Iran’s Election Tension Iran’s Election Tension
It's a quiet Thursday in Tehran. Campaigning and electioneering isforbidden on election eve, and the crowds are gone, but the tension ispalpable. Here and there are still visible ...
Jun 11, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran’s Vote, Obama’s Challenge Iran’s Vote, Obama’s Challenge
Foreign policy is front and center in the Iranian electoral debate. It's clear from countless discussions I've had in Tehran this week that many Iranians blame Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Jun 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ahmadinejad’s Red Tide Ahmadinejad’s Red Tide
On Monday I wrote about Iran's Green Wave, in support of reformist MirHossein Mousavi. Today I am writing about the Red Tide. That's thered-armband-wearing, virtual fascist moveme...
Jun 9, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran’s Green Wave Iran’s Green Wave
There's electricity in the air in Tehran. Beneath the snow-capped peaksthat tower over the city, crowds gather every night to argue in the streets. Campaign posters touting candi...
Jun 8, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Three Tests for Obama After “The Speech” Three Tests for Obama After “The Speech”
I'm arriving tonight in Tehran, where I expect I'll get a lot of interesting reaction to President Obama's speech yesterday. (My own reaction was posted here, at length, yesterday...
Jun 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Hits A Home Run Obama Hits A Home Run
I watched President Obama's Cairo speech from Dubai, the sprawling and frenzied city of gold and shopping malls on the shores of the Arabian--er, Persian--Gulf. (I'm on my way to ...
Jun 4, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Cairo Speech Obama’s Cairo Speech
It's a mistake to see President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo merely as a repudiation of George W. Bush's wrecking-ball approach to the Middle East. It's certainly true that dur...
Jun 1, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Battle of Lebanon The Battle of Lebanon
Five days before the crucial elections in Iran on June 12, voters go to the polls in another Middle East country: Lebanon. The stakes in Lebanon are high, since it's looking more ...
May 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York
That bogus "terrorist plot" in New York has fallen from the headlines, but its pernicious impact lingers on. My earlier piece on this story, written late last week, drew a lot of ...
May 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot
By the now, it's maddeningly familiar. A scary terrorist plot is announced. Then it's revealed that the suspects are a hapless bunch of ne'er-do-wells or run-of-the-mill thugs wit...
May 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss