February 8, 2007

... program is now less than two weeks away. On February 21, the UN’s nuclear watchdog will report on whether Iran has heeded the Security Council’s demand to stop enriching uranium - to date it has not. By Pepe Escobar.

Pepe Escobar, the superb globe-trotting correspondent for Asia Times, has recently warned that the new Bush administration "plan" signals "the dire prospect... of a devastating air war over Baghdad" in which "Iraqification-cum-surge" ...

Asia Times article analysing the Iraqi insurgency.

Pepe Escobar, the superb globe-trotting correspondent for Asia Times, has recently warned that the new Bush administration “plan” signals “the dire prospect… of a devastating air war over Baghdad” in which “Iraqification-cum-surge” …

From The Asia Times By Pepe Escobar The war clock is ticking for the United States, both in Iraq and with Iran. The US-maneuvered United Nations deadline for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment program is now less than two weeks away. …

Link: Slouching Toward D-day | Pepe Escobar /Asia Times. The battle for Baghdad has officially begun. It’s a double bill involving suppression of Sunni militants and defanging Sadr City, the vast Shi’ite enclave that staunchly backs …

Pepe Escobar: PRAY AND THEN I’LL KILL YOU. The US-stoked Sunni-Shi’ite divide had to involve oil. Saudi Arabia is directly confronting Iran inside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Traders take for granted that the Bush …

Ah the Gallic wars, total victory for the Romans, until that is, a movement rose up to challenge the occupation,. Rising Hegemon). Update. On a rather more sober note Asia Times’ Pepe Escobar reports from Iraq. The state of Iraq ...

By Pepe Escobar The war clock is ticking for the United States, both in Iraq and with Iran. The US-maneuvered United Nations deadline for Iran to stop its uranium-enrichment program is now less than two weeks away. …

Slouching toward D-day Asia Times Online, Hong Kong - Feb 8, 2007 By Pepe Escobar. The war clock is ticking for the United States, both in Iraq and with Iran. The US-maneuvered United Nations deadline for Iran to stop its ...