WHILE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HYPE THE CASE FOR ATTACKING IRAN, GENERAL MARTIN DEMPSEY, CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, ASSERTS THAT IT IS "UNCLEAR" THAT IRAN IS MOVING TOWARD A NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM.

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February 20, 2012

US General: "Iran a Rational Actor", but is US one?

Max Blumenthal: There is nothing "rational" about sanctions and GOP leaders call for war is certainly not



Bio

Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author whose articles and video documentaries have appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, The Nation, The Guardian, The Independent Film Channel, The Huffington Post, Salon.com, Al Jazeera English and many other publications. He is a writing fellow for the Nation Institute. His book, "Republican Gomorrah: Inside The Movement That Shattered The Party," is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller.

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