Independent Investigation Undermines Key Evidence Justifying U.S. Hostility Toward Iran

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 Interviews with more than a dozen former FBI, CIA and other federal officials found compelling evidence that the 1996 bombing of a US Air Force barracks in Saudi Arabia was carried out by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida -- not Iran-supported Saudi Hezbollah, as U officials claim. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Iran Remains a U.S. Enemy Because Military Contractors Want It That Way

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 4, 2015 “The US national security state, which has the power to block any attempt” by President Obama to forge a new, friendlier relationship with Iran, “has fundamental long-term interests in the continuation of the policy of treating Iran as an enemy,” writes Gareth Porter at Al-Jazeera. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )