Top Things you Think You Know about Iran that are not True

Informed Comment by Juan Cole | Oct. 1, 2009 (Opinion)

(Blog Post) Thursday is a fateful day for the world, as the US, other members of the United Nations Security Council, and Germany meet in Geneva with Iran in a bid to resolve outstanding issues. Although Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier attempted to put the nuclear issue off the bargaining table, this rhetorical flourish was a mere opening gambit and nuclear issues will certainly dominate the talks. As Henry Kissinger pointed out, these talks are just ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Foreign Policy, War in Iraq
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Posted by: via Opinion Source - Oct 1, 2009 - 2:03 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Vincent Caminiti (review), Jacopo Gradassai (review)
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Oct 1, 2009 - 11:55 AM PDT
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 by Vincent Caminiti - Oct. 1, 2009

This article by Juan Cole is like the Cliff Notes of an epic novel. He directly and unabashedly delivered on his title. It is relegated to the Opinion section based on its provenance not its content. The article could have used a little more polish in my opinion, but it didn't distract or detract from the clarifying mission.

Juan Cole's clarifying article is refreshing. Anyone that has a personal, professional or academic history of the region understands that ... More »

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