Sarah Palin has started quite a conversation. Riffing off of a Daniel Pipes column, though it was actually a mis-read of Patrick J. Buchanan’s article at Townhall, Palin on Iran has had its desired outcome. Now, I’ve already written about this, including Dick Cheney’s shot at Sarah, but Palin’s Iran comments have brought a [...] [...more]
(cross-posted at firedoglake) UPDATE: Amir Taheri has been pressured to release a statement. Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun. As far as my article is concerned I stand by it. The law has been passed by the Islamic Majlis [...] [...more]
Matthew Yglesias, filling in for Josh Marshall, asked a good question this morning: Did somebody hire Benador to push this story? As I chronicled when the story broke last week, Amir Taheri is associated with Benador Associates, which is filled with neocons that have acted as the propaganda wing of the Bush administration's preemptive war division. [...] [...more]
UPDATE II: Thanks to Juan Cole, who is an expert on Middle Eastern matters, for linking to this post. It helps people understand that on this side at least, we're after the truth and not just pumping up war propaganda, which seems all the wingnut war-o-sphere is all about (see note below for more). NOTE: [...] [...more]
