California Senate honors Reese Erlich’s journalism career
On Nov. 15, 2018, Reese Erlich was presented with a resolution honoring his work. Angela Yip presented the plaque on behalf of Senator Nancy Skinner. MEMBER’S RESOLUTION HONORING REESE ERLICH WHEREAS, Possessed of a broad repertoire of reportorial and writing skills and an international, cross-media career history spanning 50 years, Reese Erlich has earned well-merited … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Who is the bigger terrorist – Saudi Arabia or Iran?
Violence is only a big issue when it’s done by our enemies https://48hills.org/2018/10/what-the-khashoggi-case-tells-us-about-terrorism/ By Reese Erich, October 19, 2018 ISTANBUL — In 2013, an Iranian national living in Texas was sentenced to 25 years in prison for planning to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, D.C. The State Department alleged that Iran’s Al Quds force … Continue reading
US fires missiles at Syria but the justification unravels
Foreign Correspondent column by Reese Erlich April 19, 2018 In 1998, al Qaeda killed 224 people when it attacked U.S. embassies in east Africa. In retaliation, President Bill Clinton ordered a missile strike against what he described as an al Qaeda nerve gas factory in Sudan. For years, he insisted that the attack had dealt … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: Inside the US war in Yemen
The American military and Middle East politics create a horrible humanitarian crisis Reese Erlich 48 Hills.com March 27, 2018 One of the most important US Senate votes in decades took place recently, and few people know it happened. On March 20, Senators voted on whether to stop US support for Saudi Arabia’s vicious war … Continue reading
Foreign Correspondent: The U.S. Is Permanently Occupying Northern Syria, and That’s Trouble
http://progressive.org/dispatches/u-s-permanent-occupation-of-northern-syria-180213/ What will the leftists in Rojava do? by Reese Erlich February 13, 2018 The Progressive When President Barack Obama started bombing Syria in 2014, he enjoyed bipartisan support in Washington, D.C. Americans were appalled by the atrocities of the Islamic State, which had massacred Yazidis, and seized swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq. … Continue reading
The Six Most Common Middle East Conspiracy Theories
Common Dreams Dec. 15, 2016 Reese Erlich I speak about the Middle East to people of various political persuasions around the US, from leftist college students to conservatives on AM radio talk shows. Most Americans are wary of further US military intervention in the region and ask intelligent questions about this very complicated topic. But … Continue reading
Waiting for Trump: watching US elections in Tehran
Iranians ponder the possible implications of the US presidential election on the future of the nuclear agreement Reese Erlich for Tehran Bureau, posted on Guardian webpage Monday 7 March 2016 07.34 EST As American hardliners scramble to see who can bash Iran harder, Iranians worry the power struggle for control of the United States … Continue reading
Why the Left Should Support Donald Trump
By Reese Erlich East Bay Monthly, May 2016 I know, I know, you’re thinking Erlich has gone crazy. But just hear me out. The U.S. political party system is in crisis. The Republican Party is fracturing into several parts. The Democratic primary has finally produced a real choice, but the establishment candidate will win. … Continue reading
Iran’s President Is Betting Billions on Economic Reform
By Reese Erlich VICE News, April 19, 2016 Remember the $150 billion windfall from the nuclear deal that US hawks said Iran could use to sponsor terrorism? Turns out the Iranian government has brought back $7 billion, and most of it will be used for development projects, according to Iranian officials and economists — … Continue reading
Iran Is Scared of America’s Hardliners
Iranians have voted out opponents of the nuclear deal. But they’re still worried the United States won’t live up to its side of the bargain. By Reese Erlich Foreign Policy, March 4, 2016 TEHRAN – In the aftermath of the nuclear agreement, the debates in the United States and Iran have become a mirror image … Continue reading
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