So, I am reading my copy of George Tenet’s At the Center of the Storm. I turn to the account of the strike on Dora Farm first. Tenet offers the standard account—embellished by an odd new detail here, an occasional defense of his own role there—when Tenet says that “targets were being passed to B-2s …
Shachtman Back In Town, May 3 at Big Hunt
by | 2007-04-27 | 2 Comments
Noah is back on town next week, which means … we get our annual chance to watch him vomit on some unsuspecting intern’s penny loafers! Sorry kid. Welcome to Washington. The impending mayhem—which I believe is the third annual Arms Control Wonk v. Whoever Cut Noah a Check This Month—will happen, as it did last …
Warm Standby On Offer?
by | 2007-04-26 | 8 Comments
Despite White House denials that the U.S. is “considering any proposals that would allow the Iranians to retain any enrichment-related activities,” AP’s George Jahn reports that the United States is considering a “cold standby” proposal for Natanz that would Iran to retain, but not operate, some number of cascades: Recognizing that Iran would never accept …
Senators: 'Tsup With India-Iran Mil-to-Mil?
by | 2007-04-25 | 10 Comments
Greetings from the Red Carpet Club in Tokyo’s Narita Airport, where I am awaiting my (now delayed) flight back to DC. I came across this interesting little document, a letter from six eight Senators to Indian President Prime Minister Singh asking him to suspend India’s nascent mil-to-mil relationship with Iran: While we applaud India for …
