Teaching War Games on Iran in US Schools

24 Dec. 2012
Original by: Patrick Henningsen

RI: I remember a while ago, one of the US officials in Louisiana told me that the main reason for the low turnout in the US elections is the education system in this country. "The government has gradually removed the essential teachings of any democratic system lessons from the course syllabus he said, "causing the new generation to forget about their role in protecting democracy, leaving the political powers to abuse the vacuum situation", he added. It was quite interesting to hear such a thing from an official, though he was not ready to say it on the record, but receiving this video showing how deeply the US educational system has gone down is really worrying: Teaching students to glorify pre-emptive actions against another nation, here, Iran!

Jon Snow: Time to Rethink Iran?

ReportIran
30 July 2012

Jon Snow talks about the failure of sanctions on Iran.

Though it might be a little old but the talk is worth watching. It was on 21st June 2012 at Chatham House in the Lord Garden Memorial Lecture hall where the Channel 4 anchor argued that it is time for the US to lead a change in the relationship between it and the UK with Iran.

Why Iran Should Get the Bomb?

By Kenneth N. Waltz
July 2012

The past several months have witnessed a heated debate over the best way for the United States and Israel to respond to Iran's nuclear activities. As the argument has raged, the United States has tightened its already robust sanctions regime against the Islamic Republic, and the European Union announced in January that it will begin an embargo on Iranian oil on July 1. Although the United States, the EU, and Iran have recently returned to the negotiating table, a palpable sense of crisis still looms.

It should not. Most U.S., European, and Israeli commentators and policymakers warn that a nuclear-armed Iran would be the worst possible outcome of the current standoff. In fact, it would probably be the best possible result: the one most likely to restore stability to the Middle East.
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