Necessarily So Simple…

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The NYT today departs from its usual cheer leading of the U.S. military, acknowledging Iran could close the Straits of Hormuz.

 Mondoweiss

Some Questions About the ‘Iran Terror Plot’

Some Questions About the ‘Iran Terror Plot’

JASMIN RAMSEY, MONDOWEISS: The mainstream media has worked itself into a collective frenzy about the alleged plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S. Questions need to be asked, however.

 The Moor Next Door

Libya and the U.S.: America’s Uncomfortable Role

Libya and the U.S.: America’s Uncomfortable Role

THE MOORE NEXT DOOR: The incentive to exaggerate America’s role is high on one side; the opposite push to down play its overall relevance will grow.

 Mondoweiss

Egypt to Usher in Brave New World the U.S. will find harder to Control

Egypt to Usher in Brave New World the U.S. will find harder to Control

PHYLLIS BENNIS, MONDOWEISS: Do the principles on which the U.S. was founded apply to more than 300 million Arabs?