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This book provides an invaluable insight into the contradictions that drive U.S. policy toward Iran. It is helpful in dissecting the trite, politically motivated threat assessments of Iran's nuclear program and its alleged support of international terrorism.
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Just as the American political and journalistic rhetoric about Iraq prior to the 2003 invasion was characterized by lies and distortions about the supposed threat posed by the undeniably brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, so today the administration of George W. Bush appears to be ratcheting up its bellicosity towards Iran with distortions, half-truths, and dubious allegations concerning Iran's nuclear energy program, its involvement in Iraq, and other issues, building on top of an already distorted picture of the history of US-Iranian relations. Peabody Award-winning journalist Erlich offers a clear-eyed corrective, discussing US interference in Iranian affairs from the 1950s through the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iranian support of Hezbollah, the fundamental rationality of the Iranian regime, the current activities of Iran's democratic activists and their negative views of US interference, US destabilization activities among Iran's ethnic minorities, the actual evidence regarding Iran's nuclear program and motivations, and a host of other issues, hoping to stave off yet another criminal war of aggression. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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