The neocons still dominate Official Washington’s policy debates so it shouldn’t be a surprise that President Obama’s move toward diplomacy over intervention in Syria would draw criticism and denunciation. But sometimes the best course is the simply the one that’s…
Month: September 2013
The Iranian Olive Branch
Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani renounced again any Iranian interest in building a nuclear weapon and proposed serious negotiations with the West. But the question remains: Will the Obama administration spurn Rouhani’s offer of an olive branch? ask Flynt and…
Two-State Solution or Illusion?
Thanks, Readers!
From Editor Robert Parry: We’re still tallying up last-minute donations to our summer fund drive. It appears we fell a bit short of our $25,000 goal, but we came a lot closer than it looked like we would a few…
Almost to Consortiumnews’ Goal
From Editor Robert Parry: Thanks to the generosity of our readers we are getting close to our modest goal of $25,000 for our summer fund drive. Yes, it has taken a while but we are now only about $5,000 short.
Iran’s Rouhani Confounds Neocons
Official Washington’s still-influential neocons are still hoping they can sabotage progress toward a U.S.-Iranian rapprochement and thus keep open the option of war but the reasonable tone of Iran’s new president Hassan Rouhani is making the neocons’ job trickier, as…
How Fake 2nd Amendment History Kills
Exclusive: Another mass shooting has stunned America, although the sentiment is now more numbness and hopelessness than outrage and resolve. The gun carnage will probably never end unless the Right’s bogus history of the Second Amendment is exploded and the…
Mystery of a Highway Safety Device
Though drivers hope they’ll never find out, those yellow-and-black devices on the end of guardrails are supposed to cushion the impact of a vehicle that veers off the road. But a legal dispute has erupted over whether a design change was properly evaluated,…
Summer Ends, So Does Fund Drive
From Editor Robert Parry: As the last days of summer officially wind down this week, we will be ending our fund drive. If you haven’t yet, please consider a donation. We are now less than $10,000 from our modest goal…