I’ve been going back and forth on Foreign Policy’s new bog, FP Passport—until Christine Chen’s two posts (Good Lordi!!!, Good Lordi!!! Part II) on the triumph of Finish metal at the Eurovision Song contest. Sheer genius.
Dudes With Lightsabers, Redux
by | 2006-05-30 | 2 Comments
“Nejama Zteh, go tell Obi Wan Kenobi that Darth Maul is attacking the centrifuge cascade!” I don’t think this is ever going to get old, really. Anyway, a few weeks back Bob Einhorn testified before Congress that Iran only operated its centrifuge cascade for “less than two weeks.” Now David Sanger and Bill Broad report …
Iran's May 2003 Offer
by | 2006-05-29 | 8 Comments
Over the weekend, I and several colleagues finally got our grubby mitts on the full text of the March May 2003 offer that Iran puportedly sent to the US via the Swiss Ambassador. At least, I think so. To recap: In July 2003, the Financial Times’ Guy Dinmore reported the details of an offer from …
Three Poles Walk Into a GMD Site …
by | 2006-05-28 | 7 Comments
Michael Gordon has a competent summary of debates surrounding a possible third missile defense interceptor site in eastern Europe. The Missile Defense Agency, according to Gordon, argues that a site in Poland or the Czech Republic would “position the interceptors close to the projected flight path of Iranian missiles that would be aimed toward Europe …
