In Case You Missed…

Some of our special stories in February explained how the U.S. public is getting misled to war on Iran, how key Republicans are waging war on women and the environment, how the Right has distorted the Founders and the U.S. Constitution, and more.

Divining the Truth about Iran” by Ray McGovern, noting that U.S. intelligence still says Iran isn’t building a nuclear bomb, Feb. 1, 2012

The Almost Vanunu” by Marshall Wilson, tracing Israel’s global pursuit of a rogue intelligence officer, Feb. 1, 2012

In Iran Dispute, Who’s at Fault?” by Nat Parry, examining issues of international law relevant to the Iran-Israel-U.S. debate, Feb. 3, 2012

What Israel Really Fears about Iran” by William Blum, dissecting what Israeli officials warn about a nuclear Iran, Feb. 4, 2012

Return of Cheney’s One Percent Doctrine” by Robert Parry, noting the exaggerations of the Iranian threat to the United States, Feb. 4, 2012

Ducking Climate Warming Evidence” by Sam Parry, revealing how the mainstream media avoids offending the Right over climate change, Feb. 6, 2012

Rigging American ‘Democracy’” by Robert Parry, assessing the impact of super-PAC ads, Feb. 6, 2012

Who’s Wrong in ‘War on Catholics’?” by Daniel C. Maguire, challenging the anti-birth control stance of the Catholic bishops, Feb. 7, 2012

Obama’s Super Bowl Fumble,” by Ray McGovern, critiquing President Obama’s failure to tamp down the fires of war on Iran, Feb. 7, 2012

Ginning Up a ‘War’ on the Catholic Church” by Robert Parry, noting Republican efforts to exploit a birth-control mandate, Feb. 9, 2012

Founders’ Secular Vision for America” by Rev. Howard Bess, recalling a key wisdom of the Founders, Feb. 11, 2012

 “The Right’s Inside-Out Constitution” by Robert Parry, explaining how the Tea Party gets the U.S. Constitution wrong, Feb. 13, 2012

New Weasel Word on Iran Nukes” by Robert Parry, detecting how the U.S. press shifted the war debate with the word “capability,” Feb.  15, 2012

Which Way for the Occupy Protests?” by Stephanie Van Hook, pondering the future direction of a popular movement, Feb. 16, 2012

Theocracy Comes to Virginia” by Sam Parry, exposing the extremism of the state’s anti-abortion legislation, Feb. 18, 2012

Lieberman Edges US to War with Iran” by Robert Parry, citing a Senate resolution for war over a nuclear “capability,” Feb. 18, 2012

Santorum’s Anti-Environmentalism” by Sam Parry, examining what the GOP candidate meant by his “phony theology” remark, Feb. 21, 2012

Americans Abandon International Law” by Nat Parry, observing a continuing drift away from universal principles of behavior, Feb.  22, 2012

Santorum Abuses ‘E Pluribus Unum’” by Robert Parry, correcting the Republican’s mischaracterization of an American motto, Feb. 23, 2012

Madison: Father of the Commerce Clause” by Robert Parry, disputing the Right’s odd reinvention of James Madison, Feb. 24, 2012

CNN Silences War-Skeptical Soldier” by Ray McGovern, reflecting on the aborted comments of a soldier objecting to more war, Feb. 27, 2012

Santorum ‘Throws Up’ on JFK/Obama” by Robert Parry, noting the Republican’s loose attitudes toward truth, Feb. 27, 2012

The ‘Winners’ Take Everything” by James DiEugenio, explaining why the American middle class keeps shrinking, Feb. 29, 2012

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