Category Archives: Iran

What Happens In Gaza After The U.S. Elections?

Posted on November 2, 2014 by

By James M. Wall National U.S. congressional elections come around every two years. The latest arrives Tuesday, November 4. The election will relieve U.S. television viewers of a steady diet of noxious attack ads funded, in an alarming  measure, by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaza, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Israel, Jeb Bush, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, Palestinians | 10 Comments

Iran And The Season of Peace and Goodwill

Posted on December 21, 2013 by

by James M. Wall This is the season which celebrates the hope of peace and good will among humankind. The New Testament testifies to this hope in Luke 2:8-20. “Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, John Kerry, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Obama, Religious Faith | 5 Comments

The Secret Mission of William J. Burns

Posted on November 26, 2013 by

by James M. Wall “The Secret Mission of  William J. Burns” is a true story that begins in Amman, Jordan. The year is 1983. William J. Burns, a 27-year-old U.S. Foreign Service officer, is on his first overseas post to … Continue reading →

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Congress and Israel Against Obama and Kerry; “Which Side Are You On?”

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

by James M. Wall This week, two intrepid American Jewish journalists, Richard Silverstein and MJ Rosenberg, reminded somnolent Americans that Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has declared diplomatic war against the White House. It is not a new war. What is different … Continue reading →

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“Laying by time” Gives Diplomacy a Chance

Posted on October 28, 2013 by

by James M. Wall In the rural South of the 1930s, “laying by time” usually came, according to one writer, “when the last weed-hoeing was done, marking the start of a down-time until harvest”. It was also a time of anxiety as … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East Politics, Netanyahu, Obama, United Nations | 11 Comments

Israel Hides Nukes Behind “Ambiguity” Wall

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

by James M. Wall This week’s Geneva nuclear table talks pit Iran against the Big Five Security Council members, plus Germany. Iran sits alone at the table, seeking release from its “sanctions jail” incarceration from its jailers, the Big Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Middle East, Middle East Politics, United Nations, US govermemt | 8 Comments

Bob Dylan: “For the times they are a-changin”

Posted on October 7, 2013 by

by James M. Wall “For the times they are a-changin”, is a line from the third verse of Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic American protest hymn, released as the title track of Dylan’s 1964 album. In 1985, Dylan told Cameron Crowe, who … Continue reading →

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