Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/142937/congress_tries_to_%27get_tough_on_iran%27_but_plays_right_into_tehran%27s_hands/ New sanctions make Congress look tough, but they also provide cover for unpopular economic measures the Iranian government desperately wants to enact. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:00:01 PDT William O. Beeman, New America Media -b6dde77ed6f622e45658c01d7111e369 http://www.alternet.org/story/116853/hamas_is_not_iran%27s_puppet/ That the conflict between Israel and Hamas is a proxy war with Iran is a myth that has grown up during the Bush administration. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:01 PST William O. Beeman, New America Media -fff47f9c27130856208b0d0565e2da43 http://www.alternet.org/story/97843/china%2C_russia%2C_india_blocking_iran_attack/ The United States may not have the international support it needs for an act of aggression against the theocratic state. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:00:01 PDT William O. Beeman, Foreign Policy in Focus -cd8ac8f67b25299ae08b9bde7cdb7b69 http://www.alternet.org/story/80490/lethal_field_work%3A_anthropologists_cry_foul_over_colleagues%27_aid_to_iraq_occupation/ The U.S. military is recruiting anthros to help navigate Iraqi culture -- not everyone is happy about it. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 10:00:01 PDT William O. Beeman, Le Monde diplomatique -3aa28a2c99fb6a5a3b1d0cc8fe970376 http://www.alternet.org/story/17777/the_gender_circus/ Like it not, there is no single, clear biological, psychological or cultural definition of "male" and "female. Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -9b0f4932ee013ec1b2afb5057c2d34e8 http://www.alternet.org/story/17299/u.s._once_again_showing_how_poorly_it_grasps_iraq/ Fight in shrine town manages to insult all Iraqis and create new 'martyrs.' Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -73b973e8cb788aaacc0d76892f85a877 http://www.alternet.org/story/17183/iraq_war_a_poor_vehicle_for_the_spread_of_democracy/ As the situation in Iraq deteriorates, President Bush has outlined a grand vision for democracy in the Middle East. But the U.S. will have to change tactics quickly if legitimate elected bodies are to rule in Iraq. Thu, 13 Nov 2003 00:00:00 PST William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -439b968b83f96a704ad09bf8ffe2e91b http://www.alternet.org/story/16684/iraqi_civil_war_brewing/ The assassination of an important Shi'a leader signals the first shot in an Iraqi civil war that experts warned would ensue if Saddam were removed without careful planning. Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -c0daa585594b41bea3aeaf7af2a12e29 http://www.alternet.org/story/16294/iran%27s_wmd_problem/ The Bush administration is turning up the heat on Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program, but any evidence for such a program is scant. Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -bb1d545891bbbebcf457ed1cad5394f8 http://www.alternet.org/story/16148/barbershop_wisdom_says_bush_in_trouble/ The war in Iraq was sold to the U.S. public in ways that resonate with Americans' moral views about violence. With those rationales falling apart, you can hear the tide of public opinion turning. Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -f4ef8355f2db482222fe8d3a030e2279 http://www.alternet.org/story/15970/the_emerging_shiite_powerhouse/ The U.S. invasion lifted the veil on the real face of power in Iraq, an enormous Shiite Muslim bloc which is spread across the Middle East. Wed, 21 May 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -71f58dc2f5a3d2be62f3f85625ff0bda http://www.alternet.org/story/15916/bombing_with_a_message/ The choice of target in the Riyadh bombings reveals a group more concerned with ousting the Saudi royal family and not connected to Bin Laden. Thu, 15 May 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -85040c47172a95869f1a82c180ae7701 http://www.alternet.org/story/15860/who_is_michael_ledeen/ From "creative destruction" to "total war," the guiding beliefs of the most aggressive foreign policymakers in the Bush administration may originate in the works of an influential yet rarely seen neoconservative. Thu, 08 May 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -723b546e0a3c1e6666833b9b119e822e http://www.alternet.org/story/15730/the_iraqi_hydra_grows_new_heads_every_day/ With the removal of the Baathist regime, a whole host of would-be leaders has bubbled to the surface in Iraq, representing a mix of conflicting allegiances and ideologies. Thu, 24 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -adf880d5c8986bd0deb6423c92c9d948 http://www.alternet.org/story/15666/the_elusive_weapons_of_mass_destruction/ U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix has been virtually ignored by the U.S. press lately, but he's been far from silent. Thu, 17 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -569b9e02209e3bb5f1798f51e078102c http://www.alternet.org/story/15609/is_iran_next/ Iranians look east to Afghanistan and west to Iraq and feel trapped. How we will they react? Thu, 10 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -e15c78fe25d60a659d23e62645fa1a2d http://www.alternet.org/story/15579/the_shi%27ite_wildcard/ While their ties to Iran have long troubled the United States, as Iraq's majority religion Shi'ite Muslims must be given a real stake in the country's reconstruction. Tue, 08 Apr 2003 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -12423e210ece56bfeb607e01ee9210fb http://www.alternet.org/story/15483/is_u.s._backpedaling_into_a_quagmire/ Rosy prognostications of a quick and painless war have evaporated in the face of Iraqi resistance. Predictions about the discovery of weapons of mass destruction may prove just as empty. Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 PST William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -3765802a807628e3ece9dbd30ca00a21 http://www.alternet.org/story/14176/the_day_after_the_attack/ Experts on Iran and the Kurds dread the aftermath of a U.S. invasion of Iraq, which they say would destabilize the entire region. Wed, 25 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -9dbffba2a03b29811719318b20070b4a http://www.alternet.org/story/12799/send_peacekeeping_troops_to_palestine/ Now that Bush has finally recognized the need for U.S. involvement in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, he needs to take the next important step: commit peacekeeping forces to enforce the peace. Mon, 08 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -3d65824c0a13e8417758ea807a431500 http://www.alternet.org/story/12010/postscript_to_sept._11_--_what_would_margaret_mead_say/ During the 100th anniversary of Margaret Mead's death, Americans would do well to consult the anthropologist's prescient observations of U.S. culture during wartime. Mon, 03 Dec 2001 00:00:00 PST William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -c4b108f53550f1d5967305a9a8140ddd http://www.alternet.org/story/11487/understanding_osama_bin_laden/ The media is pointing fingers at Osama bin Laden, but the causes of his anger are rarely discussed. Here is why he and his followers hate the U.S. so violently. Wed, 12 Sep 2001 00:00:00 PDT William O. Beeman, Pacific News Service -11b01bd09f8d22fecc14d3418f83caab