The very image of reliability … Well now that Michael Roston’s called me out, I feel the need to say something about this Washington Times editorial about Egypt. In short, it’s bad for many of the same reasons as this other right-wing article about Egypt’s alleged nuclear weapons program. The Washington Times does acknowledge that …
ElBaradei to get Third Term
by | 2005-01-26 | No Comments
He gets to keep the sweet view. Over the weekend, Dafna Linzer at the Washington Post reported that “all 15 countries approached by U.S. diplomats—including Britain, Canada and Australia—refused to support” Washington’s efforts to deny Mohamad ElBaradei a third as IAEA Director General. “Everyone turned us down, even the Brits,” one U.S. policymaker plaintively told …
Wanted: Sweet Iran Skills
by | 2005-01-25 | 1 Comment
I was initially unimpressed a few days ago when Cheney said: Well, one of the concerns people have is that Israel might do it without being asked, that if, in fact, the Israelis became convinced the Iranians had significant nuclear capability. Given the fact that Iran has a stated policy that their objective is the …
Beauty Queen's Guide to World Peace
by | 2005-01-25 | No Comments
Dan Plesch has an iconic logo (left) for his new book, The Beauty Queen’s Guide to World Peace, that makes Arms Control Wonk feel strangely inadequate. I’ve only read Chapter 8, not surprisingly on disarmament. But I like what I read. Plesch “explains how the [arms control] treaties agreed up to 1996 provide the basis …
