Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Jul 15, 2010 (IPS) – U.S. officials are explaining Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri’s return to Iran as the result of a defector having a change of heart because of his concern about Iranian government threats to his family. Iran and Amiri himself have insisted [...]
POLITICS: Afghanistan Spy Contract Goes Sour for Pentagon
March 16, 2010 By
Global Geopolitics Net Sites / IPS Pratap Chatterjee* WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) – Mike Furlong, a top Pentagon official, is alleged to have run a covert network of contractors to supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the U.S. government. The contract built upon his decade-long experience in running propaganda [...]
