Stories by Gareth Porter
A plotted sequence of events to build domestic U.S. support for a possible strike against Iran over its "meddling" in Iraq has hit some snags.
Posted on May 15, 2008
An investigative report reveals the how TV military analysts have a vested economic interest in selling the Bush admin's happy talk about Iraq.
Posted on Apr 21, 2008
The effort is an indication that the operation was viewed as a major embarrassment just as Gen. David Petraeus is about to testify before Congress.
Posted on Apr 8, 2008
The signs that the Madhi Army will no longer be passive mark a major defeat for the U.S. military command's strategy.
Posted on Mar 30, 2008
McCain's gaffes have been a reflection of how thoroughly he has internalized neoconservative spin.
Posted on Mar 28, 2008
The Sunni insurgent strategy of flooding U.S.-backed paramilitaries with their own fighters appears to be making it stronger than ever.
Posted on Mar 12, 2008
Last time it was scary speed-boats, this time it's a bogus link to a bombing in Argentina -- one by one, Iran hawks' lies keep unraveling.
Posted on Jan 26, 2008
Evidence contradicts U.S. hawks' claim that Iranian patrol boats threatened U.S. ships, but the media keep reporting it as fact.
Posted on Jan 11, 2008
Departments of State and Defense split over how to approach Iran
Posted on Jan 4, 2008
Centcom Commander's threatened resignation was seen as a major obstacle to an all-out attack.
Posted on Oct 22, 2007
While U.S. officials try to gin up a war with Iran by accusing it of meddling in Iraq's affairs, their real problem is that al Sadr's Mahdi army is determined to end the occupation and is simply too big to be beaten by military force.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007
The Lieberman-Kyl Amendment is aluminum tubes all over again.
Posted on Sep 27, 2007
The charge that Tehran is using Iran's elite Quds Force to fight a proxy war in Iraq does not ring true, as even the United States' top man in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has conceded.
Posted on Sep 19, 2007
Neocons beat the drums for another war.
Posted on Aug 18, 2007
Who else in the Bush administration was aware of the secret proposal?
Posted on Feb 20, 2007
A careful look at statements by adminstration officials makes it clear: the president's Iran policy does not involve military force.
Posted on Jun 23, 2006
Militant Shiites hold the high cards in any showdown against the U.S. occupying forces -- continued attacks against them would be a decisive defeat for the occupation.
Posted on Apr 6, 2006
The United States has an opportunity to negotiate a peace settlement in Iraq. Will George Bush take it?
Posted on Mar 18, 2005
