“Wiped Off The Map” – The Rumor of the Century

By Arash Norouzi
THE ACTUAL QUOTE:
So what did Ahmadinejad actually say? To quote his exact words in farsi:
“Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad.
That passage will mean nothing to most people, but one word might ring a bell: rezhim-e. It is the word “Regime”, pronounced just like the English word with [...]

Why do Americans hate this man?

Israeli military attacks and takes over Iranian ship

by Saed Bannoura
An Iranian ship was attacked in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea by the Israeli navy early on Wednesday morning, while apparently on its way to Lebanon.
Since the ship was in international waters when it was seized, the takeover could be considered as an act of war…
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Rumors that Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots false

Yesterday we picked up that Guardian story that Ahmadinejad was Jewish.  Now we have the opposite story.  The only thing we know for sure is that at least one of these stories is false.  What purpose is served?
The Guardian on Monday dismissed a recent report by another British newspaper claiming Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s family [...]

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

By Juan Cole
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 [...]

UN’s El Baradei: “Israel Is Number One Threat to Middle East”

The top nuclear inspector at the UN does not believe that Iran is the number one threat in the Middle East.
He says Israel is the number one threat.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday that “Israel is number one threat to Middle East” with its nuclear arms, the official [...]

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past

This puts a different spin on the whole thing…
By Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat
A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.
A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a [...]

Glenn Greenwald, Arianna Huffington discuss Iran

The heroic Glenn Greenwald smashes warmongers Arianna Huffington and Jonathan Capehart, and speaks a profound truth virtually never heard in the American media, that the US and Israel are threats to Iran, and not vice versa. (And good for host Dylan Ratigan for inviting Glenn.) Oh, and don’t miss Glenn’s commentary on his appearance. (Comment [...]

Iran vs Israel: What The Media Wants You To Forget

By Mike Rivero at What ReallyHappened.com
The corporate media have been given their orders to throw the focus back on to Iran.
Here is a recap of what they are trying to make you forget.
1. Last Spring, Rose Gottemoeller, an assistant secretary of state and Washington’s chief nuclear arms negotiator, asked Israel to sign the Nuclear [...]

Iran not after nuclear weapons, says IAEA chief

IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei says he does not believe that Iran has a military nuclear program, adding that the lack of evidence to the contrary supports his belief.
“I do not think… Iran has an on-going nuclear weapons program. Whether they have done some weaponization studies, as was claimed by the US and others, this is [...]